More than finances and accounting departments or even engineering, in most businesses it is the Human Resources department that has benefited most from the development of software tools that use artificial intelligence to alleviate the workload of the employees.
Let’s look at how digital tools have transformed pre-employment screening in Australia and the rest of the world. And, keep in mind this is just the beginning.
Handling job applications is easier with AI tools
Hiring new employees is the main responsibility of HR people, and it can be a constant nightmare in a large organization where there’s always a position to be filled. Before the digital revolution, reading and sorting applications had to be done by HR employees. It was a lengthy process that could take weeks. Just picture the stacks of papers on the HR manager’s desk. Well, not anymore.
More and more Australian businesses are now asking prospective employees to send their applications online or, better yet, simply fill in their details on a dedicated portal on the company’s website. All the applications are then processed by a software tool that automatically checks for the HR manager inputs’ requirements.
It takes less than a minute to do the sorting, and the HR employees will only have to review the applications that fit the job description.
Background checks can be done online
A necessary part of the screening process, police checks used to take a lot of time and required job applicants to go through all the hassle of going down to their local police station to ask for their criminal record. This is a thing of the past now that, at least in Australia, there are online character check agencies like Australian National Character Check that can deliver straight to your email a complete police check of a job applicant. Obviously, you need to get the applicant’s consent to order a background check. Still, the rest of the process is super easy. It only takes a few minutes to input the information on the agency’s portal. The results come back in usually 24 hours. A proof of identity reference guide is available online to show what ID can be submitted online. The checks are totally accurate, 100 % valid, and absolutely hassle-free.
Online tools guarantee data security
The work of an HR manager involves handling the private information of job applicants. The same goes for accessing databases that contain information on previous employment or verifying education credentials. Modern digital tools make sure sensitive data doesn’t just lie around on someone’s desk, where third parties could have access to it. Everything is processed securely online, and only a few people have access to such tools.
Social media has become a valuable screening tool
Over the past decade, Human Resources worldwide have quietly embraced the practice of checking out their potential employees’ social media accounts. This new tool allows managers to get detailed information about a job applicant’s personality and make sure their views correspond to the company’s social norms.
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