{"id":7153,"date":"2024-01-02T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T00:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/?p=7153"},"modified":"2024-01-02T10:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T00:32:28","slug":"why-hris-solutions-are-like-dating-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/2024\/01\/02\/why-hris-solutions-are-like-dating-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Why HRIS Solutions are like Dating Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at the logo currently assigned to 51风流SuccessFactors in the Apple App store, if you weren\u2019t an industry professional like me, you might be misled into believing that it\u2019s a dating application.\u00a0 A heart with two \u2018people\u2019 nestled inside.\u00a0\u00a0 Success would be finding the perfect mate.\u00a0 This comparison is maybe more apt than it initially seems.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7154\" src=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/files\/2024\/01\/02\/Picture1-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/files\/2024\/01\/02\/Picture1-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/files\/2024\/01\/02\/Picture1-1024x315.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/files\/2024\/01\/02\/Picture1-768x236.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.sap.com\/australia\/files\/2024\/01\/02\/Picture1.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>HR solutions aim to provide many things for employees, but interestingly many of these features have an apt comparison to the kinds of things a dating app might also provide.\u00a0 Dating apps have come a long way technologically, and intellectually in the past 10 years.\u00a0 So why can\u2019t similar technology be used to help companies tap into top-quality talent and to help job seekers find the right organization to work for?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>So why can\u2019t similar (to dating apps) technology be used to help companies tap into top-quality talent and for job seekers to find the right organization to work for?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talent Acquisition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recruiters can scan lists of potential candidates and evaluate skills, background, likes and dislikes and more to determine if they should take the next step<\/li>\n<li>Dating apps provide much the same, a person\u2019s profile being their \u2018resume\u2019 and you taking the recruiting role evaluate a person\u2019s fit, then \u2026<\/li>\n<li>Recruiters invite people to an interview, where initial impressions are made and everyone is on their best behaviour. The recruiter will either \u2018swipe right\u2019 or \u2018swipe left\u2019 on your profile given how well you do.<\/li>\n<li>Dating apps aim to get you on a date, where initial impressions and best behaviour are key to success, and your potential date will decide if they want things to progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Succession and Career Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SuccessFactors and other HR Solutions include match making for many purposes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matching to Mentors for career development<\/li>\n<li>Matching to existing roles using skills and competencies<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating what skills you have and using algorithms showing you a career path<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dating apps mirror these features by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matching you to potential mates for relationship development<\/li>\n<li>Using your interests and background to match you to groups of people with similar interests and backgrounds<\/li>\n<li>Instead of skills and competencies, likes and personal preferences can be used to facilitate matches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As silly as this seems on the surface, there could be lots to learn from dating applications when considering a good HR solution.\u00a0 Does the solution just treat applicants, or hopeful matches as numbers to crunch, or is there a \u2018human\u2019 dimension that allows for more nuanced evaluations, highlighting the \u2018soft\u2019 attributes that candidates, or successors should possess for a successful match?\u00a0 Does the HR solution provide an easy way to find matches, with enough personal information to get a good feeling for the individual, but not so much that their privacy is threatened?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unleash.ai\/talent-acquisition\/what-recruitment-can-learn-from-dating-apps\/\">This article<\/a> does a decent job of outlining some of the important aspects of a candidate or person selection system in describing a solution called\u00a0 OnSkil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Giving these very clear parallels, it is important as a job seeker or internal candidate to take some lessons from the world of dating applications (whether you use, or have used them or not):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep your profile up to date! If your last post in Tinder was from 5 years ago, potential matches will see you as not progressing, or doing anything with your life. Not an attractive date.\u00a0 Recruiters and organisations looking to fill roles might feel the same about your 5 years out of date LinkedIN profile.<\/li>\n<li>Think carefully about the messages you put out there. Referencing too much personal information can be detrimental on a professional resume or career site when it comes to portraying your skills and qualifications.\u00a0 Stick to the facts that make a difference whether dating or job hunting.\u00a0 Choose personal information that will help you and present you in your best light.\u00a0 You don\u2019t need to include information about EVERY previous relationship, for example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To round things out, it\u2019s clear that there are lessons to be learned on both sides of the game.\u00a0 Job hunting and career progression are both endeavours that share a lot with the world of online dating and could provide valuable insights for both.\u00a0 Thinking professionally about your personal life and how potential dates will see you is just as beneficial as thinking about perception when advertising your skills and qualifications to a potential date \u2026 err, employer.\u00a0 Good luck out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at the logo currently assigned to 51风流SuccessFactors in the Apple App store, if you weren\u2019t an industry professional like me, you might be&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3199,"featured_media":7161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7737],"tags":[60783],"sapn-display":[60294],"sapn-type":[],"class_list":["post-7153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solutions","tag-sap-successfactors","sapn-display-hero"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why HRIS Solutions are like Dating Apps - 51风流Australia &amp; 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