5 Massive Ways that Big Data Changes Talent Acquisition

Say, for example, you are looking for the ideal candidate with a certain skill set, from soft skills like communication to teamwork to hard skills like technical know-how. Big data and the right metrics can help you identify only those candidates who possess all these things. This not only makes the job of hiring managers easier in terms of screening but also minimizes the risk of hiring the wrong person.   

4. Over-and under-hiring is prevented 

Hiring too many employees or too little are not good news for companies. While hiring too many candidates can create additional costs, hiring fewer people than needed can make the company's overall productivity take a significant hit. So, a balance must be found here. Here, again, Big Data can help.  

Using Big Data, HR experts and recruiters can develop data-driven hiring plans that are up-to-date with the company's needs and forecasts based on different metrics related to recruitment, such as attrition, lateral movement, promotions, and the quality of the hires. Offering accurate predictions, Big data helps remove human errors that may lead to having too many employees or too few people.   

5. HR Processes Automation

As the experts from Timesheet Portal explain, "Talent acquisition is a very long and complex process- from the moment you craft a job ad and post it to the moment you get to the onboarding step." So, it's clear that no HR professional would mind handing over some of the most mundane HR management tasks to someone or something that doesn't mind doing the job and also does it extremely well. 

This is also where process automation and machine learning make a wonderful team. Instead of wasting a lot of time and energy updating employee files, sending emails, or posting and responding on social media, technology does it for you. Some HR processes that can be automated include sending emails to job candidates, generating quests for candidate screenings, time tracking, onboarding, offboarding, and even vacation and leave requests.