mercredi 1 janvier 2014

What Do Talent Management Companies Look For In People?

By Harriett Crosby


Talent management companies do the work of recognizing talent and skill to help employers recruit only those individuals they desire in their organizations or firms. Talent management in this case should not be confused with management of entertainers. Apart from recruitment, these companies also help in retaining, developing and rewarding of employees.

A lot of people want to know really what these talent management corporations look for in individuals during their recruitment processes. These companies look out for certain aspects in people. First is the knowledge and skills a person has. The knowledge can be in a particular field of interest or any field so long as one has knowledge up to a certain level.

When it comes to skills, the do require that one has been practicing what he has gained in class. The skills can be in auditing, accounting or any other area. Experience comes hand in hand with skills. Therefore one is more marketable if he or she has proven experience in a particular area as compared to an individual who has no previous experience working.

The other thing always considered is personal traits of a person. Persons who are passionate, confident and express themselves are better placed than those who show no enthusiasm and are not confident in expressing themselves. An individual must therefore stand out in order to be noticed in a group of people with competitive aspects.

The above factors are the most important ones often searched for by these professionals. Other than these qualities, they do require persons to sit for some tests before being recruited. The tests are known as aptitude tests and they test the intelligence levels of an individual. Therefore the questions asked will be mostly to gauge how one can handle himself when faced with a particular situation among other things that test the intelligence levels.

Therefore if a person performs well in these aptitude tests, he or she will be called for the second part of recruitment where the fore mentioned factors are analyzed. At this level, competition among candidates is still not very high since there are so many of them. But when the list is narrowed, competition becomes intense since the few individuals remaining have almost all that is required by an employer.

It is important for people to know that other than recruitment task, the companies also provide career guidance to learners still in high schools or universities through seminars held annually. During these seminars, they capture attention of many pupils who strive to standout among their fellow pupils and are chosen to work with a particular firms Other than this, they can offer training program to talented individuals with potential for success.

Talent management companies therefore assist in recruiting, training and retaining of employees in a particular organizations or firms. When it comes to retaining employees, they do help an employer to evaluate the performance and potential of employees. If an employee is not performing, they advocate him or her to be let free. In the event that a worker performs well, they also evaluate his potential or future performance so as to give the worker necessary development of skills and increased responsibility.




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