The Selection and Use of Young Talent

The Selection and Use of Young Talent

“Revolutionary, young, well-educated, and professionally competent”. “Revolutionary, younger, well-educated, and professionally competent” is the criteria for the selection of young talent. At the fourth session of the seventh conference of CPC, Hu Jintao pointed out that:

We must adhere to the principle of management of cadres by the party. And we must promote the cadres to be revolutionary, younger, well-educated, and professionally competent, adhere to the principle all over the nation for the selection of cadres, broaden the training way of cadres, care cadres enthusiastically, manage the cadres strictly, and gather various talents to the party and the state. (People’s Daily, 2009)

Also, it is the purpose of cadres. The content which regards the selection of young cadres has reference for the selection of young talents. We can summarize the thought of young talent selection in Hu Jintao above the speech. First, young talent selection must adhere to the basic principle of democracy, openness, competition, and merit, which also is the selection principle of all types of talents and cadres. Second, talent selection must adhere to the principle of revolutionary, younger, well-educated, and professionally competent. The principle of younger promotes young talents to stand out. The principle of revolutionary, well-educated, and professionally competent but also provides clear selection criteria for young talents. Third, it must care warmly and mange strictly for young talents. That is put forward in the actual characteristics of young talents. Because young talents are often strong self-esteem, anti-frustration weak, and weak-willed, which need care warm. While young talents are active thinking, respecting for freedom, and distinct personality, which need strict management.

“Identify and find talent in practice and the masses”. In the conference of talent work in 2003, Hu Jintao puts forward: “We must deepen the reform of talent work, adhere to the principle of morality and ability, adhere to the mass line, improve the evaluation criteria of talent, and focus on the way of practice to test talent” (Important literatures since the 16th committee, 2005, p. 578). In the conference of talent work in 2010, Hu Jintao pointed out:

We must establish a scientific and socialized devaluation mechanism of talent which based on the duty of occupation, and orient the morality, ability, and performance. We must focus on the practice and contribution to evaluate talent, and adhere to identify and find talent in practice and the masses. (Important literatures since the 17th committee, 2011, p. 723)

Hu Jintao stressed an important selection criterion, which is merit and recognition by the masses. Merit emphasizes quality and ability is the basis of selection for young talent. Recognition by the masses reflects the view of Marxism in which the masses are the creators of history, and can promote young talent to have the view of the masses and the consciousness of rooting and serving for the masses.

For the use of young talents, the leader of party attached great importance. In the conference of talent work in 2010, Hu Jintao stressed:

THOUGHT AND PRACTICE OF CULTIVATING YOUNG TALENT IN CHINA

For the use of young talents, we must take a more appropriate way to promote and facilitate. It should cultivate young talent as an important strategic task of talent development. We should increase efforts to improve the work system, take early to select, focus on support, and keep track of training. So a large number of young talents can be continued to stand out. Then we must be eclectic, invite wise people, and get rid of the view of demanding seniority and perfection. The best way is in practice to find talent, cultivate talent, exercise talent, use talent, and promote the growth of talent. (Important literatures since the 17th committee, 2011, p. 722)

In this speech, it mainly emphasized two points. First, it is necessary to boldly use talent. Second, it is necessary to make foundation for the use of young talent in the ways of taking early selection, focusing on support, and keeping track of training. In academicians’ congress in 2012, Hu Jintao made the appeal to academicians for boldly using of young talent. He said:

If we want to build a good team of academic talent, we must boldly use the outstanding young talent, invite excellence with a more open mind, provide stage for the innovation of young talent, pave the way to accelerate the growth of young talent, and promote young talent to stand out and develop in practice. (Important literatures since the 17th committee, 2013, p. 978)

In this speech, Hu Jintao called for the older generation of scientists to provide help for young talents and give a bigger stage to display talent. Above all, the content of the young talent thought of Hu Jintao is very rich. Not only the theoretical contents of the view of scientific talent and quality of young, but also the practical contents of cultivating and using of young talent have been contained. Not only the care for young growth and success, but also the contents of mobilization of the community to help young talent have been contained. So the thought of young talent not only enriches the Marxism for young talent, but also deepens the idea of young talent of the party. That has great theoretical and practical significance.