The coronavirus emergency has changed everyone’s habits, especially those of the labor market. But there is not only Italy wounded by the loss of so many jobs: in the new post-Covid scenario, there are many professions that are changing and still others are born under the influence of the digital revolution. Like them, the human resources market has also changed in the last 12 months: driven by the new needs of recruiting and new technological solutions, according to Fortune Business Insight, the business of human capital management grew in the year of the pandemic by more than 9%.
The job search metrics are redesigned by the technology-driven Human Resources approach, which involves the combination of traditional mechanisms with digital analysis systems and new generation technologies. The goal is to create processes aimed at streamlining and optimizing human resource practices. “Without setting aside human interaction, which is still fundamental” claims the first fully digital employment agency in the Italian panorama, Jobtech, born during the 2020 lockdown with a total investment of 1.5 million euros.
PWC research demonstrates how technology is considered the key factor in solving emerging problems in the areas of research, selection and recruitment of personnel (covering 58% of cases), development of people (43%), improvement of the employee experience ( 42%), improved collaboration (40%), strategic planning (38%) and inclusion (34%). From sourcing to candidate screening to administrative personnel management, in the new human resources scenario the combination of specific algorithms and an advanced data analysis platform have become fundamental to allow recruiters to pay particular attention to the collection, processing and analysis of all data relating to the individual worker. Thanks to this technology-enabled data-driven approach of sourcing, screening and assessment of candidates, companies are given faster solutions, between 50 and 70% faster in closing a position with the same guaranteed quality standards compared to the average of the sector. The digital transition of an industry traditionally linked to human interaction is growing exponentially.