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You are in the staffing department of a large organization and are having a fairly tough time explaining to your managers why you’re having trouble filling jobs while all they are hearing is how long the unemployment lines are. When they see a huge influx of people looking for jobs, a lot of hiring managers tend to confuse the terms “people” and “talent.” If you are in hiring, make sure at this time, when you are getting a lot of resumes for particular openings, that you are extremely careful about making the distinction between these terms. Be very discriminatory about the specific skills and talent, attributes and competencies you need for each job or you&rsqu...

A short while ago, I had written a post titled ‘Is Talent Enough?’. A reader wrote the following query in response: By talent, I assume you mean ability, which clearly matters. And, as you suggest, motivation also matters. Abilities can be fairly easily measured (e.g., NFL scouting combine), but can motivation be measured prior to employment? I would like to utilize this post to reply to this query. To answer the question asked, I consulted one of Kenexa's research psychologists, Dr. Richard Harding, and here's what he had to say: Kenexa’s specific hiring solutions aim at finding the best person for a specific job. Our recruitment process combines personality, experience...