Could anyone explain how talent pools work??
You're are held in a pool of people for a length of time (not disclosed). If and when positions become available a TOC will use that talent pool to fill those roles. However that is just in theory how they are supposed to work.
Many people on here have been placed in talent pools for 1 or 2 years and then a new advert will appear for a job they are already in a talent pool for.
You definitely can get hired from being in the talent pool but TOC's often just start again from scratch when recruiting.
My overall view is that if you're in a talent pool do not put all your eggs in that basket. Look elsewhere while you're in that talent pool. Hope this helps