The suitable, skilled people who are available to be chosen to do a particular job.

Talent pools, also known as acceleration pools, are groups of high-performing, high-potential employees who are being developed to assume greater responsibility in a particular area. They form the basis of best-practice talent pool-based succession planning.

Talents may be

- artistic- technical- mental- physical- personal - social.

Your talents need not be profitable, useful, or conventional, but they will always be your own, a part of what makes you into you.

talent is obvious and people do utilize it in their life and work

talent is lost because it is difficult to recognize.

Talent can be cultivated and enhanced. It is not always recognized.

Sometimes …………………….

• Build those talents into skills and abilities …. 

it might take some work…………….. go about it creatively and you will explore your natural abilities and find your innate talents.

• Learn to look for your talents in the right places

Some practical exercises to explore your talentsFirst of all, consider your answers to the following questions:

When have you been most committed, passionate and enthusiastic?

When have you been most creative?

When have you been most sure of yourself and your decisions?

What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment?

When have other people considered you to be most successful?

When have you enjoyed your work most?

What talents were you relying on, and using, in these situations?

For what would you take a very strong stand?

What about the world puzzles or disturbs you that you could make an impact on?

What jobs do you like to do when you have a choice?

What activities are you drawn towards?

If money were no concern, what would you be doing?

Brainstorm each of these questions, and then use your answers to identify the top 3 talents that you most use when you're successful. Rank these in order.

 

 

Building on Talento Commit to building your talent into a skill.

o Find other talented people and learn everything you can from them.

o Respect the complexity of your talent.

o Practice it

 

 Each of us has particular talents that, when expressed or exercised, make the world a better place. When you build up these talents you can make your greatest possible contribution to the world, and enjoy personal and professional satisfaction that goes along with this.

Getting Career Inspiration 

Start with your subject Expand your career

knowledge Read career guides Examine vacancies Focus on skills Focus on a subject Focus on a sector Keep doing it Getting help   

The process of finding career direction is a journey. Start with discovering the

essential "you”. Explore and identify a career that

allows you to make good use of your talents.

Move on with a focused job or career move, and put yourself in the best possible position to get them.

This journey never really ends because work itself is all about change, growth, development, and reinvention.

Finding Career Direction

Exploring possibilities Research can be helpfulConsider: Social and Demographic Trends Technology Trends Global Market Place Trends Environment TrendsIt may be advisable and more useful to research a sector rather than a specific occupation. 

A sector is a cluster of occupations which are: - similar in skill sets, values and interests - multiple due to different levels such as entry, technical, technological, professional and managerial.

HEALTH Diagnosis, treatment and residential care.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Computer services, computer and electronic manufacturing and telecommunication. .

SERVICES

Repair, maintenance, security and private household services

TOURISM

Tours and travel guides, sales and marketing, guest services, accounting, management, fitness, entertainment

Banking, securities, commodities investment, real estate, rental and leasing services.

Never give up.Your future is in your hands.

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” John Quincy Adams

BIBLIOGRAPHY

- http://www.nbchs.lskysd.ca/sites/www.nbchs.lskysd.ca/files/

careerplanningwithteens_finalbookmarks20091.pdf

- http://www.wikihow.com/

- www.chi.ac.uk › ... › What next?

- http://www.2knowmyself.com/how_to_discover_my_talents

- http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/occupational-group.h

tml#ixzz3TXPuqZJx

- dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/.../talent-pool

- https://www.google.it/search?q=talent+pools

- www.halogensoftware.com/.../creating-talent-pool

- d3mcbia3evjswv.cloudfront.net/

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