Managing Time Appropriately

Human resource professionals, specifically hiring managers, have trouble managing their time appropriately.  The fact is that too many hiring managers are still performing manual tasks, instead of using the available technology offered.  This can cause undue stress and present challenges daily on getting “things done.”



Do you perform a large amount of repetitive tasks in your hiring process?  Here are a few things you might wish to review and automate to save time:

• Are you still doing all paperwork manually?  It might be time to consider online applications that collect job candidate information easily and allow you to review quickly via search capabilities.  There are many available systems today that will allow you to automate many processes, freeing you up to do more important things.
• One of the most time-consuming activities for a hiring manager is routing communications to different areas of the company, it is extremely inefficient.  Communication is important during the hiring process; however, you can automate many parts of the communication.  Each department will know where the hiring process is at currently, when they are expected to be needed during the process, and more.
• New hire onboarding is typically another area that takes too much time from the hiring manager.  It is important to look at the complete onboarding process and determine what the hiring manager really needs to do.  Are there other departments or employees that can handle the task? 

As a hiring manager, it can be difficult to manage time appropriately, however, with the use of some automated technology and utilizing other departments and employees, you can manage your time more wisely, and get more done!  Maybe it is time you evaluate your daily activities and see what can be changed, updated, or automated.  Your time is worth taking a look!

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