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With the economy gradually showing signs of improvement, the competition between organizations for talent are going to be high which makes programs like work-life balance a crucial business response to the changing workplace. Organizations that are interested in maintaining a diverse workforce, retain experienced and knowledgeable employees and attract new talent cannot afford to overlook the work-life balance concerns of today’s workforce. In fact many organizations have already started using work-life initiatives like flexi-timings, extended maternity/paternity leaves, concierge services etc. to recruit and retain employees. Senior Management and HR practitioners can affect recruitment and retention by first understanding the importance of work-life balance programs in today’s workplace and then championing strategies that maximize the effectiveness of work-life balance initiatives. Introducing such flexible work options can help in improving employee morale and retention, reduce uns...

Assessing an employees’ talent against a global, rather than a local standard, always helps in identifying, sourcing and retaining the right kind of talent, benefits of which are as follows: • Helps organizations capture the strength of its human capital. • Aids organizations understand candidate profiles that are more likely to succeed on the job, i.e. by identifying the right knowledge, skills and abilities required for a particular role. • Understand which selection techniques are more effective in hiring such talent globally. • Easier to move people between locations globally at short notice, helping in faster transfer of skills and knowledge where it is most required. • Productivity and work quality is likely to be uniform resulting in less rework and higher output The candidates also benefit from having a global ranking. Right from the start the candidates go through a clear and standard selection process - like aptitude/technical tests, structured and multi-rater interviews etc....