Recruitment of IT leaders is back in high gear after companies suspended executive searches to address the disruption thrust upon them by the coronavirus pandemic. But with respect to social-distancing precautions that epitomize The New Normal, executive courtships are conducted with key differences, recruiters say.
Wooing candidates has been vastly simplified, as recruiters and companies conduct most meetings with executives via videoconference — and during off-hours and weekends — rather than in-person, says Chris Patrick, global head of Egon Zehnder’s technology officers practice.