Top 5 Tips for Selecting a Talent Management Solution

Selecting an HR or Talent Management technology can be a daunting and expensive task. Making sure you choose the right solution for your organization can save much frustration and a lot of time in the long run.

Follow HRSG’s Top 5 Tips for Selecting a Talent Management Solution to find out what to look for when implementing talent management software.

Tip #1: Find a Solution Built Around Best Practice Processes and Content: When selecting HR or talent management software, don’t simply automate your existing processes.  Take the opportunity to find a solution that will improve your business processes as a whole, and increase the impact of every member of your team. Read more…  

Tip #2: Get it Right the First Time! Implement Effectively: According to the experts, one of the biggest mistakes organizations make when selecting a new software is poor implementation.  Make sure your software provider has the support services in place to help you implement effectively. Read more…  

Tip #3: Configure, Don’t Customize: Customized software is costly and requires highly technical people to maintain.  Once you customize a solution it is very difficult to upgrade and software providers will charge big bucks to update and maintain these systems.  Read more… 

Tip #4: Increase Objectivity and Transparency: Ensure the system you select has built in processes and content that will increase the transparency of your assessment processes and decrease the risk of potential litigation. Read more…  

Tip #5: Increase the Predictability of Best Job Fit: Eliminate the risk of making the wrong choice when selecting new hires and save significant amounts of time and money.  Choose a software solution that will empower your hiring managers to define what is required for competence in a job and hire according to those required skills, competencies and attributes.  Read more…