The Pros and Cons of Developing Talent Internally

Originally posted here by JazzHR.

Balancing between training current employees to fill future positions and investing in staffing processes to land top-tier external candidates is tricky. Even if you’ve already found (and hired) your next top performer; it’s important to know the pros and cons of developing talent within your company.

According to recent research on employee training, the answer is not so cut and dry. Where to focus dollars now to meet future staffing needs depends as much on your organizations’ current makeup as it does on future goals. A 2015 Bersin study determined that while established companies increased their per-person spend on internal training and development by 10 percent in 2014, emerging market leaders primarily focused on maximizing their recruiting processes and talent brands to attract the best and the brightest external hires. In fact, established companies spent 38 percent more on employee training than their up-and-coming peers.

The question for staffing strategists, then, is: Which approach best fits your needs?

The Pros and Cons of Developing Talent Internally | TPD.com

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