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Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec

Technologies That Will Change Hiring Practices In The Future

Human resource practices have always been substantially affected by the ever-changing technological landscape.

This has been the case since the industrial revolution, when companies started hiring based on specialized skills rather than simple manpower requirements. The same thing happened at the dawn of the digital age, but at a much faster rate when the best tools and apps started appearing on the market. Even now, certain technologies are already poised to change hiring practices even more.

Being aware of these technologies is important for several reasons, the biggest one of which is how it gives you the chance to adjust as necessary. Whether you’re the one who will be doing the hiring or the one who will be job hunting, knowing about the items below would be to your extreme benefit.

Machine Learning

Machine learning is basically how computer algorithms are taught certain functions by putting them through a cycle of repeating tasks and such. By doing so, a machine becomes better at doing something over time and there are practically no limits to how much machines can learn, thus allowing them to surpass humans. This is why so many companies are now investing in machine learning for a wide variety of purposes. Even stores like Sephora are becoming interested in such things.

As far as HR practices go, this is worth paying attention to because of how it pertains to automation. Speaking of which;

Automation

Automation is expected to affect the global job market in ways that has not been seen since the industrial revolution. In fact, over the next decade, it’s predicted that over half of blue collar jobs will be replaced by machines that will increase productivity while reducing cost. Construction, customer service, retail, and the Food & Beverage industries are just some of the areas in which the impact of automation will be felt the strongest. Giants like Amazon are particularly interested in such things.

Machine Vision

In terms of applications, machine vision has so many that to list them all would be a hopeless endeavour. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear that facial recognition will have a major role to play in the business world to come. Everything from scanning the faces of potential employees to checking for corporate spies is expected to make use of the technology.

As far as human resources go, machine vision will be useful because it allows HR departments to have a reference point when looking for promising employees. In the future, scouting for talented individuals might even be done entirely via machine vision. It might even be as simple as shopping at Zalora

Blockchain

Finally, there’s Blockchain, which could be the next big tech revolution just as the internet was. In fact, its impact could be so far-reaching, it could change entire established systems such as government elections. Naturally, it’s also going to affect how companies are going to start hiring in the future.

With Blockchain, companies will be cutting out a lot of middlemen. This means that if they are getting their employees via agencies right now, this may no longer be the case in a few years. Transparency is also going to be a major sticking point, which could reduce the chances of ending up with undesirable workers who won’t contribute much from