Reshape your tech hiring strategy amid Covid-19

The impact of Covid-19 is likely to be felt by employees and businesses alike for some time to come. With many employees now settled into remote working, many will have experienced the benefits of being able to spend more time with their immediate family, while reducing travels costs.

Our Index reveals that setting people up to work remotely has been the most time-consuming task during the Covid-19 outbreak (44%). Nevertheless, businesses who have managed to do so, are benefiting from continued operations. Those who continue to offer this flexibility after the pandemic will have a competitive edge over the competition.

CWJobs’ research finds that almost half (49%) of tech workers would take a pay cut to be allowed to work from home. And two-thirds (66%) would accept a job that was over two hours away if they could work remotely.

Over and above offering remote working opportunities, companies should consider using skills-based assessments as part of their interview process. Not only do these assessments remove any bias from the recruitment process, but they ensure that employers make better hiring decisions, based on a specific set of skills-based criteria. Similarly, Good&Co’s culture-fit assessment can match candidates to job roles based on how they might fit with a company’s culture.

Businesses should also be proactive in nurturing leads as part of their hiring strategy. By building relationships with their existing talent pool, passive job seekers who otherwise may not have applied for a role may be persuaded to make an application.

CWJobs’ recruitment platform provides recruiters and hiring managers with access to a CV database with over 1.2 million potential candidates with the right skills. Companies can also send e-shots and invest in programmatic ads to attract relevant passive candidates.

Get our full list of top tips to attract tech talent and come out stronger once the market recovers.