SHULIN LEE

Co-founder, Ansa Search In the first quarter of 2020, we had zero revenue. This was a first in the 11 years of my recruitment career. We rallied the team to target a different segment of the market — sectors which would thrive because of the pandemic. We relied heavily on social media to get the word out. The pandemic has changed the way we work. Fresh graduates and more junior executives have been largely working from home. This has impacted their ease of transiting into a new role, learning on the job, and somewhat stunted their development. All the virtual meetings in the world cannot replace chance encounters with a teammate in the pantry, water cooler discussions with a senior, and listening to how your manager navigates a tricky situation over the phone, whilst seated in an open concept office. To breach the gap — experienced professionals can be encouraged to form their own communities in their respective industries. If we were to take a chapter from Lean In, where Sheryl Sandburg had thousands of professionals form circles.