DiscoverLink Talent LMS

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Library and learning management solutions for restaurants

About DiscoverLink Talent LMS

DiscoverLink is a learning management system designed for hotels and restaurants that helps by supporting employee development programs based on hourly workforces. The solution encompasses functions such as performance management, LMS, and talent quality metrics on an integrated unified mobile-friendly platform.

DiscoverLink features 90 course libraries, personalized systems, and customized courses optimized for the hospitality sector. The solution measures the success of programs through talent-based metrics and methodologies. While DiscoverLink’s interactive and visual dashboard enables managers to assign tasks by managing time, blended learning provides workbooks and checklists to track offline training and assess performance.

DiscoverLink helps businesses through employee engagement with a recognition and reward system, automated grading, detailed location-based reports by employee, skill position, or learning program, auto-assignments, conditional programs and flexible support and billing options.

Some potential metrics that DiscoverLink tracks and measures include cost of training, testing costs, turnover, sales, competency levels, profitability, and time to competency. Additional services are extended in the implementation stage including communication plans, client training, content loading, project plans, HRIS introduction, and job role alignment.


Key benefits of DiscoverLink Talent LMS

• DiscoverLink’s blended learning provides workbooks and checklists to evaluate learner performance, track training activities, and check task progress.

• Track and upload diverse content formats provided by DiscoverLink such as videos, audio files, weblinks, images, e-learning courses, and documents.

• DiscoverLink lets managers handle performance reviews by developing talent pools and setting quarterly, biannual, or annual frequency for self-review or probationary review.

• Rewards and recognitions by DiscoverLink can either be awarded by managers as recognition patches or earned automatically upon course completion as training ribbons.

• DiscoverLink’s interactive dashboard enables learners to access to-do lists, complete assigned tasks, or start an assignment.


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4.6 /5
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Value for Money
4.7/5
Features
4.3/5
Ease of Use
4.6/5
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Jessicah
Jessicah
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  • Industry: Restaurants
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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User Friendly, Adaptable, Support out of this world, Everything a restaurant brand needs

Reviewed on 2018/01/09

Pros

What I like most is the simplicity for the end users. From the management team having to assign a new profile, assign content, review history or make a transfer to our hourly employees logging in and completing the content, the process is simple to understand and to teach.

Next would be the content library. It is not always possible to bring in an instructional designer to build content from scratch or budget to have content built from a third party and with this software, there is no immediate need. You can dive right in and provide your teams, all levels, learning and development content immediately. This takes out the "O.K. I have purchased the software, now let's start building content to get the buy in from our operators and/or Franchisees".

Next would be the functionality to make things your own for your Brand. From how you design checklists, quizzes, tests to how you assign permissions within levels of hierarchy to give the management teams and owners the accountability over their restaurants dashboard and assignments.

There is so much more I want to brag about with Discover Link but they only give me so many words within this review and I have to be sure to let you know about the support team. It is like no other I have dealt with in my 25+ years in restaurants. They are caring, helpful, bring suggestions and ideas to the table as well as make you feel like a part of the family vs. being a client. I am so appreciative of each and everyone on the team!

Cons

I have no least favorite thing about this software because of the hard work and dedication of their team listening to the all their client family. We requested to have them build an app and our wish has come true. in 2018, we will be able to have an app available for the system. For us, this will open doors, windows and magic portals because we will be able to fulfill the "offline" resource content our Franchisees have requested, build a library with "Search" functionality so our operators can find things quickly and easily as things arise and so much more that just makes me smile inside and out. I know it is hard to believe that this software could be so great, but I encourage you to give it a chance.

Sarah
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

HR Manager

Reviewed on 2022/05/05

Our overall experience has been wonderful. Aside from the software itself, it has been wonderful...

Our overall experience has been wonderful. Aside from the software itself, it has been wonderful working with a dedicated team that is engaged and committed to helping us meet our training goals and objectives.

Pros

Discoverlink is easy to use as an administrator. The reporting is awesome and the support is phenomenal when you need assistance.

Cons

Some of the feature's functionality seems archaic, for example, the mobile version of the site from the learners' perspective requires horizontal scrolling to see additional courses. This concept is somewhat foreign to our younger workers. Also, the process for managers to actually sign off on a learner's course progress is very clunky. The sign-off feature could benefit from some enhancements. We have found the built-in quiz and testing functionality to have occasional glitches. Overall the tool is solid there are just some nit-picky things that could be improved upon.

