Month: October 2022

As firms rely more on talent management software, the number of providers is increasing. As a result, HR software vendors put together elaborate demos to showcase their features and capabilities to gain the upper hand in the selection process. Below are a couple of vendors with links to short demos that are available online:

• BambooHR’s TRAXPayroll demo
• ADP’s Workforce Now demo
• Greenhouse’s recruiting optimization platform demo
• HR Bob’s Chatbot Virtual Assistant demo
• Pinpoint’s applicant tracking software demo

Suppose you are a small business owner or HR manager looking to streamline your employee processes, such as onboarding, benefits administration, or payroll systems, by incorporating HR technologies into your company, but you can’t settle on one provider. In that case, this is the … Read more

Is your HR team trying to choose between ADP Workforce Now and Namely for an all-in-one HR software? It’s understandably a tough decision. Both vendors are well respected in HR tech, but for different reasons. 

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ADP is a long-time frontrunner in HR software. The company was founded as a manual payroll processing company in 1949. Through the decades, it grew in size and influence, culminating in the software product ADP Workforce Now, released in 2011. 

Namely, on the other hand, was founded in 2012, one year after Workforce Now hit digital shelves. Since then, Namely has rapidly grown into a popular platform for human resources teams across the US. 

The two companies have had different trajectories, but one’s growth is not necessarily better than the other’s. Just because ADP has been around longer does not mean it’s a better … Read more

I’ve started two tech companies and wanted to share the technologies you need at the early stages to set yourself up for success.  This advice is mostly for companies with <20 employees who are primed for fast growth.

When young companies first start growing their team, there can be a lot of confusion around what types of HR software and tools they need.  This is especially true if you haven’t hired a dedicated HR person at this point.

I think about the tools you need in terms of core HR (paying people, setting time off policies, all the REALLY exciting stuff!), recruiting, solutions that are important to your specific company, and then of course thinking about your next phase of growth.

I also believe that the HR functions first as a basic need, and then evolves in most high growth companies to be a more strategic function that can drive … Read more