When sophisticated talent selection processes such as gamification are used, training and development are essential to ensure that candidates can successfully navigate the talent assessment process. Gamification is the application of game elements to non-game activities through the adoption of gaming tools and little is known about how candidates ("talent") struggle to learn about the structural mechanics of gamification as they engage with the hidden rules of talent selection, such as goals, rules, "levelling up," feedback, and engagement in competitive-collaborative activities. We coin the term "talent development gamification" and use it as an analytical tool to consider how young talent are supported by development interventions in their inter-subjectivity as they learn how to survive and win in talent selection games.
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