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> In this model, the sourcer discovers a talent

> The talent is then picked up by a recruiter

Am i the only one who trips over such terminology of calling a hired worker "talent" and finds that it feels like it's manipulative, PC or doublespeak?

What meaning does the word "talent" have in casual English?

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It's jargon from show business (movies, music, TV, stage, etc)- the "talent" is generally the performers or maybe just the star.

I don't think it's insulting, but it may be manipulative; it implies that the potential hire is a star performer and/or brings something unique to the role.

It could well be, as a non-native speaker I'm not aware of such shades of meaning. It sounds a bit "TopTal speak" to me. Probably I picked it up subconsciously as I was skimming my TopTal post during writing.

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