6 HR Tech Resolutions for the New Year

Okay you’re probably already sick of reading about resolutions on this the second week of January, but the truth is that when resolutions matter the most is when they start getting hard to keep.

But it’s also a good idea to maybe take the first few weeks back at work to re-imagine what resolutions might benefit your work processes going forward. Now that you’ve had at least one partial week back at the grind, let’s look at some resolutions that can change your 2013 year at work.

Resolve to partner with marketing: Employer brand is not a passing fad and creating a bridge between marketing and HR will absolutely make for a stronger 2013. How do you do that? You start by familiarizing yourself with the collateral your company gives out. Then reach out with an email or a phone call asking for a quick audit of the career site or collateral that the recruiting department is using. Then take their suggestions as seriously as you can and offer some help of your own.

Resolve to bring one consumer application into the workplace: There are so many high quality, impressive applications available to the consumer these days, it’s a shame to leave them there. Whether it’s file-sharing, an email based ATS, an internal social application or project management app, bring something into the workplace that you’ve “beta-tested” in your personal life.

With constant upgrades on software, new consumer and enterprise apps being developed daily and constant must-have lists, there is surely one new tech change you can make to your daily routine.

Resolve to ask for more from your HR Tech vendors : Remember when you signed up for your HRIS? Or your ATS? Or your payroll software? It probably had some really great features and interesting benefits that you haven’t tried yet. Resolve to ask your representative about all the cool stuff your software can do or ask about new features that have been rolled out since you purchased.

Extending the capabilities of your hrtech by leveraging the talent management features included is a great way to help your organization gain efficiencies and get a leg up in the war for talent in the new year.

Resolve to build a better process: Process sometimes gets the shaft because well….it’s kind of boring. But creating a company wide process that everyone on the talent acquisition team follows is not only important, but I’d say crucial. When everyone knows the game plan (not just for the big strategic things), but the small administrative tasks, you put your team, department and organization in a better position to handle the curveballs that this changing climate is throwing at companies (cough *big data* cough).

Resolve to do one thing WAY better than your competition: Whether your competition is within your company (another sourcing team) or the staffing agency down the street, figure out one way you can outshine them. A little healthy competition isn’t a bad thing and makes tackling a huge goal much easier.

Resolve tolet some things slide: Did you try a couple of things that didn’t really work last year? Sometimes even when you make resolutions with good intentions they just don’t work. So let them go. Honestly, you have permission.