Why local hiring has become more important in wake of COVID 19?

'Go Local' is the strategy being followed by the Executive search firms these days. Wondering why local hiring has become more important than ever?

There is no denying the fact that COVID 19 has created a number of challenges for companies searching leaders. Those challenges only compelled the Executive search firms in Mumbai and many other parts of the country to hire local executives. This is because more the virus spreads, more is the reluctance on the part of the candidates to hop onto planes to fly from one place to another for the purpose of giving interviews. A great resistance to relocation is also seen in the candidates for the last year.

That clearly makes the local recruiting and local executive search to be the key strategy components for getting essential leaders.

On-site interviews replaced with video calls

Most of the companies have replaced the on-site interviews with video calls through Zoom for the purpose of conducting interviews in order to reduce transmission of COVID 19. Most of the companies are making their employees do work from home, for the work that doesn't require relocation. But what about the work that demands relocation? For instance, hospitals, the new interns graduating from medical colleges are required to visit hospitals and can't do work from home. In such fields, relocation is the requirement and thus locals are required to soak up the positions.

Limited and tenuous travel

The executives who have bee vaccinated are willing to travel, but not all. Also, the major chunk of frequent flyers have not been vaccinated yet, so they are a little apprehensive on relocation. Thus, even the organisations are not compelling their people to travel from one place to another to conduct business meetings, seminars etc. Thus, both the interstate and international travel is limited to essential workers who have no other option but to visit the office for the purpose of work. Even the travel through cabs, or any other public mode of conveyence is being seen with a dreaded eye by the executives. In such scenarios, the local workforce can still visit the work location for jobs which can't be done from the heck of the home.

Benefits brought by local executives

The Executive search firms in Gurgaon feel that when the candidates are local, they are totally aware about the landscape they live in and also have certain local relationships which can be leveraged for the purpose of forging business relationships. The local employees can even make employee referrals, which can lead to hiring of additional candidates.

Thus, local hiring makes sense today and beyond. Go Local!