3 Ways to Find and Develop the Right Talent Through HR Digitalization – Using These 3 Microsoft Technologies 

Digitalization is no longer merely an IT issue or the sole responsibility of senior management, because the Human Resources (HR) department plays an equally crucial role in the success of any company. HR is instrumental in the company’s development and is thus, in a sense, the heart of strategic change. Without the right people, nothing works. Whether it’s addressing a labor shortage or not only finding highly qualified and valuable employees but also retaining them—and, most importantly, developing them! These are all crucial aspects that HR must address and that ultimately define a company. Ultimately, Company DNA is shaped Company its people, who form and embody the corporate culture.  To ensure all these things succeed, work structures must be established that are integrated into the corporate culture and continue to evolve. Digitalization plays a major and important role here, one that, in our view, could be promoted even more strongly in many companies.

Are Aren’t digitalization and the “human factor” two opposing concepts? 

 Bon The path to digitalization in the HR departmentis not just about technology. The “human” aspect still plays the leading role here. However, digitalization helps identify the right—or even “hidden”—talent for the company and offers them opportunities for development. With the right processes and support from the appropriate technology, the administrative tasks of the HR department can be significantly reduced, allowing time and focus to be directed toward what truly matters. 

We've listed three ways here to use three Microsoft solutions to build a successful digital HR management system and nurture the right talent in your company: 

Employee retention based on key data – with HR Management for Microsoft Dynamics 365

Competition among companies vying for talent is fierce. Naturally, they all want to hire valuable, well-trained employees who not only perform well but also stay with the company long-term. Who wouldn’t? But to achieve this, it’s all the more important to gain a competitive edge over other companies. Technology plays a crucial role in this.  

To learn more about employees and how to manage them more effectively, it is highly beneficial to collect and record data about them—such as their knowledge, skills, strengths, and weaknesses.  

Does that sound a bit like customer loyalty management?

Yes, that’s basically true! After all, the more you know about your customers, the better you can respond to their needs, build a relationship with them, and nurture that relationship, right? It’s no different with employees.  

With the help of Microsoft-based solutions, such asHR Management for Microsoft Dynamics 365 , recruiters can data analytics to understand where all the valuable talent is coming from. With the help of a skill mapping , you can identify employees or candidates with skills that match your company’s needs, allowing you to fill positions more efficiently with the right candidates.  

For example, it often turns out that interns make excellent employees—they frequently perform well, stay with the Company move up the ranks. This shows that they feel comfortable and want to continue growing. This is an important insight, and it would therefore make sense to hire interns as full-time employees, as they can be a good starting point for expanding the team. 

Once a candidate has been hired, the next step is to retain them in the company long-term so that they want to stay. Every HR professional knows how much time and money is invested in a new employee until they feel settled. But this can only be achieved by creating favorable conditions with processes that run as smoothly as possible. This is precisely why the onboarding process is so crucial. Hardly anyone wants to join a company only to find that nothing is organized. Has the employee received the necessary equipment? Do they have access to all the networks and documents they need? Is it clear what they need to do next? These are all questions that need to be addressed and effectively resolved with the right technology. 

With HR Management for Microsoft Dynamics 365 , all these questions can be addressed using interactive checklists , and shared in real time with other colleagues and department heads. Collecting this data makes it possible to track whether the onboarding process was successful, allowing for automated planning in advance. Data can, for example, be visualized in insightful statistics to monitor employee retention as well as filled and open positions across departments and throughout the company. 

It’s not just the customer who is king—treat your employees the way you treat your customers— with PowerApps 

Think about how easy customer service has become these days. Airlines, banks, and other service providers, for example, offer self-service options thanks to modern technology. These days, you can check in and make transfers yourself online or conveniently via an app on your phone. This adds significant value and saves a lot of time, which customers appreciate and find satisfying. So why not apply the same principle to your employees?  

Submitting vacation requests, tracking work hours, or accessing information and employee benefits should be quick and easy enough for anyone to do on their own.   

Microsoft understood this, which is why in 2016 PowerApps in 2016. PowerApps is a tool that allows developers and non-technical users to quickly create and publish mobile and web apps—without writing any code! 

For example, Microsoft's HR department has used PowerApps itself to allow employees to submit their work hours, check their vacation days, and much more.

The best feature, however, is “Employee Ideas”—it was designed to capture ideas and suggestions from your employees and encourage engagement by allowing others to vote on the ideas they like. This motivates employees to interact with one another and gives them a sense of being heard and making a meaningful contribution to the company.

Find the best employees and develop skills – with Power BI 

An efficient HR workflow can be supported by a wide range of technologies that make life easier for every HR professional. Starting with the “essentials”—such as Office 365, Skype for Business, or LinkedIn—which almost every company now uses and have become virtually indispensable. But there’s much more to it than that.  

Today’s world is digital and data-driven—we need to be able to access data, analyze it, and use it to our advantage. The same is true in HR—data analysis allows us to calculate relevant probabilities for the company that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to identify.  

Microsoft has developed a smart data analysis tool for this purpose, namely Power BI. Power BI transforms information into visual representations that give you a clear and well-founded understanding of your company’s business situation at a glance. 

In HR, for example, Power BI can be used to determine, among other things, how many employees with specific skills are needed for certain future positions. Power BI also helps identify the candidates best suited for a position and which job portal generates the most applications. 

This allows companies to effectively allocate their talent pool and fill positions in a strategic manner. In doing so, they open up new opportunities for employees to grow and help them realize their potential—potential they may not have even been aware of themselves.    

Thanks to machine learning powered by algorithms in Microsoft’s data analysis tools, HR professionals can work extremely efficiently to gain insights and identify which tasks and activities are a priority and require the most attention. Staffing bottlenecks can be identified and resolved more quickly. Greater insight, faster responses, and a better understanding of how to find and retain good employees so they remain happy and engaged.  Learn more about recruitment with Power BI here.