The Impact of Big Data in HR – Where it’s Headed? theworldbeast.com

Big data refers to a massive amount of data that can be piled up with information related to an employee, transactional data, customer, etc. For instance, the human resources department will have information on talent or other related data such as performance ratings, age, skills, work experiences, prior job roles, educational background, safety record. Such information can be used and evaluated to improve hiring practices. Apart from hiring practices, HR professionals can also make use of these data for talent acquisition, retention, development and the performance of the organization.