THE JUDGE GROUP
HIRING IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
1970 Year Founded
850 Full Time Employees
5000
Contracted Employees
$ 500M
Revenue USD
reason why it ' s so successful at matching expertise with the right positions . “ We look for people who are culture adds , candidates who can make organisations better by bringing new perspectives to the table .
“ When you reframe it that way , interviewing becomes more about potential than personality . And in a video interview setting that is now virtual , small talk and rapport building are less organic , and that shift is critical .”
The job market post COVID has changed the way companies hire talent and it ’ s here to stay . Flatley describes it as “ the biggest change in business since the birth of modern capitalism .” He also states three challenges employers face when recruiting in such an environment .
• Retention : This has become very difficult because companies hire from their competitors and vice versa . They have to keep replacing people who leave and therefore , must be good at hiring across all skill levels because the candidates they need are doing the job somewhere else . Companies need to focus on retaining the best employees they have by providing a flexible work schedule , giving them opportunities to be challenged , promoting their employees and empowering them to take on new challenges .
• The hiring process : Employers tend to be too obsessed with new technologies and driving down costs and therefore largely ignore the ultimate goal , namely , making the best possible hire and doing it as quickly as possible . The best companies hire quickly with a consistent process and do not drag out the process .
• External candidates : Openings are now filled more often by external candidates than from promoting from within . If companies focused on resources they had by promoting from within , it would reduce their burden on trying to find external resources at a rapid pace . The most successful companies promote from within and fill in the gaps with outside resources .
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