The current global health pandemic will change our approach to recruiting as we know it. Prospect engagement, candidate assessment and experience and hiring manager consultation will need to be adapted to reflect evolving societal changes (e.g. remote communication, localized learning and engagement, shifting career priorities, etc.) Join Anne Szeto of Amazon and Matthew Richards of Cognizant as they discuss the impact of COVID on recruiting and tactical adaptations to mitigate talent risks.

About the Panelists:

Matthew Richards
Matthew serves as Director, Talent Acquisition at Cognizant, a Fortune 200 professional services company that transforms clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. If you’re interested in joining Matt, you can learn more about career opportunities here. Previously Matthew served as search consultant at Heidrick & Struggles, Managing Director of his own search firm, and Director of Recruiting and Operations at a high-growth tech startup. Matthew enjoys fitness, reading and writing short stories, and doing any activity at all with his teen sons.

Anne Szeto
Anne is the Director of Strategic Recruiting and Academic Partnerships at Amazon. She leads a 70+ person team that “'builds, cultivates, and retains world-class talent in specialized communities that the best in the world aspire to be a part of.” She joined Amazon in 2012 as the first Principal Executive Recruiter.  If you’re interested in joining Anne at one of the biggest, most innovative companies in the world, you can visit their careers page here. Anne launched her executive recruiting career at Heidrick & Struggles and Gould, McCoy, Chadick & Ellig. In her spare time, she reads and runs and her most recent new hobby is learning Greek with her son.

Lori Murin
Lori is a Senior Director at TALK and VP of Customer Success at RecruitiFi, which is a platform that enables companies to manage all agency recruiters more efficiently, saving time, money and improving candidate quality.  RecruitiFi is used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies and over 20K agencies on a global basis. To learn more, schedule a time to chat with Lori.