Once you join, Talented follows a three-month compatibility period (commonly known as probation) for all talent. It allows both us and you to determine if we are a good fit for each other. Benefits and full permanent employee status takes effect once you’ve successfully completed this compatibility period.

Sometimes, adjusting to a new gig takes time and we also allow for the option of this compatibility period to be extended by a further three months to allow both sides a bit more time to adapt.

During your compatibility period

The HR & Talent Experience team will conduct a formal check-in once a month during your compatibility period. You could use this time to cover topics such as:

• your general well-being and how you’re finding your new workplace
• if the work, work practices, people and culture matches what you envisaged when choosing to work with us
• your feedback on how we can help with work and/or getting to know others in the organisation
• feedback from those working with you for advice and help the team work better together.

We like to believe we have a thorough hiring process to ensure all of us know what we’re getting into. At the same time, no process is perfect and we believe that if either party thinks Talented isn’t the best fit for them during that particular moment in time, it's a failure of our hiring process, not the person we hired. Let’s use this compatibility period to be sure that both the organisation’s and the individual’s expectations of each other match how we hoped it would when we set out.

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