As if the pandemic hadn’t shaken up our lives enough already, it’s now inspired a movement coined The Great Resignation. People are reconsidering what their working life should look like and most (56%) are looking for a flexible working arrangement, while around 18% expect to work from home for good. It’s estimated that over two million people in the UK have recently resigned, denied renewed contracts, or abandoned their previous roles with this in mind. Such change is hugely tech dependent.
In terms of job search, 85% of vacancies are filled via networking sites rather than traditional advertising or face-to-face routes. After finding a job opening, 64% of candidates said they research a hiring company online and 37% said they will move on to another job opening if they can’t find the information they want. That means embracing omnichannel transparency on company brand, vision, values and workplace culture.
After the initial remote hiring process, the average new hire is expected to complete around 54 process and paperwork activities during the first month of onboarding. So strategic information sharing and robust security protocols are necessities for everyone, not only IT departments.
In addition to this, 300 million participants and half a million businesses use Zoom as their primary meeting tool, including over half of the Fortune 500. Microsoft Teams launched in 2017 but already has over 145 million users. Big players like these have bridged a pandemic comms gap, but are they being optimally deployed?
Audiences are now expecting end-to-end employee solutions. Individual business tools need to be integrated with your established intranets, strategic comms packages and your workplace culture. Sounds costly, but in the long run, integration means keeping up with expectations while making every tool you have work a bit harder.
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