Sabbaticals help cultivate the stars of the future | Corporate Service Corps

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As more employees seek careers that allow them to tackle social and environmental problems, overseas volunteering programmes are also proving to be an effective way to recruit and retain employees. ... Some 5,000 employees applied for the 100 places in IBM's scheme. "We have tapped into an extraordinary amount of interest and excitement among our employees," Mr Litow says. "There is a real hunger among our emerging leaders to take the skills and abilities honed in the private sector and apply them against society's toughest challenges."