HR departments have had their hands full lately. As if the pandemic, the urgent shift to online working and the need to coordinate new remote and hybrid working practices were not enough, they now face the urgent need to find the right talent and build a new culture. enterprise that makes the workplace productive and rewarding. And all this while keeping an eye on budgets, as inflation soars and the threat of a recession looms. Automation is becoming an increasingly popular tool to help HR departments tackle their latest challenge, but how exactly does it help?
Despite the current economic difficulties, employment rates remain high for the time being and companies in all sectors are struggling to retain and attract the best talent. Flexibility and mixed work have become minimum conditions in an attempt to entice a demanding workforce to stay or join. Beyond simple work practices, employees seek workplaces with fulfilling company cultures and challenging and rewarding roles. The last 12 months have seen a surge in demand for workflow automation technology from HR teams looking to use automation to stand out and improve the employee experience right from the start.
It’s no wonder, then, that automated recruiting is up 316% year-over-year as HR departments across all industries source new talent more efficiently. More and more companies in all sectors – such as Deezer, or even Franprix – have turned to automation for HR and administrative processes, as well as to cover post-recruitment stages (reception, compensation, leave, etc.). ).
By automating recruitment processes, companies can select the most suitable candidates for consideration much faster. Automating the recruiting process also improves the experience of potential recruits. With fewer mundane administrative tasks to perform, recruiters can focus on building relationships with potential candidates, while the faster and easier process, which helps create a positive impression of the company, means that candidates receive faster responses and do not have to wait forever for a decision, whether positive or negative.
Similarly, employee onboarding automation has also increased by 256% in the past 12 months, accounting for 20% of all automated HR processes. The task of integrating newcomers has become more complex as the workforce disperses. Automating the onboarding process helps improve the experience for new hires and allows them to be more productive from the get-go. Using automation to ease the onboarding process has other benefits as well, including allowing companies to cut costs by identifying underutilized software or services – which can therefore be removed without disrupting the workflow. activity.
HR is indeed one of the most advanced sectors in the adoption of automation, with the hospitality sector (which has seen its adoption rate skyrocket from 15 to 18%, this sector seeking recouping pandemic losses by streamlining processes) and the finance industry, which is currently leading the way, now accounting for 26% of all automations.
As organizations and businesses across industries seek to save money, operate more efficiently, and most importantly, make the role of employees more rewarding by automating the most mundane and administrative tasks, we will inevitably see an increase in automations in all the domains. Still, for now, HR should lead by example and drive workflow automation – not just for the business good of the company, but also for the benefit of employees and individuals.