The true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may not be felt for years to come. When a widespread crisis of that magnitude takes the world by storm, society will never truly revert to the way it was before.
The same can certainly be said for human resources as HR departments everywhere are continually evolving, more so than other industries.
How exactly did the pandemic shape HR?
Well, we are just now seeing the potential long-term effects for employers and recruiters.
Bill Lyons, author of We Are HR: The Business Owner’s Definitive Guide to Professional Employer Organizations, says the main question confronting companies and PEO’s now is whether or not their HR departments have evolved enough to meet today’s conditions.
“HR departments really have had to step up in the last year, adjusting their focus to make sure they were providing the right support in the right areas,” Lyons said.
Part of this latest evolution is remote work, which is altering recruiter’s strategies.
- Workers everywhere want their employer to at least be flexible to remote work options, so offering remote options brings upon new challenges for onboarding and employee engagement.
- For remote workers, traditional onboarding tasks will not suffice, so HR departments will have to be able to use new processes that can have the same effect, just virtually.
- Recruiters do not have to focus on just one region. With remote work, they can open recruiting to entire countries to attract the best possible candidate(s).
With these new practices, HR departments must focus on retaining top talent. By identifying current employees who are committed and motivated, organizations can keep them happy and invest more into their growth in the company.
“Businesses need to make sure they are giving HR the prominent role it needs to meet the challenges head-on,” Lyons said.
For more information, read the original blog post from Florida Weekly.
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