The Mismanagement of Talent: Employability and Jobs in the Knowledge EconomyThis book lifts the veneer of 'employability', to expose serious problems in the way that future workers are trying to manage their employability in the competition for tough-entry jobs in the knowledge economy; in how companies understand their human resource strategies and endeavour to recruit the managers and leaders of the future; and in the government failure to come to terms with the realities of the knowledge-based economy. It shows how some students are playing 'the game' towin a competitive advantage and what really happens in the selection events of leading-edge employers. It will be thought-provoking and controversial reading for those involved in the recruitment of graduates, and those concerned with the way knowledge-based firms recruit and the impact of highereducation policy. |
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The Mismanagement of Talent:Employability and Jobs in the Knowledge Economy ... Phillip Brown,Anthony Hesketh No preview available - 2004 |
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