MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Four Steps to Successful Virtual Hiring

Hiring processes changed drastically over the past year as the pandemic forced interviews and candidate assessments to occur remotely. When approached correctly, virtual hiring can be far superior to its in-person counterpart — with speed, ease, and access on its side. Even though remote arrangements nix the opportunity to meet candidates in person, observe how they act in a team setting, and assess how they fit the company culture — core elements of the face-to-face hiring model — our latest research study concludes that the benefits of virtual hiring outweigh the challenges.

About the Author

Benjamin Laker (@drbenlaker) is a professor of leadership at Henley Business School at the University of Reading. Will Godley (@willgodley) is a broadcast journalist contributing to the BBC, CNN, Forbes, and Sky News. Charmi Patel is an associate professor of international human resource management at Henley Business School. Selin Kudret (@drselinkudret) is an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Kingston Business School.

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