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Bored at home - coronavirus helps headhunters locate candidates, but delays deals

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LONDON (REUTERS) - Online video interviews increasingly being used by major recruiters seem to be the perfect answer to the disruption caused by coronavirus, but there is a catch: many senior-level positions still require a face-to-face meeting before the final handshake.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - Online video interviews increasingly being used by major recruiters seem to be the perfect answer to the disruption caused by coronavirus, but there is a catch: many senior-level positions still require a face-to-face meeting before the final handshake.

That, together with concerns the fallout of the epidemic that has spread to over 100 countries will hurt the global economy and dent hiring, has cast doubt over recruiters' 2020 outlook. Asia-focused recruitment firm Edge Partnership said it had seen some delays in final hiring, but not much financial impact on its Hong Kong business yet.

Recruiters globally have had a tumultuous past few months as Brexit, the Sino-US trade war and anti-government protests in Hong Kong hit business confidence and crimped companies for hiring.

 

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