Swap Spreadsheets for Smart HR

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet editor that can be used to organize and analyze a wide variety of data. Many businesses use it to store HR-related data, such as timesheets, expenses, and company goals.

However, Excel is not purpose-built for HR teams. This means that it lacks many of the key HR and recruiting features that modern teams require. HR teams therefore have to spend time creating spreadsheets and formulas and manually entering data. This takes up time that can be better used elsewhere and means that data can become outdated if it isn’t constantly maintained and updated.

Some of the core HR and recruiting features that Excel lacks include job advertising, career pages, onboarding flows, employee recognition tools, video integration, absence calendars, and approval workflows. This means that teams often have to look for point solutions to cover these use cases.

flair, on the other hand, is an all-in-one HR and recruiting platform designed to improve the work-life experience for everyone within the company. It includes an applicant tracking system (ATS), career page builder, job advertising integration, customizable onboarding workflows, goals and performance management, employee survey and recognition tools, digital time tracking, and more.

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet editor that can be used to organize and analyze a wide variety of data. Many businesses use it to store human resources-related data, such as timesheets, expenses, and company goals.

However, Excel is not purpose-built for HR teams. This means that it lacks many of the key features that modern HR professionals require. HR teams therefore have to spend time creating spreadsheets and Excel formulas and manually entering HR data.

This takes up time that can be better used elsewhere and means that data can become outdated if it isn’t constantly maintained and updated.

Some of the core HR and recruiting features that Excel lacks include job advertising, career pages, onboarding flows, employee recognition tools, video integration, real-time absence calendars, and approval workflows. This means that teams often have to look for point solutions to cover these use cases.

flair, on the other hand, is an all-in-one HR and recruiting platform designed to improve the work-life experience for everyone within the company. It includes an applicant tracking system (ATS), career page builder, job advertising integration, HR analytics, customizable onboarding workflows, goals and performance management, employee survey and recognition tools, digital time tracking, and more.

Microsoft Excel is a useful business tool, but it does pose several drawbacks to HR teams when it is used to manage HR and employee data. Firstly, it requires significant manual data input, which is time-consuming and prone to error. As organizations grow, more and more administrative effort is required to keep the data up to date.

Excel may not always be a suitable solution in terms of data security and compliance, as spreadsheets are often accessible to many users. While spreadsheets can be protected by passwords to prevent unauthorized sharing of data, managing these passwords can become another administrative burden. Ensuring that data can only be accessed by authorized members of staff can therefore pose a challenge.

While there are numerous options for data analysis and visualizing metrics in Excel, more advanced analysis requires knowledge of formulas and skills with charts. This can make self-service reporting more challenging and time-consuming.

Many businesses use Microsoft Excel for a wide range of purposes. As a low-cost tool that many people are familiar with, it can be an easy option for people running a small business.

However, as soon as companies start to grow past the first few employees and processes become more intricate, Excel becomes much more complicated to maintain. This can quickly lead to disconnected processes, outdated or incorrect data, and multiple inconsistent data sources.

Moreover, it can become difficult to manage access rights and permissions to spreadsheets. This can lead to potential security risks, such as data breaches.

With flair, HR data is stored in Salesforce, meaning it is protected by some of the most advanced security technology available. Using permission sets, companies can make sure data is only accessible to authorized employees and managers, no matter how big the company grows.

flair will also save you time as processes are designed for HR staff, managers, and recruiters. For example, instead of manually tracking work hours in countless spreadsheets, employees can use flair’s time tracker to log their hours. Managers can then review and approve the timesheets in a simple workflow.

flair also comes with an intuitive self-service portal for employees and managers, containing all the key features required for smooth HR processes. This not only saves time but also boosts engagement. Everything you need is in one place – easy to find, navigate, and work with.

flair also offers many pre-built reports that you can run to analyze your HR data. You can also build your own custom reports and dashboards in Salesforce, giving you almost limitless ways to slice and dice your data.

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet editor that can be used to organize and analyze a wide variety of data. Many businesses use it to store HR-related data, such as timesheets, expenses, and company goals.

However, Excel is not purpose-built for HR teams. This means that it lacks many of the key HR and recruiting features that modern teams require. HR teams therefore have to spend time creating spreadsheets and formulas and manually entering data. This takes up time that can be better used elsewhere and means that data can become outdated if it isn’t constantly maintained and updated.

Some of the core HR and recruiting features that Excel lacks include job advertising, career pages, onboarding flows, employee recognition tools, video integration, absence calendars, and approval workflows. This means that teams often have to look for point solutions to cover these use cases.

flair, on the other hand, is an all-in-one HR and recruiting platform designed to improve the work-life experience for everyone within the company. It includes an applicant tracking system (ATS), career page builder, job advertising integration, customizable onboarding workflows, goals and performance management, employee survey and recognition tools, digital time tracking, and more.

Excel, while versatile, cannot match the specialized capabilities of flair HR in enhancing employee engagement and performance. flair HR offers a comprehensive suite of tools specifically designed to create a positive work environment. For example, our self-service portal empowers workers to manage their employee information, track time, and communicate shifts, significantly boosting their sense of autonomy and involvement.

In contrast to Excel’s basic data management functionalities, flair HR provides customizable survey options, through which management can gauge topics like employee sentiment while workers can give valuable feedback on the workplace vibe.

Additionally, flair HR’s employee recognition tools and goal-setting features cultivate a culture of appreciation and continuous development, driving higher engagement and productivity. These specialized features make flair a superior choice for managing and enhancing human resources compared to Excel functions, which are more limited and not specifically designed for HR management.

flair provides built-in tools for creating visual reports and dashboards, typically requiring 1-2 steps, which are more HR-specific and easier to use compared to creating graphs in Excel. Our intuitive tools eliminate the need for extensive training programs or an Excel course, so you don’t have to remember functions like VLOOKUP, CONCATENATE, or COUNTIF, which, while useful, are not needed when you have automated HR on your side.

Moreover, as a Salesforce-native solution, flair offers powerful HR and recruiting dashboards. These dashboards include key performance indicators (KPIs) such as: employee satisfaction score, time to hire, cost per hire, retention rate, and much more. Thanks to our Salesforce connection, the sky is the limit when it comes to analytics and data validation.

We have even got a smart analytics page just for managers in the Employee Hub. This analytics page is a feature designed to give managers a high-level visualization of certain key statistics or a dataset that matters to them most.

Currently, it showcases click-and-view metrics and graphs about absence rate, employee turnover rate, and overtime, linked to direct reports. Managers can also easily access percentages and graphical representations illustrating changes to these specific metrics over time.

flair is suitable for a wide range of organizations, especially mid-sized companies and large enterprises. Thanks to our highly configurable solution, it is ideal for organizations operating in multiple countries. Our customers are based in many different countries around the world and operate in a variety of industries including tech, healthcare, NGOs, consulting, and retail.

The flair solution is built on Salesforce, making it an ideal choice for organizations that use the leading CRM platform. Businesses not utilizing Salesforce can still integrate flair without encountering any functional restrictions. We'll create a Salesforce instance for your use, ensuring you can harness the full potential of flair's Salesforce connection.

To read some case studies showcasing company success with flair, check out our Success Hub.