Personnel Audits as a Tool for Talent Spotting

Abstract

In today's turbulently changing environment, some of the greatest strategic problems faced by HR departments include ageing staff , as well as a shortage of suitably qualified employees and effective managers. To remedy this, companies must implement management programmes for developing talent and leadership. This article addresses the issues of talent management programmes. The latest trend in this area is that the focus has moved from the area of recruitment to the area of development. HR professionals see the need for developing new leaders but the development systems used in Polish companies are not sufficient. However, on the positive side, HR departments in companies are aware of the weaknesses in existing programmes and the need to improve them. To address such emerging trends it is necessary to develop tools that will permit an effective search for talent among current employees. The author suggests that personnel audits can be such a tool because of their multistage character, and therefore their high precision in the assessment of employee potential. This text presents the essence of personnel audits - their definition, characteristics and purpose, and finally the benefits of their use.