A cold start to 2025, weather-wise, but let’s look for warmer times ahead when it comes to business, and recruitment in particular!

Can you believe that the Covid pandemic began five years ago? It seems like yesterday, and yet the world saw so many changes in that period, possibly the speediest flood of activity for business and all of us. It’s a massive topic. Read our retrospective feature by technology writer Sue Weekes, starting on p24, to see what top in-house recruiters, innovative agency recruiters and other industry thought leaders are thinking about five years later.

Can you believe that the Covid pandemic began five years ago? It seems like only yesterday

The pandemic and its knock-on effects provided a litmus test as to what really mattered and what was less important. For instance, one of my team fell very ill the week that the first lockdown started and was not able to return to work until two years later. That mattered.

Five years later, there’s still adjusting to do, to find the sweet spot where the light meets the dark when it comes to life, work and everything else.

Own your best 2025!

DeeDee Doke, Editor