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In order to help protect the environment, many companies have been finding new ways to go green in a world where it is really important to begin doing so. Green practices give the company a better reputation, show an appreciation for the environment we live in, and actually make life a lot easier in many ways. The human resources department of a company or business, specifically, has begun their own green practices to help avoid doing things that could potentially hurt the environment.
Online Applications
In the past, human resources made a bunch of copies of their job applications and had people come in to fill out an application. As the years went on, more and more people began filling out applications. This causes processing of the applications to take much longer and job positions filled much later than expected. So, it almost makes sense to go greener with the use of online applications. With online applications, less paper is needed, which helps save trees. In addition, applications are much easier to process on a computer than on paper. Human resources departments almost everywhere have taken advantage of this.
Online Resume Submission
Employers also receive hundreds, sometimes thousands of resumes just in one month. That is a lot of paper! Not only is that a complete waste a paper, who wants to sift through all of those resumes to find applicants who are actually qualified for the job? Many human resources departments have used new software and technology to allow applicants to submit their resume online. The resume then goes into the company’s system and uses a keyword search to eliminate resumes from applicants who do not have the right requirements for the job. This way, people are not wasting paper by handing in paper versions of their resumes.
Online Payroll Logs and Clock-Ins
In past years, employees had a time card where they wrote down the hours they worked each week. This information was then used to calculate how much each person would be paid. Much of this paperwork related to payroll was done on paper. However, human resources departments have changed the way they process an employee’s hours. In most work locations, employees come in to work and clock-in on a computer. Since the computer is keeping track of each person’s hours, this eliminates the need for paper time cards. Processing of these hours and calculating payroll checks are also now done on a computer, saving even more paper.
Phone Interviews
Human resources departments have begun to give phone interviews to decide whether an applicant is qualified for the job and is a fit candidate. This gives the employer a chance to get to know the person and to find out if it is worth their time to bring them into the work location for an in-person interview. In an interesting way, this is also a way that human resources departments are going greener. By finding out if a candidate is fit for the job before they come in, it saves gas and pollution into the air by not calling them in for an interview if they are not qualified.
