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By Sarah Hernon, Principal Consultant — Right Management UK Now more than ever, digital competency is key to ongoing employability – and virtual outplacement support is here to help. As many of us continue to work remotely, digitisation has accelerated across multiple sectors, including career development. Whilst virtual learning isn’t new, the rapid move from face-to-face to online has driven innovation and change within outplacement delivery. But can virtual career support deliver the same impact? When deployed correctly, virtual support offers a multitude of benefits. Practise & success As a result of Covid-19, many businesses have experienced an acceleration in the digitisation of their operations and services, especially within the recruitment process. Virtual is quickly becoming the norm for recruiters and HR professionals, with interviews and on-boarding processes taking place online instead of face-to-face – and 70% of talent professionals predicting virtual recruitment to become the new standard. Outplacement support has also adopted this shift in focus; whether through the use of video conferencing platforms for coaching sessions, or pushing for candidates to practise interview techniques via simulation technology. Gaining experience operating in this digital world is vital for success during the recruitment process – and it’s about more than
