HR PILLAR: Recruitment and Talent Aquisition
How recruitment technology is rising to new workplace challenges
By Marc Privett*, General Manager of Simplify.hr
T
here is no doubt that we
This need to find innovative
priced accordingly. Simplify. hr
have all been impacted
solutions to new people
is a full feature cloud-based
by the perfect storm of
management problems is fuelling
recruitment management solution
the pandemic accelerating
a boom in the HR tech space. The
for businesses of all sizes. In a short
the inevitable march towards
HR tech market is estimated to be
space of three years Simplify.hr
the 4th industrial revolution, a
worth a whopping $24bn annually
failing economy driving record
and seeing significant growth.
has seen significant growth and attributes their success to the
unemployment rates and new
In the first six months of the
fact they cater to the specific
data privacy laws demanding
year alone there has been over
needs of the SA market and is
a paradigm shift in how we
$3.6bn in venture capital raised to
extremely attractively priced in
manage personal information.
support innovation in the HR tech
comparison with on-premise
While these events have impacted
space, which is a clear indication
and international solutions.
businesses as a whole, it has
not only of the need, but also
profoundly impacted how human
the impact that HR technology is
resources departments attract,
having on our evolving workforces.
hire and manage talent. Without the adoption of recruitment
Closer to home we have seen new
technology, companies face
entrants into the market such as
significant reputational and
Wamly.io, the South African based
compliance risks and can easily
video interviewing platform that
fall into remote hiring booby traps
not only caters for the specific
in this changing landscape.
needs of our market, but is also
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