HR Software Trends Today

Choice = Solutions!

• This influx of HR management software has made the corporate ecosystem seemingly more intimidating for HR professionals because there are an overwhelming number of choices - but those choices have added a wealth of new solutions. 
• High performing companies are being thoughtful about their software purchases, now that software solutions are available that address specific pain-points in their operations, such as:
  • Interview scheduling;
  • Candidate-interview matching; and
  • Real-time coaching feedback for interviews
• It’s important to adapt HR management software to be able to keep up with the rest of the corporate world. Technology is more and more ingrained into the way we work, and it’s important for HR departments to leverage data and technology to bring in the next phase of human resources.

Trends in HR Software and Recruiting

• The SelectSoftware Review team tracks the most popular HR and recruiting software categories, and updates it on a quarterly basis. At the time of this recording, those most popular categories are:
  • Applicant Tracking Software
  • AI Recruiting & HR Chatbots
  • Video Interview Platforms
  • Employee Rewards and Recognition
  • Virtual Career Fairs
• HR experts are looking towards new kinds of Applicant Tracking Software, and being able to do multiple onboarding tasks in one platform.
  • There are also HR software to help recruitment teams have more internal optimization and keep applicants in the talent pool, even if they don’t get a certain position. This type of technology boosts the employer's brand and saves recruiters more time down the line
• It can also be beneficial to create a more applicant-friendly experience by developing mobile optimized career sites.
• AI Recruiting is another advancement in HR management softwares being used by companies to cut down on the tediousness of recruiting and create automated solutions.
  • Additionally, the use of HR chatbots, along with making recruitment more mobile friendly, can be useful for high volume recruiting. 
    • It’s easy to train a chatbot to answer questions with high accuracy and completion about prospective candidates.
    • These chatbots can allow recruiter and hiring managers to be better, faster, and smarter about how they hire.
• Video Interviewing has advanced in recent years, and the newness is in its simplicity, using speed integration, UI, and artificial intelligence to pull relevant data.
  • Using AI in recruiting can also eliminate some internal biases when assessing a high volume of candidates. 
  • The demand for video recruiting increased exponentially during the pandemic, and will likely continue to be common in recruiting because of its accessibility and ease.
• The next generation of Employee Rewards and Recognition are focused on peer-to-peer recognition, and encourage a viral loop in their use. 
  • HR software can be used to recognize and reward people who remain engaged and ideally, rewards would be deployed through programs employees already check on a regular basis.
  • The most important metric of these programs is what percentage of employees log-on on a monthly basis and actually use them.
  • Somewhat of an innovation is that some of these companies are offering much more easily accessible rewards, such as:
    • Gas Debit Cards
    • Big, experiential rewards
      • For example, Drift offers employees $10,000 for engineer referrals, but they give it to them as a trip. That trip inevitably gets posted on the employee’s social media, and that amazing reward ends up publicizing the company and their referral program.  
• Virtual Career Fairs have been around forever, but their use exploded during COVID.
  • Great for high-volume recruiting
  • Allows you to reach into different demographics
  • Virtual fairs allow you to partner with organizations, different universities, to expand your reach

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Phil Strazzulla Background

• MBA from Harvard Business School
• BS in Finance and International Business from New York University
• Began his career as a Banking Analyst and Venture Capitalist
• Helped launch the TaskRabbit new deliveries business
• Founded NextWave Hire and served as Chairperson
• Mr. Strazzulla served as a Board Member for the Northeast HR Association
• He currently serves as the Founder of SelectSoftware Reviews.

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