RPA
“ We ’ ve seen productivity rise by a factor of two ”
SCOTT DODDS CEO , ULTIMA
candidates narrow down the roles best suited to them .
“ AI aids transparency in the recruitment process – for example , by automating CV screening through AI and process intelligence ,” says Neil Murphy , Global VP at ABBYY . “ This also makes the onboarding process faster and more efficient , which drives better retention . It also has the knock-on effect of reducing the time it takes to manually process these documents , and instead spend it on educating employees around the use of these technologies . This creates a long-term approach to automation that works for an entire business ”.
Beyond this time-saving aspect , RPA also reduces human error in data-heavy workloads , in addition to executing tasks around the clock for maximum efficiency . Software automation company Ultima , for example , is using RPA to automate its own back-end operations , including its HR onboarding processes .
“ We ’ ve seen productivity rise by a factor of two ”, said Scott Dodds , CEO at Ultima . “ Software robots collate real-time sales and marketing information , and process all the information they collect during the day to produce detailed forecasts and business intelligence for the next morning . Usually this took eight to ten hours per day of staff time , it now takes minutes . As a
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