353 people were selected to the personnel reserve of the "Government for Citizens".

On March 1, 2021, the selection for the personnel reserve of the "Government for Citizens" started, which ended on April 30. From March 1 to 12, registration of participants took place – 1873 applications were received. Taking into account the experience of the presidential personnel reserve, the candidates were selected in several stages. They took tests and conducted interviews.

The applicants were selected by a special commission consisting of deputies of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, representatives of the media, state and public figures, HR specialists, representatives of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and the Anti-Corruption Agency, members of the National Council of Public Trust, members of the Board of Directors and the Management Board of the State Corporation.

According to the results of the final stage, 353 people were enrolled in the "Talent Pool".

"The Talent Pool project was supported by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who instructed us to ensure maximum transparency in the selection process. Anyone from Kazakhstan could take part. I am sure that the implementation of the project will help the real implementation of the principles of meritocracy in the State Corporation and the creation of social elevators. The first appointments from the personnel reserve will begin in the near future, as soon as suitable vacancies appear, " said Adil Kozhikhov, Chairman of the Government for Citizens Management Board.

The main goal of the project is to find promising employees, develop their competencies, and further promote them to vacant managerial positions.

When developing the selection, the experience of similar projects was studied – "Presidential Youth Personnel Reserve", "Industry Managers of the Academy of Elbasy" and "Zhas Orken". The Talent Pool was the fourth major project to create a talent pool in Kazakhstan.