Here are three interesting articles about Talent Management.

KSL 5 News investigates Tru Talent Management

The company is called Tru Talent Management. People say the company approached them in public. But after signing up, they never wound up working on a stage or runway, and wish they had run away.
Whitney Moore was on the job at Wal-Mart when, out of the blue, a Tru Talent representative spotted her.
"He introduced himself and said I had the perfect physique for a model," said Moore. "It was pretty flattering."
The representative invited Moore to audition at Tru Talent headquarters in Holladay.
"He said ‘That was great. I really want to get you signed up,'" explained Moore. "So I'm thinking 'Oh! I'm gonna get a job. They're going to be an agency for me.'" More: http://tinyurl.com/talentmanagement10

Headhunter sees positions opening up

Organizations have been reluctant to fill vacant senior roles until they get a clearer picture of what's happening in the economy. Are you seeing signs that optimism is rising?
I've seen this happen in two previous recessions. We have clients who opened searches early in the year for positions they want to fill and have vetted candidates but are hesitating about whether to go ahead and hire them. More: http://tinyurl.com/talentmanagement11

New assignments a stretch but not a yawn

At the beginning of last year, Christine Costa's skills were put to the test when she was elevated from a human resources generalist at Bank of Montreal to manager of the department responsible for designing employee compensation and performance programs.
In human resources lingo, Ms. Costa was "stretched" by being handed an assignment that required her to leap beyond her comfort zone and take on a host of duties with much larger scope and considerably more responsibility. Often, stretching can involve moving employees into completely new and unfamiliar territory. More: http://tinyurl.com/talentmanagement12