Recruiters failing to consider business outcomes.

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Most global businesses want to connect talent decisions with business outcomes, but fewer than half do.

That was one of the findings from the "SHL 2012 Annual Global Assessment Trends Report".

The report analyses how organisations measure talent throughout the entire employee life cycle and surveyed nearly 500 HR professionals from 37 countries around the globe - gauging their views on talent assessment practices, goals and challenges with current workforces and new hire candidates alike.

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The survey revealed that while leadership and employee engagement have risen to the top of the priority list, organisations see much less value in employee development programmes - with only one-third of respondents considering it a priority, and even fewer using it as a retention strategy.

Additionally, while the majority of organisations saw the value in using talent measurement data to inform...

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