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Work in the time of Coronavirus
"Everything is up in the air right now and my husband is taking on two essential jobs. So, I don't have a lot of time to job search. We also have kids, homeschooling, housework and working. Don't have time for much else." -
Business services employee, South
Job Seeker
"I think most people are worried about their health & their families’ health. I think it will get easier each week as we get closer to beating this problem." -
Construction worker, Northeast
Employer
Monster Community Voices
Monster Insights
"Everything is up in the air right now and my husband is taking on two essential jobs. So, I don't have a lot of time to
job search. We also have kids, homeschooling, housework and working. Don't have time for much else." -
Business services employee, South
Job Seeker
"I think most people are worried about their health & their families’ health. I think it will get
easier each week as we get closer to
beating this problem." -
Construction worker, Northeast
Employer
Monster Community Voices
"Everything is up in the air right now and my husband is taking on two essential jobs. So, I don't have a lot of time to
job search. We also have kids, homeschooling, housework and working. Don't have time for much else." -
Business services employee, South
Job Seeker
"I think most people are worried about their health & their families’ health. I think it will get
easier each week as we get closer to
beating this problem." -
Construction worker, Northeast
Employer
Monster Community Voices
Monster Community Sentiment
Candidate
Employer
Monster Community Sentiment
Candidate
Employer
Candidate
Employer
Monster Community Sentiment
Source: Monster online communities of candidates and employers; May 15, 2020.
Source: Monster online communities of job seekers and employers; May 5, 2020.
Source: Monster online communities of job seekers and employers; April 27, 2020.
Source: Online communities of job seekers and recruiters, respectively, sponsored by Monster via C Space, April 24 – 29, 2020.
Source: Monster online communities of job seekers (n=126) and employers (n=119); March 29-April 4, 2020 | US
COVID-19 might change the way we work in the long run
Nearly half (46% of employees) feel their ways of working will change long term in the following ways: boost in remote working, increased health & safety protocols and residual emotional impact.
Slowing the job search
Job seekers are expressing lower levels of confidence in landing a new job: only a third are actively seeking a job versus nearly half, a week earlier.
Slowed hiring
Over the last two weeks, two thirds of employers report that they are no longer hiring. Week over week, they feel greater uncertainty surrounding the future of their business beyond just hiring needs.
Some job searches on hold
20% of job seekers have decided to pause their search—and many feel an overwhelming sense of fatigue as demands across their personal lives increase, or that they do not have enough information to make a plan during this chaotic time.
Concerns over job security
58% of employers express consistent concern for their job security week over week, and employees feel similarly with 67% expressing concern.
Health safety is a rising concern for job search. Job candidates actively looking for a job are reconsidering searching until the pandemic passes, due to an increased concern about their health and being compromised or exposed while working outside the home. This coincides with anxiety about COVID outbreaks yet to come.
Online learning is not just for kids. Those still looking for work are shifting expectations toward changing industries or having to work from home. As a result, many candidates are looking for ways to learn new skills online including courses and webinars.
Job seekers continue to broaden their horizons. Candidates continue to favor similar jobs rather than the same job they previously held as a way to use their existing skills in new ways, opening up their searches outside of their fields—a trend we’ve seen over the past few weeks.
Work from home may be decreasing productivity. A recent poll reveals that 62% of employers feel their personal productivity has dropped due to WFH, while an increasing sense of loss of control and identity, along with a lack of a routine and an office environment can hinder productivity.
Productivity slips during WFH.
Online communities of job seekers and recruiters, respectively, sponsored by Monster via C Space.
Job search on hold. The number of candidates putting an active job search on hold is increasing as they express anxiety, frustration, and a general sense of exhaustion with the current climate and the ever-changing state of the pandemic and its impact on the jobs market and the economy.
Future of work is changing: 62% of employers cite increases in remote working, a significant decrease in travel and in-office meetings, and increased cleaning protocols as top concerns for getting back to work. This is in line with the way workers felt in early April when 46% of respondents felt their jobs would change as a result of COVID-19.
Flexibility as part of the new normal. For those candidates actively seeking a new job, many are willing to continue working from home when their workplace reopens, are even flexible on salary when considering a new role, but are not particularly flexible when it comes to benefits if offered a new job, according to Monster’s community of job candidates.
Optimism is starting to return.
Our community of candidates and employers is expressing more optimism this past week. Indications of re-opening are contributing to feelings of hopefulness, which is the first time that positive sentiment is increasing since we’re started tracking in late March.
Monster Community Insights
Source: Monster online communities of candidates and employers; May 15, 2020.
Source: Monster online communities of job seekers and employers; May 5, 2020.
Source: Monster online communities of job seekers and employers; April 27, 2020.
Source: Online communities of job seekers and recruiters, respectively, sponsored by Monster via C Space, April 24 – 29, 2020.
Source: Monster online communities of job seekers (n=126) and employers (n=119); March 29-April 4, 2020 | US
COVID-19 might change the way we work in the long run
Nearly half (46% of employees) feel their ways of working will change long term in the following ways: boost in remote working, increased health & safety protocols and residual emotional impact.
Some job searches on hold
20% of job seekers have decided to pause their search—and many feel an overwhelming sense of fatigue as demands across their personal lives increase, or that they do not have enough information to make a plan during this chaotic time.
