Hiring attitudes during the pandemic, including businesses that have proved they can thrive in a remote work environment, has been very erratic to measure owing to the uncertainties surrounding the long-term effects of the pandemic and its prospects. One thing is certain, almost a year later, is businesses don’t want
The pandemic opened doors and opportunities. Here’s a look back on the ten tech trends in 2020. In this pandemic year, tech made individuals, organizations, and governments reconsider their digital transformation. In 2020 these technologies and practices have staved off the risk of infection and changed the way we work,
What is RCEP? Last November 16, amid a Global Health Emergency the Philippines signed on to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or RCEP. This deal includes all ASEAN members– the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Brunei — and trading partners China, Japan, South Korea,
Xelure founders worked 20+ years in the Fintech space supporting mission critical trading systems so BCP (business continuity planning) was part of our day-to-day fabric. With the eruption of Taal volcano on January 12th last year, this plan came in handy as everyone was prepared to work from home as
To understand the evolution of the internet in Philippines you first must understand how people are connected to the internet. The Philippines saw a dramatic rise of internet users from 23 million in 2010 to 73 million in 2020. Most of these users’ report accessing the internet via their mobile
The present pandemic has already forced the pace of remote work arrangements and cultures across the globe and industries. Remote work has been here and the pandemic has only accelerated the pace of it’s adoption in all respects. In a 2018 paper the ILO (International Labor Organization) has already been
While the floodgates of remote work have certainly opened up during the crisis brought on by the current pandemic cybersecurity appears to be pulling the breaks and rightfully so. While cybersecurity teams have tried to slow down the floodgates of vulnerability they are also credited for scaling up support to
In this follow-up article on AI in recruitment in the pandemic, we discuss how AI is being deployed as a solution to the hiring process. Key to matchmaking between employers and potential employees would be in-person meetings, networking and keeping in touch, and asking the right questions. Yet so much
The technology resource shortage is the worst since we faced the rollout of the EU, Y2k and the Dot-Com boom.
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Hiring Trends 2021: War for talent is going to be massive now: IBM
This article had the right idea about embracing the global resource pool but the idea of outsourcing your help desk or back office services is straight out of 2010. All I can say is #Remote Teams is the new #Outsourcing.
#Upwork, # Fiverr and now even Linkedin have made it easy for small firms to hire from the global talent pool for projects and the new collobaration technology has given us all the ability to manger our remote resources.
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The coronavirus pandemic is upending our way of life. As the world’s governments put their respective countries and cities under lockdown to contain the spread
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” I believe that sentence captures not only the great stress and uncertainty of
Entering 2020, companies throughout the world have seen the shifts and effects of multiple catastrophic disasters. Much like Super Storm Sandy in 2012, the 2003
Picture this: you’re a startup founder with a definite sense of how you would operate. You want to get the best available talent you need wherever they
