Impact of Technology on HR Management

This assignment analyzes the influence of technological advancements such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) on human resource management. It examines how these trends are shaping various aspects of HR, including recruitment, training and development, and employee relations. The report also discusses the impact of globalization on managing virtual teams and highlights the essential skills required for future HR professionals.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................1
2. Analysis and Application ............................................................................................................1
Impact of general trends on profession or industry.....................................................................1
Requirement of skills, knowledge and experience......................................................................2
3. Evaluation ...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................6
APPENDIX .....................................................................................................................................7

1. INTRODUCTION
Career is the large conception with multiple definition specially for each generation. This
concept refers to that people normally sought to have one employer or business for their entire
working life. This study is based on HR industry (Afiouni, 2014). Human resource (HR)
professionals are the wider part of any company and improving digital skills which is one of key
challenge of sector. HR industry is also called as recruitment industry. This industry explore
recruitment for following career is particular areas, profession and business. I will cover in
report general trends which impact on HR industry. I will explain the skill, knowledge and
experience for graduate in the HR profession.
2. Analysis and Application
The purpose of this section is to determine the skills, knowledge and experience which is
required for graduate to posses in HR industry and profession. The aim of this section is to
analysis the impact of general trends on human resource industry which involves globalization
and technology.
Impact of general trends on profession or industry
General trends is also called as technological trends which help in the HR industry and
profession. Technology, information and the mode have stroked to reshape HR. the correct
technology can aid identify the largest asset, people of industry (Noe and et.al., 2017). It is the
better for gaining the benefits from developing new modes of engaging with and managing the
workforce. In order to that, there are many technological trends such as:
Artificial Intelligence (AI):
The utilization of artificial intelligence in human resource industry in the kind of
chatbots. It is utilised to aid hiring managers decide that candidates to choose for particular role
and attribute in their profile that will be better fit for value of industry (Fuhl, 2018). Artificial
Intelligence will be able to suggest interview questions to ask through analysing the information
of workers who are already succeeding in the industry. With the help of it, easily working in
terms human resource, workforce planning within the industry.
Virtual Reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR):
VR and AR is recent trend which will be large in the learning and performance support
market. This technology enable to transport learners into stimulations and aid them precisely
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doing in real time. Virtual reality is also utilised for recruitment. It allows industry to immerse
candidates in real life working situations and provide them virtual tour of company and getting
them to experience organization culture in person.
In this context, general trends also involving globalization which impact on human
resource profession and industry. Globalization is procedure which is drawing people together
from all country of the world into individual linked by the large network of communication
technologies. There are many ways of globalization such as:
Recruitment:
Globalization creates for bigger labour pool for that to select, but it also raises the
chances of language and cultural barriers in process of recruitment within the HR industry. It can
create process of recruitment increasingly time consuming and difficult (Afiouni, Ruël and
Schuler, 2014). The HR manager adapt different custom and culture while hiring the workers in
various nations. Therefore, globalization is highly impact on recruiting process within the
industry.
Managing virtual employees:
Due to globalization, majority of information technology based industry which have
employees working on-site at the location of clients that is completely new to them. The virtual
workers have been managed, retained and motivated in different ways unlike off-shore workers.
This activity of managing the virtual workers is the outcome of industry going international.
Thus, globalization is largely impact on managing the virtual employee activity within the
industry.
In order to that, these kinds of technological trends will be help for business studied
graduate and their future of job. With the help of this technological trend, business studied
graduates easily increasing their learning and knowledge about their subjects. These
technological trends also help for students or graduate and in future while they are researching
the job particular field (Chung, Sparrow and Bozkurt, 2014). With the help of it, an individual
researching the any kind of solution of problems and questions relating to business studied.
Requirement of skills, knowledge and experience
It is the dynamic at the play when applying for position in the human resource. The
career is HR is not for the perceptible of heart. It is the large responsibility for making hiring and
firing judgement, holding watch over welfare and employees and managing the sensitive data of
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industry is not for everyone. There are many skills which are required for human resource
industry and profession such as:
Adaptability:
It is necessary skill which affect the working of human resource professional. It includes
stability of industry, demands of various job positions, pace of technological developments,
developing ideas and procedures of students and professionals. All of above aspects needs
adaptability for operating the human profession successfully.