Slowing the job search
Job seekers are expressing lower levels of confidence in landing a new job: only a third are actively seeking a job versus nearly half, a week earlier.
Slowed hiring
Over the last two weeks, two thirds of employers report that they are no longer hiring. Week over week, they feel greater uncertainty surrounding the future of their business beyond just hiring needs.
Concerns over job security
58% of employers express consistent concern for their job security week over week, and employees feel similarly with 67% expressing concern.
Health safety is a rising concern for job search. Job candidates actively looking for a job are reconsidering searching until the pandemic passes, due to an increased concern about their health and being compromised or exposed while working outside the home. This coincides with anxiety about COVID outbreaks yet to come.
Online learning is not just for kids. Those still looking for work are shifting expectations toward changing industries or having to work from home. As a result, many candidates are looking for ways to learn new skills online including courses and webinars.
Job seekers continue to broaden their horizons. Candidates continue to favor similar jobs rather than the same job they previously held as a way to use their existing skills in new ways, opening up their searches outside of their fields—a trend we’ve seen over the past few weeks.
Work from home may be decreasing productivity. A recent poll reveals that 62% of employers feel their personal productivity has dropped due to WFH, while an increasing sense of loss of control and identity, along with a lack of a routine and an office environment can hinder productivity.
Productivity slips during WFH.
Online communities of job seekers and recruiters, respectively, sponsored by Monster via C Space.
Job search on hold. The number of candidates putting an active job search on hold is increasing as they express anxiety, frustration, and a general sense of exhaustion with the current climate and the ever-changing state of the pandemic and its impact on the jobs market and the economy.
Future of work is changing: 62% of employers cite increases in remote working, a significant decrease in travel and in-office meetings, and increased cleaning protocols as top concerns for getting back to work. This is in line with the way workers felt in early April when 46% of respondents felt their jobs would change as a result of COVID-19.
Flexibility as part of the new normal. For those candidates actively seeking a new job, many are willing to continue working from home when their workplace reopens, are even flexible on salary when considering a new role, but are not particularly flexible when it comes to benefits if offered a new job, according to Monster’s community of job candidates.
Optimism is starting to return.
Our community of candidates and employers is expressing more optimism this past week. Indications of re-opening are contributing to feelings of hopefulness, which is the first time that positive sentiment is increasing since we’re started tracking in late March.
Monster Community Insights
Source: Online communities of job seekers and recruiters, respectively, sponsored by Monster via C Space, April 24 – 29, 2020.
Source: Monster online communities of job seekers (n=126) and employers (n=119); March 29-April 4, 2020 | US
COVID-19 might change the way we work in the long run
Nearly half (46% of employees) feel their ways of working will change long term in the following ways: boost in remote working, increased health & safety protocols and residual emotional impact.
Some job searches on hold
20% of job seekers have decided to pause their search—and many feel an overwhelming sense of fatigue as demands across their personal lives increase, or that they do not have enough information to make a plan during this chaotic time.
Slowing the job search
Job seekers are expressing lower levels of confidence in landing a new job: only a third are actively seeking a job versus nearly half, a week earlier.
Slowed hiring
Over the last two weeks, two thirds of employers report that they are no longer hiring. Week over week, they feel greater uncertainty surrounding the future of their business beyond just hiring needs.
Concerns over job security
58% of employers express consistent concern for their job security week over week, and employees feel similarly with 67% expressing concern.
Health safety is a rising concern for job search. Job candidates actively looking for a job are reconsidering searching until the pandemic passes, due to an increased concern about their health and being compromised or exposed while working outside the home. This coincides with anxiety about COVID outbreaks yet to come.
Online learning is not just for kids. Those still looking for work are shifting expectations toward changing industries or having to work from home. As a result, many candidates are looking for ways to learn new skills online including courses and webinars.
Job seekers continue to broaden their horizons. Candidates continue to favor similar jobs rather than the same job they previously held as a way to use their existing skills in new ways, opening up their searches outside of their fields—a trend we’ve seen over the past few weeks.
Work from home may be decreasing productivity. A recent poll reveals that 62% of employers feel their personal productivity has dropped due to WFH, while an increasing sense of loss of control and identity, along with a lack of a routine and an office environment can hinder productivity.
Productivity slips during WFH.
Online communities of job seekers and recruiters, respectively, sponsored by Monster via C Space.
Job search on hold. The number of candidates putting an active job search on hold is increasing as they express anxiety, frustration, and a general sense of exhaustion with the current climate and the ever-changing state of the pandemic and its impact on the jobs market and the economy.
Future of work is changing: 62% of employers cite increases in remote working, a significant decrease in travel and in-office meetings, and increased cleaning protocols as top concerns for getting back to work. This is in line with the way workers felt in early April when 46% of respondents felt their jobs would change as a result of COVID-19.
Flexibility as part of the new normal. For those candidates actively seeking a new job, many are willing to continue working from home when their workplace reopens, are even flexible on salary when considering a new role, but are not particularly flexible when it comes to benefits if offered a new job, according to Monster’s community of job candidates.
Optimism is starting to return.
Our community of candidates and employers is expressing more optimism this past week. Indications of re-opening are contributing to feelings of hopefulness, which is the first time that positive sentiment is increasing since we’re started tracking in late March.
Monster Community Insights