Changing Hiring Patterns during Covid -19

Dr. Priya Kalyanasundaram , HOD, SIMS

 

              The present condition today shows a slowdown in the economy due to the novel covid -19 virus that has spread all over the world .It has disrupted the business , revenue and fallen down the consumers demand, stock markets started sinking and the most affected industries are travel and tourism and their related sectors.

Even though there are certain companies who will be  cost cutting labour but there are some organizations which is looking for hiring plans such as Hospitals, Ecommerce, logistics and e-services companies they are in huge demand of manpower. As nowadays people are looking for online shopping for social distancing.

Though there is a downfall in the market due to this pandemic there is going to be a biggest changes in the hiring process instead of on the table meetings, job interviews will be conducted through video conferencing like Skype and zoom or by phone. Many companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft etc were following this pattern of interview process. On boarding is also another area of recruitment which has gone virtual like animal explainer videos, interactive webinars and podcasts etc..

The following are the guidelines for video interviewing

• Be Professional
• Time Zone is essential
• Be prepared for presentation

Many corporate have planned for a future oriented hiring that will be widely different from today’s scenario .This move will benefit both the candidates as well as the recruiter .Millennial are more tech savvy and they usually won’t apply for jobs in companies which have outdated recruitment methods .So organizations looking for talent they need to be technically strong. video interviewing can be the best optimal methods for hirers