Starting a new job during a pandemic
Updated / Monday, 22 Feb 2021
14:21
A phenomenon of the pandemic is virtual recruitment.
Thousands of people have started new jobs over the past year, and are working remotely having never been to their new workplace or having never met their new colleagues in person.
Starting a new job is daunting, but navigating a new role under these difficult circumstances can be stressful.
Mike Edgar started a new job with Salaso, a software company based in Tralee, where he works as a junior software engineer, developing and testing code.
"The interview was a virtual interview, done through Microsoft Teams," he said. "When you're in person you get a better feel for how things are going.