The State of Contract Talent Management and the Role of HR

21 January, 2009

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Given the importance of contract talent and organizations’ emphasis on skilled workers and professionals, one would expect that HR or TM professionals would be in firm control of the process. After all, even in firms where line managers are conversant in the principles of talent management (for example, the importance of employee engagement, performance management and leadership development); HR and TM professionals remain the custodians of competency and skills management, quality of hire measures, regulatory compliance information, market rates for various talent and the best sources for talent acquisition, to name just a few.

To achieve volume, quality, performance and compliance in a contract talent management program, HR and TM must be involved.

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