JULY 2021CIOAPPLICATIONS.COM6EditorialThe Role of HR Tech in the Pandemic-Riddled WorldThe human resources (HR) landscape is being revamped thoroughly in the wake of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Undergoing a significant shift in its functions, HR teams across industries embrace digital technologies to cope with the new normal. Today, HR professionals must rethink how they can make their corporations successful. Much of a company's success depends on the approach it takes towards its employees and the trust that stems from it in the latter. The past year clearly reflected that it was pivotal for companies to maintain transparency with their employees in order to ensure productivity and, subsequently, thrive. Companies need to redesign their HR functions to trace their employee journey and measure the virtual employee experience. HR professionals must fulfill three key capabilities: data literacy, business acumen, and digital integration in their work. Upskilling these capabilities would help these departments to be ready for the future.One of the most prominent changes witnessed in 2020 was the sudden shift to remote working in almost every organization. It urged the HR space to improvise their practices and plan ways to manage this new workforce scenario. With work going remote, duties like recruiting and onboarding had to be carried out digitally, making it even more challenging and complex for the HR professionals. This was a bitter-sweet moment for HR tech solutions providers to shine, as most were perfectly positioned in the market to address this need. Offering nothing less than the cutting-edge, these vendors were up for the task of helping companies to remotely perform all the critical HR functions most seamlessly. This edition aims to provide readers insights from industry leaders to help them have a detailed understanding of the HR tech arena and the recent developments in this field.Let us know your thoughts.Joe PhillipManaging Editoreditor@cioapplications.comJoe PhillipCopyright © 2021 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.JULY 19, 2021, Volume 07 - Issue 18 (ISSN 2644-240X) Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIO ApplicationsVisit www.cioapplications.com Managing EditorJoe Phillip*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffSalesSebastian Jacobsebastian@cioapplications.comEmailsales@cioapplications.comeditor@cioapplications.commarketing@cioapplications.comGraphics & ArtIssac GeorgeEditorial StaffBen JacksonDaniel HolmesEzra BenjaminJune MichaelRose DcruzSenior WritersClara MathewLeah JaneRoyce D'Souza
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