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Orrin Bank notices that many graduates it recruits as future leaders resign after two years, saying they see no clear development path and little feedback. The bank spends heavily on graduate recruitment. Which action would best address the weakness in the talent pipeline?

The bank should introduce career development planning with mentoring, regular feedback and visible progression routes. Graduates are leaving because they see no development path, so the pipeline leaks at retention; more recruitment advertising would only add inflow without fixing the cause of attrition.

  1. AIncrease graduate recruitment advertising
  2. BIntroduce career development planning with mentoring, regular feedback and visible progression routesCorrect
  3. CShorten the graduate programme to one year
  4. DStop recruiting graduates altogether

Explanation

The leavers cite lack of development path and feedback, so the pipeline leaks at the retention and development stage. Career planning, mentoring and feedback address that cause. More advertising increases inflow without fixing attrition, and the other options ignore the stated reasons.

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