HR professionals of the near future: people-focused data experts

Estimates of the number of jobs to be cancelled in the coming years as a result of automation are rising steadily.

Along with artificial intelligence being able to do many things previously done by people, there comes a need for retraining employees. Here HR will play a crucial role. However, the so-called fourth industrial revolution will affect HR as a profession too since its scope will also change.

The technology will process more and more administrative tasks that HR people are used to doing themselves. For HR specialists, this means having to start developing in two crucial areas: focus on people and focus on data.

What specific skills will HR people need to have in the upcoming era of artificial intelligence and automation?