Managing Talent by Billy Adamsen & Stephen Swailes

Author:Billy Adamsen & Stephen Swailes
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783319952017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Talent Selection

Talent selection is often associated with general selective recruitment practices. Who is going to be hired or to whom should a specific position be given? According to Dries (2013), it is time for talent selection to migrate from that of filling vacancies to a position, where talent is selected in anticipation of skill shortages. This could be done by building networks, at many different levels, professional, academic, and through existing employees. There are two different schools regarding who should be selected, the persons that perform best on tests or the persons whose values best align with the organisation (McDonnell & Collings, 2011; Mäkelä, Björkman, & Ehrnrooth, 2010). Selection practices vary between MNEs; however, three distinct characteristics have been observed playing an important part when it comes to being selected:1.Cultural distance—The further the candidates’ assumed culture, traits, and values are compared with the decision maker, the less likelihood of selection.

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