There is no doubt that the coronavirus is lending ample perspective to agencies that are forced to make the dramatic leap from traditional office to remote work. In recent years, work-from-home policies have expanded and advanced, and a growing number of professionals are mobile. They know how to work from home and are able to when necessary.
As a recruiter, I can tell you that the ability to work remotely is requested by 80 percent of candidates. Expanding remote opportunities gives greater satisfaction to employees and opens the door to hiring contract workers that are talented, dedicated and most importantly, scalable.
After all, working remotely is becoming more of a norm than a perk and there are a growing number of talented professionals who prefer working from home or elsewhere. Some talents prefer to focus on gig work because it’s remote (not to mention age agnostic). Now, more than ever before, agencies need to reconsider their staffing and use of remote gig workers to enrich and modernize their businesses, not to mention enhance their profitability.
As our nation grinds to a standstill due to COVID-19, many agencies are burdened with tremendous overhead in terms of space and equipment that sits idle. Now is the ideal time to reconsider plans for the future that are financially efficient and attract today’s mobile workforce.
There is no doubt that the coronavirus is lending ample perspective to agencies that are forced to make the dramatic leap from traditional offices to remote work. In recent years, work-from-home policies have expanded and advanced, and a growing number of professionals are mobile. They know how to work from home and are able to when necessary.