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Job-hunting in a pandemic: City recruiters switch to video interviews

Candidates and companies are increasingly opting for virtual interviews rather than travelling and meeting in person, say headhunters

Job-hunting in a pandemic: City recruiters switch to video interviews
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Looking for a new job as coronavirus sweeps the City? Get ready for a video interview — and maybe a longer wait.

As more confirmed cases of the virus at banks and other finance firms emerge, and institutions like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs activate emergency plans for remote and home working, headhunters are continuing to ply their trade. But they are having to adjust the way they work.

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