Get Them While They’re Hot! HR Trends For 2018

With a new year comes new changes.  Let’s explore a few of the newest trends in HR.

The Employee Experience
With the growing influence of millennials and increasing transparency catalyzed by the digitalization age, employees are expecting a more engaging and enjoyable work experience. This year will be a year where leaders MUST focus on developing the “Employee Experience”, which comprises of three core dimensions: engagement, culture, and performance management. This new focus will drive leaders to examine their employees’ organizational journeys and optimize them much as customer experience teams do for customer journeys.  It will be an exciting time where HR will experiment with technology in the market such as pulse feedback tools, employee wellness apps, modern communication, and productivity tools that will help facilitate the understanding and development of the employee experience.

HR Tech
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning tools like GetLinks or Arya have disrupted recruitment practices, effectively lowering costs and obtaining candidates with the better fit.  Another new app is HR In Your Pocket, which provides employees a holistic HR resource center for submission of leave and medical and reimbursement claims, tracking medical and lifestyle benefits, and internal job postings. It also features an in-app chat box to address questions employees might have about HR. HR MUST learn to be digital and not just buy digital products.

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