Developing and Validating of the Talent Assessment Scale (TAS): A case study of the Securities and Stock Exchange Organization (SEO)

In spite of much attention on Talent management, it should be considered as an "emerging phenomenon." The desire of leading organizations to strengthen human resources by attracting and retaining talented people has led to the adoption of methods for measuring talent and identifying talented people. In line with these efforts, the "Talent Assessment Scale" (TAS) was developed and after conducting an experiment among managers and experts of the Securities and Stock Exchange Organization (SEO), evidence on the validity and reliability of the tool was provided. In this article, the process of compiling, experimental implementation and validation of the mentioned tool is reported with reference to its psychometric properties while pointing out the limitations of using such a tool, the advantages and its limitations are discussed.