This course is designed for graduate students who have an interest in learning about new paradigms for talent management. Students successfully completing this course will better understand the role of talent management practices in the strategic management process, and how to align these practices to support the firm's strategic direction. Students will develop their skills at hiring, evaluating, and managing talent. In our increasingly competitive, dynamic, and global business environment, a firm’s ability to attract, develop, and manage talent has become one of the primary drivers of success and a major source of its competitive advantage. Because the management of talent is becoming less of a functional responsibility and more of manager’s responsibility, the concepts that are learned and the skills that are developed in this course are applicable for many positions in a wide variety of organizations.