Despite economic headwinds in some major markets, hiring activity in most sectors remains strong as companies continue in their efforts to reconfigure their post-pandemic business.

In this panel webinar, featuring head-hunters from Europe and Asia, we will look at current hiring trends for experienced professionals and share intelligence on the state of the hiring market in different sectors and regions.

We will examine:

  • The sectors hiring most actively.
  • New skill requirements (for instance related to digital and sustainability)
  • How candidates can best position themselves.
  • Current hiring controversies related to home vs office working.
  • How candidates can bridge the divide between mid-level and senior roles.

Some mistakes to avoid (and opportunities to impress) in the new virtual hiring model.

Everyone who registers will be asked to complete our hiring trends 2023 survey (and receive results) and submit questions in advance to the panel.

All participants receive:

  • Access to the webinar and the chance to ask questions live
  • Catch-up recording of the webinar
  • A bonus materials resource pack including slides and support materials

Programme & speakers

Bhawana Malhotra
Bhawana Malhotra (Partner, Egon Zehnder, Singapore)Before joining Egon Zehnder, Bhawana held several roles at Novartis Pharma including Commercial Execution Excellence for Asia, and Head of Insights and Analytics for the US Pharma business. She also helped launch Cosentyx, a biologic in the US for patients with certain rheumatologic conditions. Previously, she was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company US, assisting clients in the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and health-care services sectors. She also helped McKinsey set up its first off-shore unit in India in 1997. Bhawana began her career at Arthur Andersen in the audit and business consulting group in India.

Bhawana has a Bachelor of Commerce with honors from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women of Delhi University and an MBA in Strategy, Finance, and Operations at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She became a chartered accountant at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Bhawana is passionate about spending time with her family and is also studying to be a vedic astrologer.

Fotini Iconomopoulos
Fotini Iconomopoulos is an instructor of MBA Negotiations at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto.

She used her negotiation skills in the corporate world in the consumer packaged goods industry before becoming a management consultant where she created a successful negotiation advisory practice for another global firm before branching off on her own. She is passionate about helping people develop the confidence to take on whatever challenges come their way, and has a particular interest in empowering women and disadvantaged groups.

She is the author of Say Less, Get More: Unconventional Negotiation Techniques to Get What You Want

Mikael Zoghbi
Mikael Zoghbi is a Senior Client Partner and Middle East regional market leader at Korn Ferry for the Global Financial Services and leads its efforts in both the Middle East and Africa. Prior to his current role Mikael established and ran his own executive search business focused on ‘C’ suite appointments with a Middle East focus.

Although a sector generalist, Mikael’s core experience is regional, and he had a twenty year career in corporate and retail banking in the Middle East and North Africa prior to entering the search world. Since 2002, Mikael has worked on search and leadership assessment mandates in retail, commercial and investment banking, Islamic banking. asset management, infrastructure, private equity, Sovereign Wealth Funds, international financial institutions, insurance, pension funds and real estate for some of the region’s most vibrant brands. Other areas of expertise include FMCG, transportation, technology and fintech businesses.

Mikael’s experience of the wider Middle East environment in the banking, industrial and trading industries in the region have proved invaluable to clients who are active in or entering these markets. Mikael holds a degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from INSEAD. He studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo in 1978 and speaks Arabic, French and Swedish, moderate German and French.

Location & travel details

Online.

New York - 08h00 to 08h59
London - 13h00 to 13h59
Paris - 14h00 to 14h59
Dubai - 16h00 to 16h59
Singapore - 20h00 to 20h5

Who should attend

All alumni interested in the subject area.

Cost & concessions

Cranfield Discounted tickets are £14.95. Please book your ticket here. (use code "cran-disc" if discounted ticket does not show)