How To Find Work During The Coronavirus Epidemic
By: Esmael Esmaeli
Tags: Job Hunting, Finding Yourself, Covid 19, Corona, Coronavirus

There is no reason for Coronavirus to stop the job search. However, there are a few simple things that will not only reduce the likelihood of getting sick to a minimum, but also help you quickly find a highly paid job.

1. Mark “I’ll with coronavirus”

If you have already defeated the insidious COVID-19, tell the potential employer that you have an advantage. You just need to click on the checkmark in the resume on Local Job Search or online platform such as Indeed, LinkedIn or the other platforms, next to the words “I have already been, I’ll with Coronavirus”.

2. Upgrade your resume

Obviously, if the story with the Coronavirus continues to develop, employers will try to reduce the number of people invited for an interview, more conclusions will be made on the resume — so your resume should be perfect. Upgrade your resume yourself according to the instructions.

3. Indicate the address — to look for work near the house.

Less distance — more health and you keep yourself away from Coronavirus. And actually save more money too. Just go to your LinkedIn profile and enter the address of the place where you live. Employers who are near you will see your resume marked that you live nearby and will invite you for an interview.

4. To clarify as much as possible by phone or chat all the things that are important to you before the interview.

Chat with representatives of employers via chat or by phone — this will also save your health from Coronavirus and money on the road! You can even write in a cover letter: “Ready (a) to explain via Skype / phone / chat” (just do not forget to specify these contacts).

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5. Check before the interview whether all documents have been taken

Going for an interview, check the list of documents that must be with you. Be careful not to have to travel to the human resources department twice.

CORONAVIRUS IS SO DANGEROUS!

6. Do not stop searching for jobs!

The period of the epidemic, whether it is flu or the newly emerged Coronavirus, is not a reason to reduce activity in finding a job. Many will do just that, which means that competition in the labor market will be lower. Do not try to dump! Take your foot and your market value as a specialist and add 10–15% so that there is a “field for maneuver.”

WHO recognized Coronavirus a pandemic. Coronavirus, striding the planet, has already affected the organization of labor in many countries. Global companies have begun to quarantine their units. Microsoft and Expedia sent more than 80% of employees to work from home (known as Freelance). A little less — from 34% to 76% of workers work remotely with giants such as Amazon, Uber, Facebook and Google. Twitter has also virtually shut down employee offices, and Apple has sent 12,000 California headquarters employees to telecommuting.

IT giants Google and Microsoft have already announced the provision of free versions of collaboration services G Suite and Microsoft Teams. Thus, users of any tariff packages can organize free-of-charge teleconferences for up to 250 people. Coronavirus triggered a 10–12% increase in Zoom (Application), a video conferencing company. And the traffic of Webex web-conferencing service has already grown by 22 times due to the Coronavirus.

More than a third of the employers of the Gulf countries — Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia — close offices for their employees. And 12% of enterprises will not feel the changes, because they already worked in remote access mode before the COVID-19 flash. Even the Pentagon and NASA switched to the remote mode of operation; representatives of the US Congress will soon follow suit. As the initiators specify, the preparation for such an option began “in connection with unique and unusual circumstances.”

Apple Closes All Its Stores Outside China Over Coronavirus

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In the near future, domestic employers will also have to demonstrate their flexibility.

Are organizations ready to respond quickly to challenges? For the most part — no. However, if you do not take action promptly, the companies will face unrest in the team, someone will decide to play it safe and quarantine themselves, others will come to the office, wearing scarce masks, but will look askance at a sneezing colleague. Sooner or later, the team itself will begin to ask for a request to get some help. According to the Blind employer anonymous feedback app (over 2,000 managers of technology companies around the world have been interviewed), 70% of respondents have already wondered if they should go to work tomorrow and it so scary for them.

Most executives ask themselves: will work from home be effective? They tried to find the answer to this question at Stanford University. They measured the performance of the employees of the Chinese call center Ctrip. Productivity at home increased by 13%. Employees took fewer breaks and were in more comfortable conditions. Microsoft came to the same conclusions, where, recall, 80% of workers work from home. Coronavirus will help test this theory on a larger scale, but it is now clear that the effectiveness of remote work depends on the corporate culture. If the company promotes the independence of employees, then they show efficiency both a week after the start of the remote work, and a year later.

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Take a closer look at Freelancing

Coronavirus gave us the opportunity to conduct the most ambitious experiment concerning the labor market. And many companies are already testing the remote work model. And the global trend aimed at freelance, which is actively promoting the generation of millennial, only strengthens the chances of success. On the other hand, employers themselves are beginning to look more and more at freelancers. This means that if, until recent events, some employers planned to hire a marketer or SMM specialist, now they are turning to freelancers.

After Coronavirus corporate culture will not be the same. Some of the companies will remain distant after the global epidemic. Firstly, the employees themselves, having felt the benefits of homework, will not want to return to offices. And secondly, business owners, having measured the KPI of employees and savings on rental premises and utilities, can leave only the most necessary employees in the office.