Do you know what key trends are shaping the future of work? If not, you risk being left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Digitization and Automation of Hiring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As international teams grow (with 16% of companies now fully remote<\/a>) and digital tools transform how employees collaborate, an HR digital transformation has also been underway. Digital HR tools aren\u2019t just nice to have, they\u2019re crucial to your company\u2019s success.<\/p>\n\n\n According to HRMS World<\/a>, digital HR transformation has been underway since\u00a01987\u00a0when the first enterprise resource planning (ERP) software was launched, but things have sped up dramatically in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, HR teams the world over are using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, these changes provide all kinds of benefits, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Professionals working in HR now have access to more data than ever before, including data on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This data can help to bring objectivity, accountability, and rigour to efforts on everything from improving DEI to boosting employee engagement. You can use it to evaluate diversity within your company, for example, and identify areas in need of improvement as well as measure the impact of efforts over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How do background checks figure into the digitization and automation of hiring processes in 2022? Easy: your background screening vendor shouldn\u2019t slow you down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Easy ATS integration helps your hiring team reduce the amount of time they spend toggling between digital platforms when issuing and managing background checks and other verifications like education and credential verifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Single sign-on might sound like a small convenience, but the time savings can quickly add up. According to a Harvard Business Review<\/a>\u00a0study of Fortune 500 companies, \u201cOver the course of an average day [\u2026] a single employee would toggle between apps and windows more than 3,600 times.\u201d Having HR tools all in one place helps reduce the number of switches and saves time for other, more important tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another way your service provider can help is by making the background screening process itself more efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If conducting background checks involves gathering multiple documents from candidates and multiple back-and-forth interactions (or worse: manual processes), it becomes a huge drain on time and resources while lengthening your time to hire. We know this all first-hand because we see how it affects our clients.\u00a0When Trucking Experts Ltd<\/a> changed its approach to background screening, for example, it saw a 35% reduction in turnaround times and a staggering 80% reduction in hiring time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Plenty of people have strong feelings about the merits and challenges of remote work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anecdotally, employees value remote work for several reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employers like remote work because it can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hiring a global workforce also comes with plenty of other benefits as well. Top among them is the diversity of perspectives that a culturally diverse workforce brings. These perspectives can help you foster creativity and find opportunities that others can\u2019t. A workforce that operates in multiple time zones can also help your company have an always-on presence and provide 24\/7 customer service without sacrificing employee work\/life balance. Taken together, these benefits provide a strategic advantage. In fact, according to McKinsey<\/a>, \u201cCompanies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n Of course, that\u2019s not to say that hiring a remote and global workforce doesn\u2019t come with its share of challenges, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n While digital pre-employment screening processes and background checks can\u2019t help tackle every challenge that comes with remote-first work environments, it can help with a few of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Firstly, ID checks can be a useful tool in catching fraud attempts. They can give organizations an added layer of security by confirming that the applicant is a real person and not a fraud attempt and that the person matches the ID presented. As\u00a0fraud attempts\u00a0continue to rise (Source: HR Review<\/a>), it\u2019s a benefit that is becoming more and more essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fortunately, verifying IDs doesn\u2019t need to be a long and difficult process. You can verify applicants with a quick ID check before starting the background check process using OneID<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secondly, when it\u2019s easy to order global background checks (and get the results of those checks quickly), it\u2019s easier to hire candidates located all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When hiring a global workforce, you want to be able to easily check every candidate\u2019s education and experience. Why? It turns out that more people lie on their resumes than you might think. In fact, according to\u00a0one survey by HR Review<\/a>, \u201c48 percent of large enterprises and 48 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises encountered a candidate who lied about their degree qualifications.\u201d So verifying a candidate\u2019s education and experience is important. Being able to do so quickly and conveniently for all candidates matters, as it removes barriers to hiring internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s also important to verify information to comply with local legal and compliance requirements, as well as meet industry standards. Fortunately, with hiring platform integrations like Deel<\/a>, you don\u2019t have to be an expert in local legal, accounting, or compliance requirements. These types of hiring platforms can take care of the compliance logistics for you (and also integrate with your favourite background check provider) to give you all of the advantages of a global workforce without adding to your HR team\u2019s workload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is your hiring process costing you talent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The interview process and onboarding experience are some of the most critical moments that have the biggest impact on your employees\u2019 satisfaction at your company. So getting them right matters.<\/p>\n\n\n For employees, the process involves a fair bit of work and stress, depending on how comfortable they are doing interviews. For many, the stress and preparation involved in\u00a0phone interviews<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0virtual interviews\u00a0is substantial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that\u2019s just the interview process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The pre-boarding and onboarding process also have a big impact on the first impressions a new hire has of your organization. According to Gallup<\/a>, \u201c70% of employees who had exceptional onboarding experiences say they have \u2018the best possible job.\u2019 These employees are also 2.6 times as likely to be extremely satisfied with their workplace — and consequently, far more likely to stay.\u201d In fact, \u201ccompanies that implement a formal onboarding program could see 50% greater employee retention among new recruits and 62% greater productivity within the same group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The right applicant tracking system (ATS) can make a huge difference to your hiring process. It can help you automate different parts of the hiring process, capture data on candidate demographics, and help you improve your DEI efforts (check out our\u00a0partnerships and integrations web page<\/a>\u00a0to see all the incredible things they can do).<\/p>\n\n\n\n As perhaps one of the least favourite parts of the pre-boarding process (It\u2019s okay. We don\u2019t take it personally), background checks have the potential to make the pre-boarding process either a little nicer or a lot more frustrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, if an employee needs to hunt down and send over several different files, navigate a confusing interface, and waste time on hold with an unresponsive customer service department, they\u2019ll naturally feel a little frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If, on the other hand, they can complete their background check in a few minutes from their smartphone, then they might not. As one of the first things an employee might do after receiving a conditional offer, their background check helps to set the tone for how they\u2019ll remember their pre-boarding experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Background checks can also help to streamline the hiring process. How so? Easy integration with your ATS makes it easy to send your background checks and handle the entire hiring process from one platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The time that it takes for candidates to complete the background check and for results to reach you can also make a difference. With shorter turnaround times, you can easily shave days off of your time to hire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The most important workplace trends affecting HR today are expected to continue into the new year and well beyond it. Digitization, global hiring, and a better candidate experience are going to be important trends for years to come. And neglecting to address them now could put your organization at risk of falling behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There has been a seismic shift in HR over the last few years. Those changes are far from over. In fact, they might just be getting started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/certn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Digitization-of-Pre-Employment-1024x533.webp\")
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Big Data and HR Analytics in the Digital Era<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Digitization of Pre-Employment Screening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Reduce Your Turnaround Times and Increase Hiring Efficiency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Global Talent Hiring and Remote Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How Does Background Screening Help With Global Hiring?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Prevent Fraud with Digital ID Verification<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Verify International Education and Experience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Stay Compliant<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Streamlining and Improving the Employee Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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How Do Background Checks Help HR?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Streamlining the Hiring Process<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2022 Global HR Trends Are Likely to Continue Into 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n