Talent Management

Talent management is at the top of business agendas around the world. If they are to compete in global markets, organisations must recruit, retain and develop the best talent, often in fields where there are skills shortages. To do this successfully, they must fulfil the career aspirations of different generations of the workforce, from Millennials and Generation Y to Generation X and Baby Boomers, while ensuring they meet key business objectives, such as succession planning. Read more

Talent mobility – the movement of talent across an organisation’s departments, divisions and locations – plays an increasingly important part in global businesses’ talent management strategies. International assignments and relocations may both form part of a corporate talent mobility programme.

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With contributions from experts, this section provides HR and talent managers, whether or not they are managing international assignments and global mobility, with the news, articles, tools and advice they need to keep up with the latest developments in talent management and formulate effective talent management solutions. It covers both policy and practice across a host of topics, including skills strategies, recruitment, and training and development, from career and leadership planning for graduate recruits and interns to developing women leaders and senior managers. Insights from the latest global mobility surveys are also featured.

See also our International Assignments, Human Resources, and Talent Management sections. For details of organisations in the global mobility industry that provide international assignment and recruitment services, as well as destination services providers and relocation management companies, see our Directory. Keep informed by subscribing to our newsletters and other publications.

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Latest Talent Management News

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Future-Ready Forum reveals top skills students need to thrive in the future

Applied Futurist, Tom Cheesewright, confirmed that creativity, communication and the ability to curate reliable and useful information will be the three most useful skills that students will need to succeed in the future at ACS International Schools’ Future Ready Forum, which took place on 10 October at ACS Cobham.

Latest Talent Management Features

Global Mobility Toolkit

Recruitment

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New report shows global skill-shortage hotspots

The UK ranks among the world's top five nations facing a skills deficit in five key areas of professional expertise, according to a global survey of 2024 job listings.
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Skills-based hiring

For decades now, obtaining a university degree has been considered by many to be essential to obtain a 'decent' job. But not anymore. Increasingly across the globe, companies large and small are looking to recruit on the basis of individuals' acquired skills, rather than on their academic records.
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Businesses call for visa action over vacancies

To the consternation of British business leaders, official figures this week have shown that there are still more than a million job vacancies in the UK economy.

Learning & Development

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Boost “human skills and capabilities” to thrive in an AI-enabled world, says Hemsley Fraser

Learning and talent development provider says we need more “human” skills to prosper in the new world of work and names 12 key capabilities companies will need
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Investing in the right technology: the global team perspective

Technology is powerful, but it doesn't automatically deliver the right answers. While upskilling your workforce and investing in new technology makes sound business sense, it is also important to understand where vulnerabilities lay, says Marianne Curphey.
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Leading change through dialogue with an international mindset

When managing talent in global organisations, difficult conversations are inevitable. Marianne Curphey talks to business leadership coach Sarah Rozenthuler about her new book and the skills needed to communicate well across borders.
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