We also want to keep our talent pool as wide as possible.

But people do drop out or leave the talent pool.

So you should look at a country's working population, and its talent pool, and assess whether measures are in place to grow and improve it.

Redundant or demotivated employees form a floating talent pool.

The new recruitment procedures will create a valuable by-product - a bespoke talent pool of good-quality candidates to be drawn from as needs arise.