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RECRUITMENT CHALLENGES DURING COVID-19

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Every industry is experiencing significant shifts in their operating and functioning protocols due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. These sudden changes have caused a real stir, and businesses are struggling to adapt to them. The absence of customers to complete sales and purchases was already highlighting the adversity that companies were facing. On top of that, the recruitment challenges are becoming an equally alarming concern for companies. Where some businesses have to marginalize their workforce to stay in line with budgets, others require some skilled pair of hands to help them complete projects.

Employees, like the rest of the people, are observing social distancing measures and avoiding crowded places, as suggested by the local authorities. Since offices full of employees has higher risks of contracting this virus, they qualify as the ideal place to avoid in these times of distress. Also, some people are already suffering from this virus, so they can’t choose to help in this situation. Instead, they will be worsening it for everyone if they neglect themselves. It is pushing the reliable and dedicated workforce away and resulting in the need for more experienced and skilled workers to fill this gap. And the more prominent issue is, even if there are applications, not every applicant fits every job description, so that is also an obstacle recruiters need to overcome.

From the standpoint of employees, they are struggling to decide what’s the best course of action. Those willing to make the conscious choice of ignoring their employers are risking losing their jobs. On the other hand, a faction already marginalized from the active workforce is struggling to secure a position and sustain their livelihoods. It makes people realize that the recruitment industries’ challenges are not only affecting companies, but the lives of many individuals are at stake too.

Here are some descript challenges that are faced by the recruiters due to the COVID-19 virus.

1. VIGOROUS RECRUITMENT

Some industries require a dense volume of the workforce to keep functioning and meet deadlines. The sudden withdrawal of workers from their jobs has left them hanging in the middle, as they can neither refuse the job nor can complete it in time. Consequentially, recruiters to actively look for people who are fit for the job.

Luckily enough, some portals are helping to introduce employers with people competent to complete these jobs for them. A great platform to refer to would be the disability employment services, which has talented individuals who are willing to work. You can benefit from bringing them onboard besides using them only as an extra set of hands. They promote diversity in the workforce, reflects a positive company image, and builds loyalty in current workers, all of which any company looking for employees need.

2. LACK OF APPLICANTS

The next challenge is the lack of applications for recruiters to entertain at one point. Since it is impossible to get the word to everyone in a radius about job openings, even if people are willing to work, there’s a gap to be bridged for them to connect. Besides, not everyone has access to a system to submit an online application or is smart enough to do that. That is also diminishing the number of applications received by recruiters.

3. CUTTING THE SLACK

Companies that are planning on downsizing to minimize investments are firing a significant portion of their workforce that is leaving people helpless in this time of crisis. Prominent examples of these places include tourism and entertainment industries. Hotels, bars, cinemas, all are experiencing a reduced number of people wishing to use their services, which, in turn, requires them to minimize the number of people working for them.

4. DIGITIZATION OF RECRUITMENT PROCESS

The biggest recruitment challenge faced by companies and businesses is that they need to conduct online interviews. Most webpages allow online job application submission, but almost none have offer sit-at-home interviews. Setting up a system to manage them is tedious and is restraining the hiring process. As a result, many recruiters are considering recruiting from home to make the process a tad bit easier.

5. UNSKILLED LABOR

People are willing to work, but the problem in some cases is that they are not qualified for the job. Not every profession can be handled by someone who doesn’t have the skill set to manage the roles. This talent gap restricts the recruiters issuing the job letters, and makes more people struggle to make their ends meet as they look for a job. This disparity often complicates the hiring process and has recruiters doubt their decisions.

SUMMARY

These are some primary challenges faced by recruiters as they try to tailor the size of the workforce to their requirements. Lucky are the companies that can choose to have remote employees at this point since the challenges are less consequential to them.

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