Digitization is transforming every facet of business and the HR field is no exception. Research firm Gartner has conducted a study which states that it starts with the onboarding process where simple, mundane processes like submission of records have been automated, enabling new joiners to start focusing on work from day one. Employee records have all been unified under single format so they can be recorded digitally. A substantial proportion of employees leave within the first three months of joining and this churn proves extremely costly for organizations. To reduce that self service tools have been designed especially for enabling corporate training so that employees have the freedom to learn new things as per their preferences and not be restricted to specific timings. Organizations have built their internal social media tools facilitating increased collaboration and team work. Data science long the domain for marketing and finance departments, is now finding greater acceptance as implementation has increased. Crucial employee and recruitment related business intelligence is being captures using such tools.

Source: http://diginomica.com/2016/04/05/digital-transformation-and-hr-changing-role/