As a HR professional, it can feel like so much time is wasted on monotonous yet unavoidable admin. This is time that could be much better spent on more important tasks that genuinely improve employee satisfaction and retention whilst helping the business grow.
However, so many HR professionals don’t realise there are plenty of great tools out there; tech which can free up time and energy by streamlining day to day tasks – it’s just about selecting which to use.
Below is a handpicked list of the top tech to boost your productivity each day:
1. Belong
Finding a candidate that is a perfect fit for a role is rewarding, but the process of getting there is a significant time-drain. As a HR professional, it is your responsibility to wade through CVs, sometimes hundreds of them, for a particularly competitive role. Too often, once you’ve read through the wordy CVs, you realise the candidates’ skills don’t match what is required.
Belong uses a ‘first of its kind’ algorithm that automatically matches candidates’ skills to the desired skills for each specific job role. It then recommends only the best candidates, meaning you can spend time focusing on the few that really matter.
2. Doodle
Whether it’s for an interview, a team catch-up, board meeting, or maybe even to settle employee disputes, its undeniable that HR professionals attend loads of meetings! Often you’re burdened with the task of organising them too. In what may sound like a simple task, so much time is wasted on the unnecessary yet unavoidable back and forth of email chains or WhatsApp messages as you battle to find a date that works for everyone.
Fortunately, Doodle saves time and stress by cutting out this back-and-forth. Create a poll with ease, suggesting possible time and dates, let others vote and Doodle does the rest, getting a date in the diary with just one message.
Upgrading to Doodle Premium provides a number of great extra features. Amongst many more, Premium allows you to customize the platform and create a bespoke design specifically for your business so anyone you organise meetings with sees the whole process fully branded up.
3. Mettl
Once you’ve narrowed down to a few candidates when hiring, you’re still stuck with the task of deciding who is best for the job. This is not only difficult, but also takes a huge chunk of time. Also, too often candidates talk up their skills, exaggerating how good they are for the role.
This is where Mettl can help separate the wheat from the chaff. The online assessment platform helps you evaluate candidates through a variety of rigorous assessments; be it psychometric tests, aptitude tests, IT tests and more to find the perfect fit for the job. Not only does this save time, it gives you peace of mind as you know you’ve selected a candidate that has already demonstrated the necessary skills.
4. WorkBright
Once you’ve gone through the process of selection, bringing the candidate on board should be easy. However, we all know that all the paperwork is a significant productivity drain.
WorkBright HR takes the paperwork out of employee onboarding, saving time and reducing administrative costs. Future employees can complete their paperwork on WorkBright before joining by making use of the mobile friendly, self-service portal which also allows you to review forms as they are completed, sign any documents with a fingerprint, whilst automated reminders are sent to both of you for those who are forgetful!
5. Namely
Namely tackles a number of key processes in one all-encompassing, cloud-based solution. The platform covers payroll, benefits, admin, employee performance levels, planning and reporting – all of which can accessed via the mobile app, boosting productivity by allowing you to complete important tasks on the go.
The platform also includes a number of other features, including time tracking, HR document storage, a company news social feed, custom profiles, calendar, organisation charts, and automated salary workflows.
6. RescueTime
We all know it can be easy to get distracted at work, especially with social media and masses of online content at the click of a button. Often, we’re left with the feeling of wondering where our day went.
RescueTime is an essential productivity booster both for yourself and the rest of the workforce. The handy tool analyses your digital activities at the end of each working day so you can identify where time is being wasted. The analysis breaks down into different categories including communications, business, news, social media, training, entertainment and so on, while enabling you to track progress by creating a historical productivity report. It’s also perfect for helping you identify the worst time-wasting culprits in the organisation!
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