April 6th, 2020
Currently, the coronavirus pandemic affects every area of the business, and when business is people the situation gets really serious. Cancellation of job fairs, more or less formal industry meetings, closed universities and inability to organize any kind of events – these are some of the challenges that employer branding is facing for the first time.
In the context of the Romanian EB calendar, the coronavirus caught us at the worst possible moment. It is in spring that the EB initiatives on the campuses are sprouting and the career fair season begins, which for many companies is the most important manifestation of activity in the academic environment.
Time to think ahead
Despite much of the world in lockdown businesses need to go on. While every company will be affected differently, many of you will continue to recruit the talent that your company needs now and will need after we all get through this. Is also likely that some companies will become more aggressive in poaching candidates.
Finding proactive solutions to attract talents without the use of traditional offline tools will be an all-hands-on-deck challenge for talent acquisition professionals.
As we all know, the COVID-19 outbreak is disrupting several layers of the talent acquisition and recruitment industry. It’s affecting how we implement recruitment marketing strategies, how we work and more. This means that many recruitment industry events are now being cancelled, postponed or moved to online platforms.
Therefore adapting to the situation by going online is the only way to build on your brand awareness and consolidate on why you should be taken into consideration as a potential employer in Romania.
Here’s a list of the employer branding and recruitment events at Catalyst being moved to the online environment:
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Angajatori de TOP online:
As close to a real career fair experience as it gets! Organize webinars, scan and chat with candidates from a large spectrum of profiles. The best part about going online is now you can do it all no matter their location. An ideal event for keeping up brand awareness and securing your own talent pool.
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DevTalks Reimagined
DevTalks Reimagined will gather over 4,000 IT professionals and 100+ international and local speakers. Join if you want to position your company as an attractive employer for developers and boost your brand recognition in the tech community.
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DevAfterWork from Home
Place where the IT&C Community shares ideas with local or international specialists and gives voice for their personal initiatives in the IT field. We tailored the after-work concept to encourage inter-personal connections, sharing ideas in a relaxed online environment, all at a national level.
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Internship&Trainee Marathon
Gain nationwide visibility to promote your Internship & Trainee Programs towards students and fresh graduates, coming from major universities in Romania. You can still start your marathon until the end of April.
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Career Guide. Internship & Trainee Edition
A great foundation for future recruiting and hiring efforts! The publication can feature your brand ads, the latest job openings and career articles. Now it offers a complete experience by using all the benefits of the online environment. You can still get featured until the end of April.
If the global COVID-19 crisis has taught us anything, it’s how many options we have for remaining connected. Taking part in online career fairs, webinars and even large conferences are not only important methods of communication and sharing information, but they’re also vital tools for helping you manage your employer brand footprint in this time of social distancing. We encourage you to keep on going to secure the future success of your talent attraction game!
