With the digital and technological transitions, and shift in workforce demographics there is a space which will greatly impact the future of HR jobs. HR management is heading into a working environment that has drastically changed. People no longer stay at jobs for a life time, instead, the average worker will change jobs every 4 years. The HR of the future needs to be more innovative and evolved to manage the future workforce.

HR TRENDS AND PREDICTIONS FOR FUTURE

HR AND TECHNOLOGY

One of the biggest trends that will change the future of HR is AI. Despite concerns that AI is going to replace humans, it will to the most benefit HR. The bigger and better data will help to increase the value and efficiency of the HR. They can analyze and organize people centric data for seamless attendance management, payslip generation through conversational interfaces.

CLOSER INTERACTION BETWEEN HR AND IT

With an increase in the use of data, cybersecurity will be one of the major challenges for future HR. New cyber security and WFH policies will be formed to overcome issues such as data confidentiality and employee privacy. HR will play more strategic rules when it comes to change management.

Also due to dependency on technology, future HR jobs will see close interaction with IT departments. This may mean anything from developing better tools for communication to implementing systems that track employee performance.

CANDIDATES WILL HAVE MORE CONTROL

As the competition for talent increases, future HR jobs will need to be filled by people who can sell a company to candidates and champion policies that increase retention.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WILL BE PRIORITIZED MORE

Companies are going to be paying more attention to recruiting diverse sets of employees. As the workforce becomes more diverse, diversity and inclusion trainings may become a part of HR management.

HR PROFESSIONALS WILL NEED TO EXPAND THEIR SKILLS

Future HR jobs will be more than human resource management. As certain HR functions like payroll and recruitment become automated, HR managers will need to continuously upgrade their skills. A knowledge of business strategy, finance and sharper leadership skills will be required for HR managers to continue contributing meaningfully.

FUTURE HR JOBS WILL SEE A GREATER EMPHASIS ON COMPLIANCE

Regulations, whether on the government, global or industry level, are changing and HR managers will need to remain on top of all of them. In addition, the way people work is changing. As remote and gig work become the norm, HR managers are going to have to craft policies that equitably govern the relationship between a company and its workers.

Future HR managers will have to think ahead and anticipating the needs of anyone in their employment. Future HR jobs will necessitate those in charge to train employees on developing standards.

TECH COMPANIES IN TALENT MARKET

Technology companies are entering into the talent market place; the likes of Microsoft’s LinkedIn, Google’s Google jobs and these are just a precursor for what may become a more common trend in the future. It means that companies may take their labor sourcing in house, leaving those working in recruitment firms with a need to change the way that they work or risk becoming obsolete.

HR RELEVANCE IN FUTURE

Despite the incorporation of technology and AI, future HR jobs will not become obsolete yet as AI is still not able to fully replace human beings. Intuition, empathy, emotions; these are human traits that are essential in managing people and machines are yet to learn them.

People will still be needed to reach out to candidates, to maintain contact between interviews, to resolve certain workplace conflicts and to build trust that is needed between employees and the company.

IN SUMMARY

HR is evolving and those in future HR jobs will be required to horn their skills, policies and systems. A major theme for future HR jobs is the heavier reliance of technology. As opposed to seeing that as a threat, HR managers should see technology as a partner that can aid them in achieving their objectives.

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