In other countries, employers rely on the college-entry obstacle course to select the brightest and best.
English Heritage has called for only "the brightest and best" candidates to apply for the position.
But some of the brightest and best are staying and building companies.
And even the brightest and best stand to lose something: the near-automatic right to remain in Britain for two years after they graduate.
"At the same time we have a great offer for the brightest and best international talent who want to study at our world class institutions, " he added.
Dr Bousted said the changes would make it more difficult for "the brightest and best to enter the profession because they don't know how much they're going to be paid".
The current situation is preposterous: The brightest and best brains from all over the globe are attracted to American universities, but once they get their degrees America sends them packing.
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What I will enjoy, as I do every year, is the chance to hear the global players speak, and the brightest and best thinkers give us their take on global problems.
Rebecca Joffrey points out that the shakeup in major financial centers such as Wall Street and the City of London has made managerial jobs with blue-chip commercial and industrial companies a more desirable choice for many of the brightest and best MBAs.
Under the plans put forward by ex-rail regulator Mr Winsor, a direct-entry scheme for inspectors would recruit about 80 candidates each year and would target graduates from the best universities, and the brightest and the best from within the police service.
The best and the brightest of the rich world must increasingly compete with the best and the brightest from poorer countries who are willing to work harder for less money.
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In the civil service, the brightest and the best brains were working on it.
"World class institutions such as ours must be free to bring in the right people at the right time - the brightest and the best, " he said.
Home Secretary Theresa May told the Conservative Party conference last autumn that the UK wanted to attract the brightest and the best but the higher education sector could not be treated differently because of its value to the British economy.
"The report will help to shape this government's work to build an immigration system which works in the national interest - supporting the UK economy by continuing to attract the brightest and the best global talent at the same time as protecting our public services and ensuring our welfare system is not open to abuse, " he said.
The government has said it still wants to attract the "brightest and the best" to come to the UK but is focused on reducing net migration levels from more than 200, 000 now to the tens of thousands.
It will continue on international life support whilst money flows out of the country and the best and brightest head for Australia and Canada.
This was Britain's self-styled Camelot, an administration of politicians who really were convinced that they were the brightest and the best.
So the land rush will continue and the best and brightest will quickly find the most profitable parcels.
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The race is on to attract and retain the best and brightest of them.
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For now, it seems the keenest minds in the industry are gravitating to the emerging startups and pure-plays, lured by the appeal of working on the coolest projects with the best and brightest.
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Nicola Blackwood, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, said the announcement would mean the best and the brightest researchers would come to the area.
We should celebrate the work of those who devote their entire lives to the cultivation of our children, and we should continue working to draw the best and brightest to the field of education.
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Do they have a great track record for recruiting and retaining the best and brightest employees?
We need to attract and keep the best and brightest from the world.
The United States has the best and brightest minds in these sectors and collectively they make our country the biggest exporter of services.
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If the overarching goal is to foster innovation inside America's borders, we need an immigration strategy that will get and keep the best and brightest.
And if the best and brightest continue leaving Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy in droves, Germany remains well-placed to tap this brain drain.
This weakens one stepping-stone to economic success, as well as ensuring that the best and brightest Latinos will be lured away from the states where they have the best chance to advance in public life.
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