Communication Skills:
It is necessary to have communication skills in graduate in HR profession. It involves
verbal, written communication which are required to interact with people within the industry.
With this, they are easily building their relationship with employees and staff while working in
HR industry (Brewster, Mayrhofer and Cooke, 2015).
Organizational Skills:
It is essential skills while an individual doing graduation in the HR profession.
Organization skills involves decision making, problem solving etc. which are essential for
handling situations of human resource industry. Graduate needs to know about all the skills
which are required for HR profession.
Administrative Skills:
It is also important skill in which manage and control of people within the industry.
Therefore, business graduate needs to know about administrative skills which is required for
working in HR profession.
Time Management Skills:
It is main skill for human resource profession. Therefore, business graduate able to
manage their time while they are working in HR industry in the future (Noe and et.al., 2017).
Knowledge:
Graduate needs to know about areas of human resource profession such as human
resource strategy, human resource information system (HRIS), talent management, learning and
development, industrial relation and so on.
Human Resource Information System (HRIS):
It is the key area of knowledge within the human resource profession. It is the software
which provides focused confidant of employee mast information which human resource
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management group requires for completing core procedures of human resource. Therefore,
graduate needs to know about this system and increasing the knowledge about it. Also, they need
to research about this kind of software (Afiouni, Ruël and Schuler, 2014).
Training and development:
It is also major area of human resource profession in which create and conduct training
and development programs for the whole industry to involve business communication skills,
developing consumers services ability, avoidance of anti-discrimination etc. Therefore, graduate
needs to know about training and development programs and increasing knowledge about it
(Afiouni, 2014).
All the skills and area of knowledge help to business graduate in terms of improving their
skills and increasing the knowledge about human resource profession. This kind of knowledge
also aid in future while they are working n the human resource industry. This knowledge assist in
clarifying view of career and its success.
3. Evaluation
I have applied for job vacancy that is Human Resource Executive within the HR industry.
I am looking the job advertisement for job vacancy relation to HR within the industry. The
human resource executive position require devising HR strategy for the industry involving
policies, systems and goals. Every aspect of human resource department which is starting with
recruitment and moving through contract signs, training and development, benefits and so on. I
am interested for working as human resource executive within the industry. I prefer this kind of
job position, because I know about the HR strategy and policies, training and development
programs, recruitment and selection process, benefits, employee relation, industrial relation and
HRIS and so on.
I consider this job opportunity to other, because I completely know about this job
position and industry. I do not know about other job position and opportunity, so that I consider
human resource job position and chance to other. With this position, I achieve my career goals
and objectives which help to increase personal and professional development within life and
industry. I try to give the best for achieving the job position for development in future.
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CONCLUSION
This report has summarised that different technological trends such as artificial
intelligence, virtual and augment reality in human resource help to business graduate studied and
future job role. It can be concluded that globalization impact on recruitment and managing
virtual employee within the selected industry. Furthermore, it can be discussed that different
skills like communication, organizational and time management skills are required as well as
knowledge areas such as human resource information system (HRIS), training and development
help for future job role. Moreover, report has completed that human resource executive job
position is the best for graduate for working in industry.
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REFERENCES
Book and Journals
Afiouni, F., 2014. Women's careers in the Arab Middle East: Understanding institutional
constraints to the boundaryless career view. Career Development International, 19(3),
pp.314-336.
Afiouni, F., Ruël, H. and Schuler, R., 2014. HRM in the Middle East: toward a greater
understanding.
Brewster, C., Mayrhofer, W. and Cooke, F. L., 2015. 20. Convergence, divergence and diffusion
of HRM in emerging markets. Handbook of human resource management in emerging
markets. 451.
Chung, C., Sparrow, P. and Bozkurt, Ö., 2014. South Korean MNEs’ international HRM
approach: Hybridization of global standards and local practices. Journal of World
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Noe, R. A. and et.al., 2017. Human resource management: Gaining a competitive advantage.
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Fuhl, J., 2018. 5 HR tech trends to watch in 2018. [ONLINE]. Available through. :
<https://www.sagepeople.com/about-us/news-hub/top-hr-trends-watch-2018/>.
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APPENDIX
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