The BIG shift The way we work and the way we go about both recruiting and job-hunting has changed enormously. As we emerge from a global crisis we need to think differently to succeed.
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he past two years have brought about massive change and for many people the area most affected has been their way of working. For some, the sudden shift to working from home was a welcome change and offered a chance to address a long-misaligned work-life balance; for others it created a huge challenge. Being cut off from colleagues and collaborative ways of team working was not easy for everyone, and pretty much every industry and employer was forced to adapt to accommodate the new normal. Though many industries have embraced these opportunities to evolve, let’s not overlook the catastrophic impact the crisis had on others – destroying businesses, bringing hospitality to its knees and crippling the arts and culture sector. The most recent updates to regulations mean that for most people, most industries and most workplaces, life can pretty much go back to how it was pre-Covid. But having had change thrust upon us, not everyone is keen to return to the old ways. Experts predict that 2022 is going to see huge upheaval in employment, which is unlikely to show any sign of stopping for years.
100 SHIRE MAGAZINE | March/April 2022
