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 Features

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Early careers and future-proofing talent pipelines

Early career roles are shrinking, expectations are shifting, and the skills landscape is moving faster than talent systems can respond. How can people professionals ensure talent, future capability and organisational resilience?

Latest Talent Management News

Global Mobility Toolkit

Recruitment

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Manufacturing skills crisis

Skills were a hot topic at the National Manufacturing Conference as labour demands continue and vacancies remain unfilled amid rising youth unemployment.
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Developing skills for green jobs

The World Economic Forum states the global green economy will exceed $7 trillion by 2030. A green skills and clean energy employment event explored industry growth, skills and next steps.
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Bringing wellbeing and humanity back into recruitment

At a time when organisations are investing heavily in automation, artificial intelligence, and data-driven hiring systems, many older workers are wondering what the future holds for their careers.

Learning & Development

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Closing the UK’s digital skills gap

The Workforce Digital Skills Summit at the historic London Guildhall addressed how to uplift the widespread lack of digital skills among working-age adults and the universal benefits of upskilling. Ledetta Asfa-Wossen finds out more.
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Talent selection and development as levers for organisational change

In today’s rapidly changing business world, leaders need to be sure that their organisations can be readily mobilised in support of change initiatives. Dr Sue Shortland reviews the role of talent selection and learning and development in facilitating change management.
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Stay or go? Career curation in the Big Reskill

By 2030, conservative estimates suggest that technology will transform a quarter of the world’s jobs. What can individuals and employers do to ensure they are future fit? Skill mapping, career activism and cultures of inclusion are the answer. Ruth Holmes reports.
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