HR professionals can benefit from using workflows
Most human resources professionals – at companies of just about any size – know full well that they have a lot of data to collect and manage over the course of a week or month. Unfortunately, many may not be fully set up to handle the workload as quickly and easily as they'd like. To that end, if they can set up automated processes that ferry information to the right places, as it comes in, they may be able to get ahead once again.
Often, this efficiency issue arises when HR pros have to sift through large amounts of resumes coming in for just about any type of open position their companies may have, according to Martech Advisor. Even when company sites or third parties have forms for applicants to fill out, rather than just having them send in resumes as attachments via email, it's not always easy to collect and organize that information.
Where workflows help
But when automated workflows are set up to help HR professionals handle large amounts of data being collected over a period of days, weeks or more, everything can flow much more easily, Martech Advisor noted. That, in turn, can help to improve internal clarity and external relations with applicants who could potentially turn into hires, all while simultaneously making things a little easier for HR pros. That can be especially true when HR departments have more than one worker.
A growing trend
Across just about all industries, investment in these kinds of software solutions is taking off among HR departments, and it's a trend that's likely to continue for some time to come, according to Hoovers Research. There are a large and growing number of major players developing such solutions, and the market could keep growing through 2023 at least.
When HR professionals have more time to devote to tasks that are not related to simply organizing large amounts of data, they may be able to work more efficiently in a number of different areas. Setting up even basic workflows may help them achieve those goals in short order, especially in an economy when many companies are increasing hiring.
