Talent management in the conditions of public service (on the example of Kazakhstan and Russia)

Abstract

The process of improving the quality of public services directly depends on the professionalism of the public service personnel. In this regard, it is necessary to constantly engage in their professional training and increase the level of development of their professional competencies, to strive for the formation of maximum productivity and efficiency of their activities. All these issues are components of direction that has become popular recently – talent management, designed to use effectively the qualities of employees, which will allow them to make a significant contribution to the development of the organization. The article considers examples of the application of the talent management system both from the point of view of the direction of the development of the organization’s human capital, and from the point of view of designing competencies, improving the efficiency of activities, as well as a method of forming a personnel reserve. The article presents the experience of applying the talent management system in Russian science, analyzes the state and options for using various models of talent management by scientists and practitioners of Kazakhstan. The authors describe their own experience of participation in various research projects aimed at finding, developing and supporting talents in the conditions of public service. The article gives an example of such a project for the selection of talented young people (graduate students), who want in the future to enter the public service in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Russia. Finally, the authors draw conclusions about the impact of trends in the modernization of the public service in Kazakhstan and Russia on the development of the model of talent selection and management in this system of professional activity.