We know the research and selection of a Human Resource Management System can be a daunting task. With as many vendors, options, or features that are presented, have you asked all the right questions to make the right choice for your individual needs? Well, let’s see. Have you considered how to handle data that is housed in your current HRMS that you definitely want to see in your new Human Resource Management System?
This is an integral question, one that cannot be ‘assumed’ to be standard, that some people don’t really think much about when researching new systems. Some people probably look at this particular situation like some people look at creating a website. Based on my experience with others, many people think “If I publish a website, people will find my website automatically.” This assumption doesn’t consider how traffic is actually driven to any one website. People tend to think that it somehow just magically happens without having to take definitive steps to produce traffic.
How does your data get transferred to the new HR Management Software system? This is something you need to specifically ask about when researching a new HR Management System. If you have data in your current system that you cannot live without in your new system, you need to specifically ask how this can happen or even if it can happen. You also need to be specific as to which fields of data in your current system you need transferred to your new system.
The reason for this is that some fields can be easier than others to import and, if the correct questions are asked, you may find that some fields can be imported directly but another process may be needed for other fields to be imported. For some, this particular issue can be a deal breaker. So please perform your due diligence and if this is a concern for you, make sure you ask the question “Can my specific data be transferred to the new system and if so, how does this happen?” Get details, because those details can make a big difference as to your final choice in a HR software. Read the full article at CompareHRIS.com.
