Learn in the textbookHuman Resource Management and Ways of Working
DefinitionHR Tech (HRテック), a word combining HR (human resources) and technology, refers to methods and services that apply IT such as AI and the cloud to HR work such as hiring, evaluation, placement, and development.
ExplanationFor example, AI may help sort job applications, or attendance and evaluation records may be managed in one place in the cloud. Besides cutting clerical work, another aim is to use the accumulated people data in decisions on placement and development.
AnalogyLike replacing a handwritten attendance sheet with an app that tallies attendance automatically.
Memory hookOne of the "field + Tech" coinages: FinTech for finance, EdTech for education, and HR Tech for HR.