Those are the top HR trends in 2018

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According to Deloitte’s Human Capital Trends 2017, a small number (7%) of Swiss enterprises are prepared for the future of human resources management, whilst 98% claim that “agility and collaboration” are the most critical skills for modern HR trends. However, 72% of firms consulted had already experimented with digital HR, and 15% are using organisational network analysis. Switzerland is in a sweet-spot for development in terms of digitalisation HR, and ready to take on three major coming trends.

The areas of transformation will be “Digital HR” “Digital Workplace” and “Digital Workforce”. A crucial factor which will impact people is related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), defined through new measures of analytical tools, mobile technology, and cognitive processing. Already 58% of Swiss firms are redesigning their HR programs to leverage digital and mobile tools. Whilst only 33% had fully made a progression in cognitive and AI technologies, 89% of Swiss firms believe that their use of external talent will grow significantly in the next 3-5 years.

According to this data, Switzerland can be as a future leader in HR innovation. The value chain within recruitment processes will also go through major changes. 94% of Swiss HR leader believe that factors such as diversity and inclusion will be strong competitive factors, and included at management-level are values such as commitment, courage, curiosity, cultural intelligence and collaboration. These new trends will make Switzerland attractive for HR talents who would like to benefit from an approach where human capital turns into human value, and increases productivity due to happy employees. These employees of the future will be willing to take on new HR initiatives and grow with them simultaneously.