This book is crafted based on author’s long experience as HR professional and teacher, and researcher, offering insights into tools and techniques of talent acquisition and retention through in-house capabilities. It provides practical solutions that managers can use to address their employees’ real concerns and keep them actively engaged. The entire book composed of five chapters demystifies the process of developing an organization into a «magnetic employer» using efficient talent management practices, encompassing the whole gamut of talent attraction, development, and retention.


While the book owes heavily on theoretical literatures across the globe, its conceptualization leans toward developing economies. Unlike other professional books, this book espouses more applications than theories, and suggests step-by-step action plans to talent management for effective acquisition and retention of talent. The key strength of the book lies in its comprehensiveness in terms of orientation, style, coherence, coverage, and depth.