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Talent Management

Finding, selecting, developing, and retaining the right people — from sourcing and interviews to onboarding.

Talent management connects an organization's people strategy to its business outcomes. It covers job analysis, sourcing, screening, interviewing, onboarding, retention, employer branding, and workforce planning. Beyond filling open positions, effective talent management is a continuous cycle of identifying needs, attracting candidates, evaluating fit, and developing people. Mastery means building systems where organizations consistently find, hire, and grow the talent they need to thrive.

💼Business & Management
7 Levels
Published: Feb 21, 2026 · Updated: Jul 26, 2026 · v5

References

Geoff Smart & Randy Streettextbook

Research-based hiring methodology defining scorecard-based job design, structured interviews, and reference checks, directly informing recruiting competencies from L1-L5.

Who: The A Method for Hiring
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)Competency Framework

Industry-standard HR competency model defining proficiency levels from entry-level TA coordinator to strategic talent leader, informing level boundary design across L1-L7.

SHRM Talent Acquisition Competency Model
Lance A. Berger & Dorothy R. Bergertextbook

Comprehensive talent management reference covering workforce planning, competency frameworks, succession planning, and retention systems, informing organizational-level competencies at L4-L6.

Talent Management Handbook
Caligiuri, Collings, De Cieri & Lazarova / Annual Review of Organizational Psychologyacademic_research

Systematically reviews three pillars of global talent management — pivotal position identification, talent pool development, and differentiated HR architecture — and proposes a research agenda for new organizational realities, informing strategic talent management competencies at L5-L7.

Global Talent Management: A Critical Review and Research Agenda (Caligiuri et al., 2024)

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