Pick up any of the HR publications and you are almost assured to read some type of article on talent management software applications. Rarely, however, do any of these magazines write about HRIS or HR Management System applications. Why? Seriously, do they not understand that many companies still don’t have an HRIS application or are working on an outdated system? Until a HR department has HRIS HRMS technology working correctly are they really going to consider a talent management software solution? Are HR Information Systems and Human Resources Management System not exciting enough to write about? Is it more fun to write about the new HR technologies than the old tried and true HRIS applications?
Honestly, I have no clue as to how to answer any of these questions. I’m glad the pubs aren’t writing about HRIS and HRMS solutions. I think the lack of quality content on these subjects has assisted with the success of CompareHRIS.com and HR-softwareblog.com. Not to toot my own horn but I think before we came along, the HR community was starving for the type of content we have created. In just a year and half, I believe we have created perhaps the most comprehensive database of HR Management Software related articles on the web. I am sure this has assisted tremendously with our constantly growing traffic numbers.
In my opinion, HRIS and HRMS solutions still represent the “must have” component of HR technology. Given the state of the economy and shrinking budgets, talent management suite software systems may at this point be viewed as more of a luxury item than a necessity. Yet, the HR publications still focus the majority of their HR technology articles on these systems, which the majority of their readers can’t afford.
The vast majority of HR professionals who read these publications work for companies with less than a few hundred employees. The price of talent management software solutions is still high enough that it is not an option that can gain approval from many tight HR department budgets. Remember, I sold HRM Software solutions for fifteen years. I have seen firsthand how difficult it can be for a HR department to gain budget approval for a “must have” item like Employee tracking Software. The majority of the subscribers to the HR publications frankly can’t afford the technology the magazines are pushing. Do they not understand the industry? Are they that out of touch with the needs of their readers?
I’ve delayed creating our second site for applicant tracking, performance management, and talent management solutions because I have not been able to get my head above water to start working on a second site. I have just gotten internal assistance with our SEO and administrative duties for CompareHRIS.com so I am hoping to begin work on that project in the next month. Visitors to CompareHRIS.com and prospective talent management vendors have been hounding us to create a second site and selection tools for these products for months. I want to ensure we have the appropriate staff and time to create a site of the same quality for these other systems.
