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How to Improve Internal Talent Mobility

Internal talent mobility means enabling employees to move into new responsibilities, projects, roles or career pathways within an organisation.

It can benefit both sides.

Employees gain opportunities to grow.

Organisations gain better access to capabilities they already possess.

01

Make Skills Visible

Organisations need to know what employees can do beyond their current job titles.

02

Make Opportunities Visible

Employees cannot pursue internal opportunities they do not know exist.

03

Identify Transferable Skills

A person may possess capabilities relevant to another department even without having held the exact role before.

04

Create Development Bridges

If someone is 70% ready for a new role, identify what the remaining 30% requires.

05

Provide Practical Exposure

Projects, temporary assignments and mentoring can help employees test new directions.

06

Reduce Unnecessary Barriers

If organisations require identical previous titles for every move, they may overlook capable internal talent.

Internal mobility becomes stronger when organisations understand people by capability, not only by position.

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