How Technology Can Make a Difference During The COVID-19 Pandemic

We’re at a point in time when everything is uncertain. From confusion over the state of the world as it is, to the unclear and unpredictable future of world economies, it’s difficult to tell what the next few months have in store for us. The spread of COVID-19 has affected our daily lives on almost every level.

What we can see with absolute certainty, is that most industries are struggling to maintain the status quo. With the exception of a few that saw a rise in public interest, almost every industry is experiencing a dip in interest.

We noticed a certain trend in what people search for these days. The food, healthcare, and media sectors have seen an incredible increase in popularity and conversion, while the major entertainment and electronic goods industries are experiencing a dry spell.

Technology in a COVID-19 World

The world’s main concern is about utilizing technological advancement to find a definitive solution for the coronavirus pandemic in the form of a cure, treatment, or vaccine.

But it’s also fair to pay attention to what technology can do for all industries. With companies taking to the virtual stage and digitizing their operations, technology has already spared us an immediate global collapse, or worse, a continuation of office work that could have made the pandemic situation even worse than it already is.

In hindsight, it’s an absolute certainty that our ability to work remotely has been a mercy given the circumstances. While service sectors and informal operations are simply unable to do the same, one could say that the online world and latest technologies such as e-commerce, food delivery and many more are what keeps the rest of industries afloat.

Finding Opportunity in The Midst of a Pandemic

Though the events surrounding the pandemic are tragic, this gives companies the chance to experiment with different models, tools, and technological solutions that can ease their workload and improve their process.

We’re not saying to exploit the situation, quite the opposite. This is simply a window of opportunity in which experimenting with different solutions can be afforded. In contrast to the pre-COVID-19 period, adopting a remote work model allows for more flexibility in terms of optimizing operations.

Remote Work

This is a given. Technology that we use in our everyday life has allowed us to adopt a remote work model. Though this has been a rising trend for a few years, it’s become a necessary step towards combating the Covid-19 disease. It’s our most basic way of utilizing technology in order to simplify daily life in the midst of a pandemic.

But the tech world allows a variety of choices, ranging from tools to track employee performance and activity, to industry-specific software that would ease the process for the entire company, through how we can get our grocery and pay our bills.

Recruitment

Everyone expected recruitment to take a dive in terms of interest and activity throughout this period. However, we’ve come to see a steady wave of recruitment uninterrupted by the global pandemic.

This is due mostly to recruitment software and ATS that fit perfectly into the remote work model. Manatal’s AI-powered software allows recruitment agencies and HR professionals to continue their operations unhindered.

Its features cover the entirety of the recruitment process, from candidate sourcing, vetting, interviewing, and onboarding, to post-placement tracking. The AI recommendation engine simplifies recruitment by recommending the best-fitting candidates for a job and vice versa.

Tools & Tech

No matter the industry, someone out there is working on software to simplify what you do. Automation is taking over entire industries, and every day new tools emerge that automate or streamline certain aspects of the work activities. It’s vital to keep an eye on current and new technologies, to test and implement as many tools as possible to make up for the negatives of the remote model. We anticipate a surge of new tech applications to emerge in the coming months, especially for the industries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.