{"id":390814,"date":"2024-01-03T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimal-systems.de\/?p=390814"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:26:20","slug":"new-study-has-digitization-made-its-way-into-hr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimal-systems.de\/en\/digitalization\/blog\/new-study-has-digitization-made-its-way-into-hr","title":{"rendered":"New Study: Has Digitization Made its Way into HR?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New Study: Has Digitization Made its Way into HR?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Digitization is the \u201cmegatopic of the coming years\u201d \u2013 at least according to CDU\/CSU parliamentary group leader Volker Kauder. We, at OPTIMAL SYSTEMS, are pleased about this, even if the choice of wording \u201cof the coming years\u201d is somewhat surprising. After all, the implementation of the digital revolution has been routine business at OPTIMAL SYSTEMS for more than 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what is the actual state of affairs in German offices and companies when it comes to digitization? The recent \u201cRecruiting Trends\u201d study by Staufenbiel highlights a small but exciting aspect of the corporate world: the recruiting and human resources department.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Four out of ten companies do not use a software solution to manage application processes<\/a>. In many offices, letters are still opened daily, e-mails are printed, and photos are attached to paper with paper clips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even the slim majority of companies that already uses a digital solution doesn\u2019t always do so consistently. The main function \u2013 document management \u2013 is used almost everywhere. However, more advanced functions, such as combining unsuccessful applicants into a talent pool (50%) or linking up the onboarding process directly (36%), are still used all too rarely. A migration of the previous work processes to digital processes can often be observed, but rarely an integrated \u201cdigital first\u201d strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Trend towards working from home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The topic of \u201cmobile working<\/a>\u201d or home office is also inextricably linked to the topic of digitization. After all, a lot of infrastructure is required to ensure you can work comfortably from home: from the optical fiber that brings the data into the home to the software that ensures consistency and security when working digitally.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Companies have recognized this trend: 70% of the companies surveyed estimate that the option to work remotely is \u201cimportant\u201d or \u201cvery important\u201d for applicants \u2013 only flexible working hours are considered to be an even more important topic. Much has already been done in terms of implementation. For example, almost three out of four companies state that they offer their employees the option to work from home \u2013 but they never asked their employees whether their home Internet connections were fast enough for comfortable use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even though many companies have recognized the spirit of the times and are proactively tackling the challenges of digitization, a great deal of potential still remains untapped. A \u201cdigital first\u201d strategy with comprehensive integration of electronic workflows has so far been an exception in human resources. Sooner or later, most companies won\u2019t be able to avoid making their processes more and more flexible through the use of computers and taking an integrated approach to digital strategies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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