Strategy | The only Certainty is still… Uncertainty

Written by Sophie Meaney, Managing Director, Consulting Solutions & Strategic Development at Amberjack

It has now been 8 weeks since the UK entered lockdown. At that point we had no idea of how this global pandemic would impact our lives.

My advice at the time to our clients and the wider industry was to be Bold, to embrace Digital and be courageous. Now was not the time to play it safe.

So, what has happened in the past 2 months? In terms of Digital Transformation, McKinsey have reported 70% of executives across Europe think that the pandemic is likely to accelerate the pace of digital transformation – the luxury of time has disappeared. And recruitment is no different. Some of the UK’s largest organisations have virtualised their entire process, including EY, who recognised that cancelling their assessment centres could negatively impact candidates and the future success of their business. Using Amberjack’s digital assessment platform Impact, they moved to a completely online assessment centre solution. You can read more about their experience here.