From hiring new employees and training them to ensuring that the company is compliant with the local labor laws, businesses must go the extra mile to keep a healthy working environment for all employees. HR, which previously had its employees relying on manual data entry and record-keeping in getting the job done, continues to realize the benefits of digitalizing processes and automating workflows. According to research by Gartner, the early adopters of automation in HR processes reported improved data-based decision making, better employee experience, reduction of repetitive and manual tasks, and extensive cost savings.
47% of businesses will utilize AI-based software in human resources by 2023. AI (Artificial Intelligence) is already being leveraged by 17% of businesses. Gartner
With remote work on the rise and the business landscape drastically changing, in 2023, the use of technology to deliver the best HR operations such as streamlining processes, enabling remote working, and automating workflows will become a necessity.
Here are five functions that HR departments must automate to stay competitive in 2023.
Talent acquisition
In 2023, owing to the new remote working trend, many businesses will be looking for skilled workers abroad. For this, HR departments will spend a significant amount of time focusing on one of their primary goals: Acquiring talent. However, the lengthy process of going through hundreds of CVs, shortlisting employees, sending personalized notifications, and scheduling interviews on calls can all be automated to effectively speed up the hiring process.
Even by partially automating the hiring process, organizations can boost candidate screenings, reduce recruiting costs, and offer candidates a better interview scheduling experience. There will be no time wasted going through hundreds of CVs, shortlisting employees, sending personalized notifications, and scheduling interviews on calls.
Onboarding and training process
Onboarding is one of the processes every employee looks forward to when joining a new company, but it is a very time-consuming process. The coming year will see people from diverse places joining companies remotely and much of their onboarding will be done through online means.
Ensuring a smooth transition into the company not just helps the new joiner get up to speed with the job role but also leaves an impression. The good news is the onboarding process does not have to be so time-consuming anymore.
Software platforms such as Microsoft Power Platform are now helping organizations deliver a smooth onboarding experience with utmost speed. Through intelligently-designed workflows, onboarding forms can be delivered timely, necessary documents submissions and approvals can be streamlined, and training material can be made available as soon as the newly hired employee joins.
