Headhunters personally described the recruitment tide under the epidemic: "Golden three silver four" may become "gold five silver six
The Sino-Singapore Jingwei client (Zhao Jiaran) was called "Golden Three Silver Four" by the talent recruitment market in March and April. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the offline recruitment activity was once stalled, and it is now gradually on track with the resumption of work in various places.
Whether for recruiters, headhunters or job seekers, this year's "recruitment wave" is particularly special. The reporter of China-Singapore Jingwei interviewed the three experienced persons. What kind of problems are they facing and where does the opportunity come from?
"Gold three silver four may become gold five silver six"
"Every year, some people ridicule and say, 'This year is the most difficult graduation season', but 2020 can really be regarded as the 'most difficult'." Wang Zhangming, general manager of Anhui Zhihui Information Technology Co., Ltd. said with a bitter smile.
Wang Zhangming concluded that there have been two stages from the outbreak to the present. "The first stage is around February to March. Due to the impact of isolation, it is difficult for many industries to resume work. Our platform mainly serves grassroots job groups. This is obvious." At the beginning of the epidemic, a large number of grassroots employees appeared The situation of "segregating" at home, and the enterprises that produce medical supplies such as masks and disinfectants at the same time are seriously short of people. After the emergency adjustment, Wang Zhangming's recruitment platform opened a "green channel" for the medical supplies industry to meet its short-term and emergency needs and achieved good results.
However, after the peak period of anti-epidemic, with the gradual saturation of the demand for talent in the medical supplies industry, the shortage of jobs in the recruitment market has become prominent.
"Since the end of March, people who have more accurate judgments on the impact of the epidemic have basically found a job, while another part of job seekers have missed opportunities. For service industries including catering and tourism, some If the company has not resumed work, the demand for recruitment has faded; some companies have posted recruitment notices online, but there is no short-term demand. There are very few job seekers who really achieve interviews and jobs, so this stage is matching talents. It's embarrassing. "Wang Zhangming said.
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In addition to social-oriented recruitment, the situation facing school recruitment is also very severe. Wang Zhangming said that taking the blue-collar market as an example, this year, there were 400,000 more junior college graduates than last year. On the other hand, as the SMEs with the largest employment population, the epidemic was greatly affected, and some enterprises were facing Under the pressure of survival, it is hard to have the leeway to absorb fresh students.
"Because the spring recruitment this year is greatly affected by factors such as the epidemic situation and isolation, it is different from the concept of" gold, silver and silver four "in previous years. It is expected that the recruitment wave may be delayed until May and June. It will gradually "lift the ban", and at the same time approaching graduation, a large number of fresh students will have more urgent job search needs.
In Wang Zhangming's view, not all the negative effects of the epidemic on the recruitment platform are negative, and there are also business opportunities. "This outbreak is a big Internet lesson for the public, and it also gives you a deeper understanding of Internet tools such as QR codes and mobile apps. Due to the outbreak, the offline job fairs have been closed, and the demand has been transferred to online. . From February to March, our recruitment platform's traffic, registration, and registration volume doubled, which may be an opportunity for the rapid development of online recruitment platforms. "
"I want to be quarantined before taking up the job, because the company didn't want me in the end"
"I had a job search at this time last year, and I'm looking for it again this year. I feel the change is quite obvious." Shen Yupeng was a "code farmer" who worked in Beijing. After leaving in 2019, he became a freelancer. The original plan was to return to the workplace after the Spring Festival this year, but the sudden epidemic disrupted his plan.
After leaving last year, Shen Yupeng returned to his home in Langfang, Hebei, and returned the apartment he rented in Beijing. During the job search process, most companies have shifted from offline and written tests to online. "If you are recruiting offline, you will usually take the written test first, and this year many companies have chosen to pick the written test questions from the question bank website for job seekers to do."
Screenshot of the written test website used by some companies in the online test
Although it is a home exam, the method of invigilating the online written exam is also very strict. "The written test will automatically set the submission time. In order to prevent cheating, the whole process will be recorded and the screen cannot be cut during the test. When the mouse leaves the browser and the browser loses focus, it will be recorded." Shen Yupeng introduced.
Although it takes only 20 minutes to travel from Langfang to Beijing by train, which is more convenient than many Beijing locals to go to work, during the epidemic, these 20 minutes have become a big obstacle. "I am also quite cautious myself. Some companies insist on on-site interviews. I thought about it or refused. I tried to avoid taking the train at the peak of the epidemic."
When discussing the onboarding time with the enterprise, Shen Yupeng will generally say that he will join the job two weeks later. "Because I needed to be quarantined for 14 days to be employed in Beijing at the time, I had to arrive in two weeks at the earliest. For this reason, a company rejected me at the end of the interview because the two weeks were too long and they couldn't wait."
From 0:00 on April 30, the first-level emergency response of major public health emergencies in Beijing was adjusted to second-level. For those who travel to Beijing from low-risk areas in China, they are no longer required to stay at home for 14 days. This is for Shen Yupeng. This is particularly good news. "Overall I feel that it is still quite difficult to find a job this year, but it is not the most difficult. Let's look at opportunities slowly."
"Headhunters change companies in two days, how can job seekers trust you?"
After the outbreak, Feng Kang, a headhunting consultant in his hometown in Handan, started working from home. "I can find a job rhythm at home. A person searches for a job in the house and listens to two songs during the break. Sometimes the condition is better than in the company."
Feng Kang's main job is to match middle-level and above positions for real estate companies. He admitted that the biggest intuitive feeling in recent months is "less jobs, more job seekers."
"Some companies have taken measures such as layoffs and salary cuts for development, and some employees will consider changing jobs. From my experience, there are especially many people who want to change jobs this year. In the past, one candidate could have multiple positions to choose from. But now there will be multiple candidates to compete in a position. "Feng Kang said," If the profit of the service target is affected, the positions we receive will naturally decrease and decrease. To be honest, this change has an effect on our headhunting work. great influence."
Although the number of available positions has been reduced, Feng Kang's workload has been unprecedentedly high. "There are so many job seekers. Every day I am busy communicating with candidates. I am getting busy, and I dare not let myself be idle." Feng Kang believes that although the past few months belong to the "low valley" of recruitment, with the domestic epidemic The improvement of the company's recruitment demand will usher in a warm up. "It's only a matter of time before the peak comes, and opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared."
A few days ago, according to media reports, some city offices of the career platform Wuyou have received a notice that "close the office and all employees terminate their labor relations." According to Cheng Wuyou's response, the 11 city offices in Shijiazhuang and Urumqi were closed this time, affecting the labor relations of 127 future Wuyou employees, mainly because the business of enterprise users tends to be concentrated and the impact of the epidemic is superimposed.
Speaking of the liquidity of the headhunting industry, Feng Kang said that he did not think that the rate of headhunting was higher. Although his performance has been affected in the recent period, he also intends to accumulate contacts and lay the foundation for future opportunities. "After all, headhunting is to help others introduce positions. If you change companies in two days, how can people trust you?" He said frankly. (Sino-Singapore Jingwei app)
(At the request of the interviewer, Shen Yupeng and Feng Kang in the text are pseudonyms)
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