Friday, December 20, 2013

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.

Many people often wonder what these companies look for when recruiting individuals. There are certain factors they do look out for. The first one is knowledge and skills. Obviously for an individual to be recognized, he or she ought to have qualifications. Some organizations look for knowledge in a particular field as per the request of an employer while in some cases, the field of specialization does not matter.

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.

Personal traits of people are yet the other things considered greatly by these companies during their search. They do search for people who are confident in expressing themselves, passionate about what they are pursuing and are visionaries. Therefore with a good personal trait, an individual is able to stand out more than other people and get easily noticed.

These factors are the main ones considered during recruitment. There are other minor ones that can still be considered during hiring. But before these aspects can be considered, an individual will have to undertake some tests. These tests are always referred to as the aptitude tests. They assess the intelligence of a person, if he can cope in certain situations what he or she can do when something arises among other factors.

Persons who express well how they will handle themselves in tricky situations are picked for the next level of recruitment. This is the interview stage where the attributes mentioned earlier will be assessed when one is being asked questions. After which individuals go to the next level where competition is very stiff because only few individuals have remained and they seem to have strong qualities and qualifications.

Other than assisting in recruiting new talent for organizations or firms, these companies also do provide career advice to students to help them realize their full potential. This they do by holding seminars and career talks in institutions of higher learning to capture the attention of young upcoming students. They also train individuals who have been selected because of their qualities and performance.

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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