Out of Office Success: Remote Screening and Selecting in a ‘COVID-19’ World

In today’s 'COVID-19' environment, a remote or partially remote workforce is part of organizational reality. Remote methods must achieve “job fit” and values alignment while remaining human and working within tight budgets. As employers move quickly to a “distributed workforce” model, what works in remote talent acquisition? What fails?   

We are in a “perfect storm” of extended quarantines, productivity pressures and an easing of the talent shortage.  Suddenly many hiring markets have become “recruiter’s markets,” but we have limitations on face-to-face interviews and a workforce willing to do whatever it takes to secure employment. This session offers a mix of new tactics and proven strategies to help talent managers quickly adapt to the new rules. This facilitated discussion covers the topic from multiple viewpoints – from human resources, from the operational side of the manager’s desk, and from the applicant’s point of view. 

Learning Objectives: 

• Gain practical tools and tips for: 
  • Screening, selecting and onboarding from a distance.  
  • Leveraging valid assessment to increase the odds of “job fit” without a face-to-face meeting. 
  • Increasing the talent pool with the removal of geographic barriers. 
  • Overcoming technology issues. 
  • Tracking employee performance ROI 
• Learn the importance of setting clear expectations around roles and tasks, maintaining professional boundaries and maintaining cohesion within the team.  
• Learn how to maintain a positive applicant experience.