Mobile apps for Managing People

Companies across sectors are increasingly using mobile apps to carry out resources related tasks such as recruitment and talent management, and cut the time that goes into key processes including collecting and filling data, and waiting for approvals. Let us look at some apps of some companies and their use.

TCS NextStep is an app used by TCS and is in use since 2012. Candidates can register for a job from this app and track the status of the job. This app gives update on the interview location and Google maps synchronize it. Candidates can view and save their offer letter with the help of app., TCS is using the app as its main hiring tool. By this app, TCS hiring process has become paperless. Companies have seen a 20-30% increase in the adoption of application.

Zoho People is an app developed by Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd and is in use since November 2013. Zoho is Chennai based CRM software Provider Company. Zoho People allows people to mark their attendance. Instead of swiping card to enter office, the app lets employees to log in the check in and checkout times. Employees find this useful to check in to work, especially when they work from client locations and it helps keep a check on their activity. The company will include a leave request feature through which employee can apply for leave and their managers can accept it over mobile device.

SuccessFactors is an app used by Godrej Industries Ltd since December 2013. The app has features such as job requisition approvals, interview feedback, offer approvals, and performance evaluations and lists the number of tasks pending against the feature, making it a ready reckoned for executives. The user interface of this app is designed in such a way that it lays out all necessary details on a single page. The interview feedback feature allows senior executives to view the overall rating given to a candidate, view the resume, and even see if the potential hire fits the budget of the organization. This leads to more efficiency in the recruitment process.

Workday is an app used by Philips India Ltd since April 2014. This app let executives enter objectives of employees and track them on a real time basis. They also help executives log in feedback given on projects on a real time basis. It also generates manpower requests across the organization, and is looking to upgrade it to performance and talent management functions over the next few months.

With continuous change in technology, companies are now shifting their focus on the use of smartphone for all their work. Internet is also playing a major role in executing all processes. This is also reducing use of paper work in the companies and connectivity is more in using mobile apps. It also requires less number of employees in executing processes and it is easy to sort data out of it.