From a consumer’s perspective, there can be nothing worse for a business than to be dealing with an unmotivated, inexperienced, or unqualified employee. Simply put, success for a business can often depend on having the right people in the right positions. This is usually where human resources comes into play. However, considering the growing influence of technology as well as the increasing skill demands of many positions, “old school” human resources methods are struggling to meet the changing needs of business.
Fortunately, there are companies such as France’s PeopleDoc who specialize in addressing the changing realities in HR departments around the world. PeopleDoc, which has just announced plans to open its first U.S. office in New York City, is attempting to revolutionize the human resources industry by taking it to new digital heights. PeopleDoc allows its customers to have company-wide real time access to virtually all HR data by means of effective cloud solutions and an app-like interface. Already counting companies like Starbucks, Dow Chemical, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and CGI its customers, the technology vendors of PeopleDoc stand at the ready to aid any business in increasing productivity and improving the employee as well as the customer experience.
Before adding or augmenting a new service, the question must always be: why is a workflow change necessary? In the HR sector the answer is manifold.
- First, the talent employees are attempting to recruit inhabits a digital reality, but HR departments do not. For example, mobile devices account for over a billion job searches per month, but 75% of HR departments rely on traditional (non-digital) recruitment techniques. What is more, while websites like Glassdoor are allowing employees a public forum to discuss workplace issues, 80% of HR departments are still using one-way communication for learning and development.
- Second, using digital methods for organization and development can boost a company’s access to pool to available talent. When using an employer branding strategy based on social media, Novo Nordisk, for instance, saw a 300% increase in its “graduate program” applications. Similarly, with use of gamification, NTT Data saw a 50% increase in employees taking up leadership roles.
- Currently, 70% of organizations with HR IT systems face integration issues, but less than half of North American organizations see HR as a driver of profit and the same number lack any measure of talent investment returns. This perception makes HR departments slow to be at the receiving end of modernization efforts.
Without doubt, any business could build an organic, in-house digital HR system which would take substantial time and money. Alternatively, a business could place itself ahead of the curve by contracting with a digital HR company.
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