Optimize personnel processes with software robots

Lengthy HR processes are taboo. More and more companies are therefore turning to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the HR department. With the help of modern technology, recurring routine tasks can be automated.

RPA is about software bots that interact with computer programs and systems like human users and process tasks according to a simple if-then scheme. A prime example is the recruiting process. For example, bots are able to search incoming applications for keywords and automatically assign them to the relevant job posting.

The great advantage of software bots: They work highly efficiently around the clock and make no careless mistakes. As a result, processes can be accelerated considerably. A study by the Information Services Group, for example, shows that companies can carry out their business processes five to ten times faster than before by using RPA. In the case of HR processes, the time saved is 32 percent.

"HR managers must not just be 'personnel administrators' - rather, their know-how is also required at the strategic level to make companies fit for the future. But in order to act as a partner to management, they need time. This is exactly what they can free up by using modern technologies such as RPA."

explains Christoph Förster, Team Lead Sales at Aconso.