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Joining a New Organization Remotely? Here are the top 5 Tips to Succeed

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  If you read this blog, you deserve our heartfelt congratulations for being among the lucky bunch of professionals who could prove their talent during the  virtual recruitment  process! While you successfully cracked the code of taking online interviews, the journey ahead may be difficult in the current times. That’s because no one has prepared you to commence your new role in the new organization from home!  So, whether it’s your first job or another career move, you may face hurdles right from getting across your employer’s onboarding process to knowing your manager and team, even the work assigned. It's not easy to prove yourself to be a valuable resource and a team player while working in a remote setup. Getting to know the organization, your colleagues, and even understanding office politics is more difficult without the experience of being able to connect with others in person. But, no need to get nervous.  We come bearing good news. This blog brings you all the tried and te

6 Pro Tips for Hiring Teams & New Recruits with Remote Interviews

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  Whether we like it or not, there is a huge disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in the world of human resources. For the hiring managers, the pandemic opened a pandora box.  A series of lockdowns followed by a work from home (#WFH) mandate made it impossible to meet the candidates face-to-face and gather detailed information about their attitudes and behavior.  While remote interviewing became possible using technology, bigger problems emerged. Hiring teams today face the challenge of the changing expectations from the candidates who demand a raise on existing compensation & ask questions on the company’s Work from Home policies, flexible working hours, healthcare benefits. They seek a workplace culture that affiliates with their values and convenience.  Yes, these are the realities of the modern-day workplace! How to manage the whole new world of hiring remotely, from attracting top talent, managing mass applications to finding candidates worth interviewing, and aligning t

6 Effective Ways to Receive Daily Status Update from your Remote Team

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By the beginning of April 2020, 81% of the global workforce lived in countries with mandatory or recommended office closures. As usual, employees had to adapt to work from home and tune in to virtual meetings to run a business.  As a manager, it is your responsibility to establish a culture that promotes remote employee engagement by  reinventing your team management strategies with a remote-friendly approach. Staying up to date with your team can be both challenging and time-consuming. Your team spends 60% time on tasks that don’t contribute to meaningful work, such as communicating about work, seeking information, managing changing priorities according to the Anatomy of Work Index. The Korn Ferry Survey states that over 67% of employees say spending too much time on meetings and calls distracts them from doing productive work. And 89% of employees say they spend at least some time each week on unproductive meetings and audio/video calls. Julie Morgenstern, the productivity expert, st