Recruitment is a challenging process in today’s ever-evolving, continuously-in-flux world. There are many solutions available for the talent acquisition leaders to aid the recruitment process, such as online skill assessment tools, cloud-based data management software, and interviewing tools, etc.
Recruitment is a chaotic process, which is now being simplified by technology. There are skill assessment tools, websites, job portals and many other things to assist the hiring process. The purpose of using technology for assessment and the interview process is to obtain useful information from the applications and find the perfect candidate for a job. Especially in cloud computing which is all about use of hardware and software to deliver services over network.
In this Q&A, Sriram speaks about embracing the remote culture to boost morale and productivity, and why HR teams need to foster virtual workplaces that are thriving engagement ecosystems. Package the work, not the workforce, he’s been known to say often – he decodes this here to tell us what he means. Sriram Rajagopal is an HR veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. He consults organizations of all sizes and helps them develop strategies, especially pertaining to talent solutions and services segment, that directly impact their growth.
In a report published in 2019 by IBM, it was reported that the average cost of a single data breach is over USD 3.92 million.
Just a decade earlier, storing and maintaining data was a nightmare: there weren’t enough processes, inadequate infrastructure, and the lack of technological know-how to create that data into valuable information. However, with rapid technological advancements, we now live in a data rich environment. Around 2.5 quintillion bytes of data is generated and processed every day. Even the AI/ML algorithms have matured slowly to process this data. Therefore, it only seems fitting that data science is a job that has observed a high demand in the market lately.
We had the pleasure of speaking with Fiserv’s Dr. Sonal Modi on best practices to implement and champion organization’s upskilling programs in order to thrive in today’s changing work environment. This transcript is a snippet of the conversation and has been edited for clarity. If you’d like to receive the complete recording of the webinar click here.
90% of CEOs believe that digital transformation (DX) will impact their industry, but less than 15% are executing a digital strategy right now. While such slowness and reluctance to adopt would not have had such a huge impact before COVID-19, digital transformation is now no longer a choice, but rather a crucial driver of revenue, efficiency, and growth.
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change” — Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Work from home is a much-used term these days. Organizations usually have a defined set of processes in place for remote employees and for the one-off instances where a team or department resorts to ‘work-from-home. In fact, this is an option that offers your employees an added flexibility and if research is to be believed, it has also shown higher levels of productivity. Automattic, best known for giving the world WordPress.com, is working on a completely distributed model with employees all over the globe. So yes, there can be a success with remote working models.
‘Change is the only constant in life’ – Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher.
Every business has procedures and processes of their own when it comes to hiring and recruiting candidates. They have separate timelines, resources, expectations, needs, and priorities. However, there are some standard tips and guidelines that any company can apply to recruit the best candidates.
