Finding the talent within our own company (or community?)

It’s a challenge for any company to find and keep employees who can help us grow and achieve our goals.

Today there are big data applications that analyze all the information on all of an organization’s workers, to answer the question, “Who would be the right person for this job?”

Big Data can’t consider the human feeling we get through our personal contact and observations. We all know dedicated individuals who love their work here.

We would rather put someone we know into a job where they can have help us succeed than ask a computer to tell us what to think.

We want people who are committed to our community and who want to stay with the company.

These big data companies claim their information results are more informed decision-making on everything from career development to goal-setting.

But we still like the personal touch of hiring from within. We can all see who would benefit from career development moves and who is ready to step into a new position right now.

We want our company to grow its own talent and to grow with that talent. Thanks for your work.

If it works for our companies wouldn’t work for our Town/County government too?