talent-spotting

noun

The work of finding people who are talented in a particular field.

Meanings

nountalent-spotting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe work of finding people who are talented in a particular field.

    Dr. Beeching has as yet been little seen in the Regions, except for his trip to Scotland; if he has done any Regional talent-spotting so far, very little of it can have been at first hand.

    1962 February, “No Talent on the Railways?”, in Modern Railways, page 74
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