HR pros are expert time managers, juggling many roles at once. From winning and maintaining talent, to providing employee satisfaction, to reinforcing company values, the job of an HR professional revolves around timeliness, automation, efficiency and productivity. Effective time management can speed up business processes and allow HR staff to focus on more meaningful goals, such as ensuring employee happiness. Online forms can make the job easier by streamlining every part of the process. By using the time-saving hacks below, you can effectively manage HR priorities and create all-around workplace success.
Job Applications and New Hire Paperwork
Acquiring talent, or recruiting new hires, is difficult, but it’s crucial to the success of a business. The HR team is often responsible for recruiting new talent with a focus on ensuring the candidate will be a good fit for the company and will contribute to business success.
Employee Records and Information
Aside from filling out the necessary onboarding documents, new hires can use online forms to easily complete and submit additional information for employee records. For example, online forms can be used to collect emergency contact information, equipment checkout information and disciplinary information. These forms allow the HR team to efficiently track paperwork and its status, alleviating some of the time that goes into manually tracking and following up on important documents. This speedy process also sets up the employee to begin working on the real work faster.
Event Sign-ups or Voting Polls
Online forms can also be used for fun activities, such as planning company outings or conducting voting polls. Employees can fill out event forms to confirm attendance, make meal requests, or invite additional attendees. They can also vote on things like what service project to take on during the holidays. The data can then be aggregated in one area, or database, so you can prioritize the success of the event or project, rather than worry about the simpler details.
Surveys/Employee Feedback
The best way to provide the optimal work environment is to understand how employees are thinking and feeling. With online forms, you can easily create surveys or opinion forms for employees to provide feedback. By understanding what employees want, the HR department can apply suggestions, learn from feedback and provide overall workplace happiness for the company. Surveys can also help to enhance employee development or gather quick feedback. For example, hearing feedback from a new hire about his or her onboarding experience can help the HR department enhance or tweak the experience for future new employees.
By Formstack's Miranda Nicholson
