TALENT DEVELOPMENT IN TIME OF COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

Nowadays, the work with talented employees has become one of the most important components of HRM and is gaining more and more attention, especially from organizations that strive for a highly professional workforce. The issue of talent development is arising, especially due to the introduction of anti-pandemic measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Slovak Republic. These restrictions prevent employees from participating in full-time training programs. These programs, therefore, had to be changed and adapted to reflect the current situation. The aim of this study is to identify the level of satisfaction of talented employees with talent development programs offered by their employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample consisted of 123 talented employees. The methods of descriptive statistics, Kruskall-Wallis test, and Spearman's correlation coefficient were used to achieve the goal of this study. The results showed that despite covid-19 prevention measures, the issue of talent development is still important for employers who secured talent development programs for their talented employees to enrich the portfolio of their knowledge and skills. The satisfaction level of talented employees with talent development programs was according to this research very high, especially within employees in charge