Hired on video: Recruitment in the time of coronavirus

Mayar Capital's experience

The coronavirus pandemic has altered the way companies do business, not least in the way they hire new recruits, as head of investor relations at Mayar Capital Marc Cox explains.

Business as usual. That has been the message coming from the many email notifications hitting inboxes across industries. While many parts of the economy have shut down in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, fund managers have been fortunate enough to be able to make use of technology to work remotely.   Team meetings, client presentations, and trading have all been able to carry on without a hitch. And while the etiquette of video meetings is yet to find a consensus, careful curation of the background bookcase has proven to be a popular first step in what has become a daily diet of sev...