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title: RPOA Weekly: The Changing World of HR Technology
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# RPOA Weekly: The Changing World of HR Technology

by [Carrie Kolar](https://blog.rpoassociation.org/blog/author/carrie-kolar) Tue, Nov 01, 2016 ** Share [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://blog.rpoassociation.org/blog/rpoa-weekly-the-changing-world-of-hr-technology) [**](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.rpoassociation.org/blog/rpoa-weekly-the-changing-world-of-hr-technology&text=) [**](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.rpoassociation.org/blog/rpoa-weekly-the-changing-world-of-hr-technology&title=&summary=&source=)

Technology is changing all aspects of our lives and it is certainly changing how companies recruit, hire, and manage their workforce. In this week’s RPOA Weekly we take a look at how technology has affected the field of HR, with articles discussing trends and changes within HR tech and human resources as a whole.

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[3 Technology Trends Disrupting the Human Resources Industry – Yoh - @YohCorporate](https://www.yoh.com/blog/3-technology-trends-disrupting-the-human-resources-industry)

Employees have become “consumers” of work – and the burden is on employers to attract and keep them. This article recommends that companies use technology-based HR platforms to gather feedback about their employees that they can then put into practice to manage their worker’s needs and expectations. It emphasizes the importance of being aware of the different technologies available in the market, and reviews three tech trends disrupting HR: data-based and predictive technologies, user-friendly tech with instantaneous results, and mobile-friendly technology that allows workers and HR professionals to engage from anywhere.

[HR Technology Q & A With Jessica Miller-Merrell – SHRM - @WeKnowNext](http://blog.shrm.org/blog/hr-technology-q-a-with-jessica-miller-merrell-0)

When you want to know the latest about a new trend, what do you do? Go to the experts! This article features a Q&A interview with Jessica Miller-Merrell, vice president of talent strategies at Advanced Group. The Q&A questions cover topics including the technology that has most revolutionized the HR profession, the most important piece of technology for HR professionals, what questions HR leaders should ask HR tech vendors, and the biggest challenges human resources departments face in getting their employees to adopt the new tech.

[Reflections on HR Technology Conference 2016 – The Predictive Index - @predictiveindex](http://www.predictiveindex.com/blog/reflections-on-hr-technology-conference-2016)

This article reviews the HR tech trends seen and insights gained at the recent HR Technology Conference and Exposition. Some trends that it covers include the prevalence of all-in-one HR platforms, the preponderance of employee engagement tools and apps and how they are poised to perform, and how the employee attraction and marketing step of the recruiting funnel is getting a great deal of tech attention. Finally, it discusses whether the pace of HR tech development has outstripped the development of HR as a field, and the continuing problem of the disconnect between the C-suite and human capital management.

[RPO Experts Talk Technology and Its Influence on Recruiting – RPOA - @RPOAssociation](https://blog.rpoassociation.org/blog/rpo-experts-talk-technology-and-its-influence-on-recruiting)

The recruiting world is constantly evolving as new technologies come into being, from ATS and MSP platforms to the advent of social recruiting. This article introduces the insights of two senior recruiting leaders as they discuss topics including how technology has changed the face of recruiting, how it has changed their lives and the lives of their clients, how it has affected business at a strategic level, what HR challenges exist today that can be solved with technology, and more.

[HR Technology is Helping to Change the Entire Work Culture – TLNT - @TLNT_com](https://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/hr-technology-is-helping-to-change-the-entire-work-culture/)

HR and the work environment are fundamentally changing, and this article suggests that this change was midwifed along by the development of HR technologies. It discusses the changing expectations of employees and the importance of empowerment, employee engagement and cultural fit in the work environment. It also states that the change in existing processes and attitudes came about because HR tech helped to streamline those processes, and in so doing showed that they were not working. The article concludes with examples of tech that can be used to make employees’ working lives better, and asks how the reader intends to use technology to build a more human work environment.

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