Response from DiscoverLink

Hi Sarah,

Thank you for providing this valuable feedback. We are so happy to hear you find the software easy to use and we really appreciate your high praise for our support team. However, we would like to get more insight about the areas for improvement you mentioned. We work hard to provide the best experience possible and always listen closely to customer feedback. Would you be open to a call with our team to discuss your concerns in more detail? Please let me know and I'll be happy to set that up for you.

Tara
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  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Ciccio Restaurant Group/ Fresh Kitchen

Reviewed on 2019/10/23

Love Representatives! All super awesome and helpful!

Love Representatives! All super awesome and helpful!

Pros

Love the customer service and the team at DiscoverLink. Always super supportive, and always there to help answer questions. From the initial sales process, to implementation, to ongoing support...I have been a fan!

I also like that there is off the shelf content.

Cons

While the information, and content is important and the message is there...I think that some of videos are not as updated or modern as I would like them to be! Some of it presents as a little outdated and "cheesy."

Also, we have had multiple issues with certain courses freezing and/ or not loading, which creates obstacles for our teams in the field. Additionally, some of the courses are very glitchy and creates user frustration/ having to go back and repeat things. The less obstacles, the more buy in from the team. Also, we have had issues with the password formulas where it will only generate a 3 character password, and then it creates issues with certain functionalities as it will then state "must have a 4 character password."

It would also be nice if our managers could run a user/ ***password*** report.

Angi
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  • Industry: Restaurants
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best Customer and Technical Support EVER Bar!

Reviewed on 2019/10/28

Everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE, at Discover Link has given us the platinum package for customer...

Everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE, at Discover Link has given us the platinum package for customer and technical support. I can't say the same for other LMS's, including the BIG name ones, where you get the runaround when trying to get an issue fixed. The Discover Link folks call, email, even text, back within 24-hours. They are fantastic with communication and following-up. Yes, there are flashier (and dare I say sexier) LMS's out there that push "social learning" and promises of "mobile learning", but honestly... the competition isn't worth the headache, esp. if your organization doesn't use "social learning" or have users take courses on their cell phone (which are a pain to design effective courses for such small screens). Word of advise... Don't get caught up with the "shiny object" LMS's out there. Go for the LMS with will provide the BEST support, because THAT is what is going to matter if you have any issues and/or need Admin support. THAT is what we have with Discover Link!

Pros

The fairly new "cross-hairs" feature when looking at users within their campus is FANTASTIC! I like how you can preview content without actually needing to assign it and then take the course. Resources has a nice search option. All in all, it is fairly easy to use as an Admin and good for what our users need.

Cons

Not the most intuitive UI (especially when trying to set-up external permissions) and a bit tedious with having to collapse sections all the time. I wish the content had a "search" feature, esp. since we can't get the "filter" feature to work. The UI needs a facelift to look more "clean" and modern.

Alternatives Considered

Grovo, Cornerstone LMS, Docebo and Litmos

Reasons for Switching to DiscoverLink Talent LMS

The decision was made before I was hired. I think a big selling point was the fact that they are in the restaurant-niche, so they understand the needs of multiple restaurants and external users, as well as internal users.
Jeremy
Jeremy
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  • Industry: Restaurants
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Training at the next level

Reviewed on 2019/08/01

We went from a homegrown LMS to using DiscoverLink, and haven't looked back. It allows us to train...

We went from a homegrown LMS to using DiscoverLink, and haven't looked back. It allows us to train team members, managers, and even our corporate support center staff. It is easy to see who has and hasn't completed training. The team is wonderful to work with as well. I'm more of a hands-on admin, and I'm able to do most things myself, but the support team is there for any assistance I need. I know some of their other clients are more hands-off, and they work well to keep all things moving smoothly for both ends of the spectrum.

Pros

The LMS is very easy to use, administer, and train with. The support and service is amazing from the team at DiscoverLink

Cons

Updates can take a while to be made, but are amazing when they come out.

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DiscoverLink Talent LMS FAQs

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DiscoverLink Talent LMS offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: US$15.00/year
  • Pricing model: Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

Contact DiscoverLink for pricing details.

DiscoverLink Talent LMS has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

DiscoverLink Talent LMS supports the following languages:

English, Spanish, Thai

DiscoverLink Talent LMS supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

DiscoverLink Talent LMS integrates with the following applications:

CrunchTime, HotSchedules, TalentReef

DiscoverLink Talent LMS offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat

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