{Podcast} Getting a job, COVID style
The trillion dollar questions are when will we return to work and what work will we return to.
ABC Wide Bay’s Kier Shorey and I take a look at the possibilities of post COVID work., the industries and jobs that are COVID resistant and available now, the industries and jobs that will rise when we start to come our of COVID and those that will be slow to return.
Take a listen now (9 minutes 42 seconds)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What was different about job-seeking during COVID?
The collapse of informal referral networks as workplaces went remote, the compression of recruitment into digital channels, and the simultaneous increase in competition as many people sought work at the same time. These conditions revealed how much of traditional hiring depended on physical proximity and informal relationship maintenance.
Q: What strategies worked for job-seekers in the COVID labour market?
Digital visibility, direct outreach rather than platform-mediated application, and the ability to demonstrate capability through digital means — portfolios, published thinking, online credibility — all became more valuable when the normal mechanisms for professional relationship-building were unavailable.
Q: What does COVID-era job-seeking reveal about the future of hiring?
That the transition to digital-first hiring has permanently raised the importance of digital professional presence. Employers who could not meet candidates in person learned to evaluate them through digital signals. That capability has persisted — making online professional visibility more important for career success than it was before.
Q: Can Morris Misel speak about career futures and navigating labour market change?
Yes. For keynotes on careers, employment, and the future of work, visit morrismisel.com/event-organisers.
Discover the possibilities of post COVID work., the industries and jobs that are COVID resistant and available now, the industries and jobs that will rise when we start to come our of COVID and those that will be slow to return.
The shift around Getting a job, COVID style is not purely structural. It changes what capabilities organisations value, how people find meaning in their roles, and what conditions make good work possible. Leaders who understand this early retain the talent they need and build cultures that attract it.
The most important question is not whether Getting a job, COVID style will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.
