{"id":981,"date":"2012-10-04T00:15:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T00:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hr-softwareblog.com\/?p=981"},"modified":"2012-10-04T00:18:19","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T00:18:19","slug":"top-4-reasons-hris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/top-4-reasons-hris\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 4 Reasons You Need an HRIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/employees-leading-co-assets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-982\" title=\"employees - leading co assets\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/employees-leading-co-assets-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/employees-leading-co-assets.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/employees-leading-co-assets.jpg?w=808&amp;ssl=1 808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>As an HR professional, you may often feel like you\u2019re one person doing the work of many.\u00a0 Well, you\u2019re certainly not alone.\u00a0 The Human Resources department of any company, large or small, is charged with a number of critical roles, many of them small but still vital to smooth operations.\u00a0 These responsibilities can include things like formulating the policies of the company, ensuring that the business processes are streamlined, making sure the right paperwork is available and in order in the event of an audit, hiring and firing personnel, and evaluating and motivating the company\u2019s employees.<\/p>\n<p>In order to effectively combine the human side of HR with a reliable and efficient organization system, more and more organizations are implementing a <a title=\"Compare HRIS vendors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.compareHRIS.com\" target=\"_blank\">Human Resource Information System<\/a> (HRIS), computer software that is used to streamline and organize all the HR functions of an organization.\u00a0 An HRIS is able to store all employment records, allowing employers access to metrics on performance management, benefits, compensation and staffing activities.<\/p>\n<p>What are some of the top reasons your company might need an <a title=\"CompareHRIS vendors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.compareHRIS.com\" target=\"_blank\">HRIS<\/a>?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Time Management<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With an HRIS, you\u2019ve got a repository for all your records, documentation and files, and because an HRIS is such an efficient gatekeeper, management becomes much easier as your documents are organized and stored in such a way that they can be easily retrieved.\u00a0 Of course, there is an initial framework to set up and configure, but spending this time up front is worth the effort. Once the HRIS is customized to your specific HR needs, you\u2019ll quickly find that you have much more time for your work as a human resources professional.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Great Reports<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the biggest advantages of an HRIS is the amazing presentations and reports it can create for you.\u00a0 Because it stores all of a company\u2019s pertinent data in one place, a user is able to create an impressive variety of detailed reports that encompass information such as: a current index of job openings, electronic copies of all employees\u2019 paperwork, salary and incentive compensation data, annual performance appraisal results and disciplinary actions. For instance, when a manager is ready to hire more staff, he or she can quickly search the HRIS for past job candidates who have a specific set of skills.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recruitment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A large number of HRIS systems now have a sophisticated interface that can be used internally by current employees as well as externally by potential job candidates.\u00a0 This type of system makes it possible for resumes to be submitted and other application information to be collected so that it can be easily and quickly accessed by the hiring team. Another benefit of this kind of system is that once resumes have been submitted, a manager can conduct detailed searches to filter information by the candidates\u2019 location, educational level, and skill set.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Organization<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An HRIS is particularly valuable when it comes to organization of employee benefits.\u00a0 Businesses are able to streamline the entire employee benefit system, meaning employees and new hires can enroll electronically into benefit plans and log into the system to update and monitor their current coverage.\u00a0 This \u201cself-service\u201d method saves time and money across the board.<\/p>\n<p>It should be clear by now that if you haven\u2019t considered implementing a Human Resources Information system, it\u2019s time to do so.\u00a0 It\u2019s the smart way to save time, keep your records organized, stay on top of employee performance, and bring in the most qualified new hires to your team. While it does take some effort to set up and configure in the beginning, you\u2019ll be rewarded in efficient, time-saving effects for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>This guest post was provided by Erin Palmer. Erin is a writer and editor who covers <a title=\"Master of Public Administration (MPA)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.villanovau.com\/mpa-degree-online\/\" target=\"_blank\">MPA degree topics<\/a>. She also writes about <a title=\"Master of Science in Human Resource Development\" href=\"http:\/\/www.villanovau.com\/hr-masters-degree\/\" target=\"_blank\">human resources degree online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an HR professional, you may often feel like you\u2019re one person doing the work of many.\u00a0 Well, you\u2019re certainly not alone.\u00a0 The Human Resources department of any company, large or small, is charged with a number of critical roles, many of them small but still vital to smooth operations.\u00a0 These responsibilities can include things &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparehris.com\/blog\/top-4-reasons-hris\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top 4 Reasons You Need an HRIS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - 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