61% of HR Professionals Will Divorce their HR Technology Software

61% of HR Professionals Will Divorce their HR Technology Software 61% of HR Pros Are Divorcing Their HR Technology in the Next 18 Months Its great being in love except when its not what I signed up for it to be. Thats exactly how I feel about HR technology and human resources. 61% of HR Pros Are Divorcing Their HR Technology in the Next 18 Months Whether we like it or not, HR technology is essential to the modern human resource department. As our workplaces become more virtual, spanning across oceans recruiters, HR professionals and business leaders need access to employee information, candidate profiles, time keeping and payroll data at a moments notice. Technology at work that doesnt meet our current business needs causes work delays, low productivity and more than a few administrative headaches. Paycoms infographic on finding your HR soulmate (shown below) inspired me to think through the importance of selecting HR technology as it touches every employee and manager in your workplace. That Time That Your HR Technologies Sucked Working with an HR technology is more than a service contract, its a commitment, almost a marriage if you will. Both parties working together except often times in marriages and relationships, one person ends up doing all the work while the other gets all the benefits. That other person just didnt hold up their end of the relationship bargain and sometimes with HR technology, its time to move on and shop for new HR tech. My top reasons for divorcing HR Tech? Here are three real-world scenarios I experienced working in human resources with technology. Maybe your HR technology is not making processing payroll  seamless  as was advertised. Seamless, its more like a bumpy dirt road youre driving down in rural Kansas.   It takes 17 clicks to hire one person in your ATS only to have to send that TPS report to the HR Service Center to have your new hire entered or terminated within the system because the two technologies arent integrated together. That email you receive reminding you to print off and mail those COBRA forms to that newly departed employee. Thankfully, my HR technology contract wasnt till death do us part. I found someone new. Whats your biggest frustration when it comes to HR technology? Want to learn more about HR Technology? Check out my HR Technology Buying Guide? Click here.   .ai-rotate {position: relative;} .ai-rotate-hidden {visibility: hidden;} .ai-rotate-hidden-2 {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;} .ai-list-data, .ai-ip-data, .ai-fallback, .ai-list-block {visibility: hidden; position: absolute; width: 50%; height: 1px; z-index: -9999;} Photo Credit Big Stock.