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HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems) are needed to enable beneficial HR management and payroll functions. This system allows companies to keep track of data pertaining to employees like name, address, phone number, social security number, job title, employment history and education. This article explains how in order for companies to have a strong Talent management system they must first have their HRIS in order. The HRIS should be in order because it can provide the Talent Management Systems with data that can make auto processing easier and faster. Job codes, job titles and job grades are data elements in an HRIS that can help span all Talent Management modules. In result, this can make recruiting, retaining, and rewarding employees a simpler process.

Not all ADP systems are created equal. While the system is advertised as scalable In my experience the options for smaller operations leaves much to be desired. They have become the most prevalent system and can be a valuable experience for anyone entering the job market.

This is a multi-part series by AP News on how the fast pace of technology is wiping out millions of jobs globally. Technology use is in every economical sector and nobody is immune from job losses. It is terrify to think that our world has become so automated and reliant on technological use. While there are many pros on technology use such as being more efficient, accurate, cost savings, speed and others, it has no doubt taking a toll on the economy as a whole. In the hospitality industry, a few quick examples that come to mind include online travel reservations, IPads taking over the jobs of waiters and waitress or our favorite machine the Smart Bar. These advances are unique but we are slowly moving away from human interaction. The point is while we are taking advantage of technology to improve business operations we must keep in mind that in the hospitality field we are about proving as service to others that should be as individual as possible. It will be interesting to see if this series leads to suggestions on possible future applications of technology that would revitalize the job economy or create new possibilities.

This article states that companies that invest in IT are losing jobs. It states that comapnies are spending money for IT but cutting the jobs. Manufacturing industry loses more jobs with the gain of IT. authors of the article are also stating that this information will create a negative out look on IT, but there are still a lot of the industries which increased IT spending and increased jobs.   

HRIS is a computer software employers use to manage the human resources functions of hotels. There are lots of benefits of using this system. According to this article, the most advantage by using HRIS is that it helps create reports and presentation. For instance, the system holds all the informations about human resources in hotels. You can find your employees' personal information very easily and don't have to ask them to bring their documents any more such as I-20 or I-9 forms. The second benefit is related to recruitment, which means it can provide information not only internal staffs but also external job applicants. The third advantage is that by using HRIS, employees themselves can focus on their own profiles. They can log in themselves and change and update their status and required details, which becomes a better way to manage themselves.  

The human resource system can help hotel or anyother companies' HR department to management employees effectively. The system will in charge of salary, w2 tax report and a lot of tedious work. In a sense, the system can not only reduce mistake but alos save some laber cost, because most of data processing will be finished automatic.

This article summarizes the major key points with Human Resources Information Systems and more importantly, their advantages. It starts by discussing how a HRIS is software that aids in the management functions of human resources. The main benefit is the fact that it can generate reports and presentations, making it particularly convenient for more than a few factors, while holding data and files needed for the human resources mangers to do their jobs proficiently. HRIS can aid a company internally as well as externally with job applicants. This is great for employers who are looking for new candidates. In addition, it benefits the company with assisting with the benefits plan, knowing exactly what their coverage is for the year.

This article is a big time eye opener how robots are already in place taking away plenty of jobs in every department. I highlighted some of the jobs they are currently doing and how much labor cost money the hotels are saving. Yes we love the new technology but it can also be a little intimidating once they start eliminating jobs. It really points out what we may not find obvious on how majority of the hospitality companies are already in use with artificial intelligence technologies. I believe in 10 years the world will be a complete different place and robots will take over for the most part!

This article has asked 21 professionals about the pros and cons of cybersecurity jobs. The first pro is the salary; overall, they are paid quite well. They also say cyber jobs are everywhere, being in a high demand job, ability to advance in your career, having the opportunity to be self-employed, and the chance to learn new things. The cons of cybersecurity jobs consist of being on call and demanding hours, some tasks are boring or repetitive, job pressure, continuously learning, and lack of resources. In conclusion, there are pros and cons to every job to overall cybersecurity jobs seem to have a high retention aspect to them.

This article explains how robotics in hospitality is becoming far more common because of Covid-19. They go into detail about how, right now, all robotics require the assistance of humans. But they also go into how that can change in the next few years. The better technology gets, the less need there is for human support.

This article illustrate how robotics help the oeprations of housekeeping, front desk and F&B in hotels during the pandemic. The examples demontrate that the technology of robotics improves guest experience, health and efficiency.

Hotels are using robots more and more. They find that robots are able to to the job more effectively and efficiently. We see this in housekeeping with automated vacuums and virus-killing robots, in room service deliveries, etc

Robotics is the new future, they are transforming the Hotel Industry with all this new technology that not only will be better for the business, but for the costumers will be and extraordinary experiences. This articles talks about that the robots are not here to replace jobs, they are here to make their jobs more effective and efficient. Guest wants"personalization and information at the touch of a button "so business have to meet the demand of the customer,

This article basically talks about a successful adoption of HRIS system for Wente Family Estates. This company is comprised of numerous business units including a vineyard and winery, a restaurant, and a world class golf course. Their HR team and managers are responsible for a wide range of people, jobs, and related to the company's workforce. So they needed a solution for better talent management, sustainability, and improved time management and selected the Ultimate Software's HRIS system. The HRIS system enables HR team to easily assess employee performance against measurable goals and job competencies, create employee development plans, identity high performing employees for key positions, and build an environment that maximizes talent and rewards their best performers. Besides, it enables their employees to go online to view relevant details about their hours worked and schedules. It also enables managers to log on to the system at any time to stay on top of hours and labor costs so that they can quickly make decisions such as modifying schedules or job responsibilities, if needed, to control costs.  This type of cloud based HRIS system will bring many benefits to companies comprised of diverse business units to manage their human capital.

For large corporations is indispensable to count with the right HRIS that will assist the companies to organize in a logical order all the such as employment activities and job analysis.

This article talks about the impact of artificially intelligent machines in the future job market and how it has gained a significant role in the recent years. Within the article, it explains certain positions that can and have already been replaced with artificial intelligence. For example, in hotels, there are robots/cell phone apps that help you with checking in/out, with check-in process and services. In restaurants, like example, chillis, there is an "ipad" in which you can place your food & drink order, and even pay though thr app. In hotels, the concierge can soon become automated with big screens with answers to most questions. But, I personally still would like the human touch and to ask more questions than the ones the apps provide. In conclusion, many positions can be replaced with Automated machines, but human touch can NEVER be replaced.

This article is about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its impact in the hospitality industry. Although innovations in voice recognition, biometrics, and AR (augmented reality) are not expected to replace human contact, AI technology will revolutionize the industry by taking over mundane, simple, and routine work. Since these ordinary tasks could be time consuming, AI will allow hospitality personnel to focus on more meaningful and complex transactions. AR, for instance, was already implemented by Holiday Inn during the 2012 Olympics to provide realistic thematic and virtual representations. Biometric technology allows customers to authenticate their purchase without a wallet or human interaction. Nevertheless, the article also touches on an interesting concept called 'tech detox.' Some hotels already have promotions for guests willing to stay disconnected in order to be aware of their surrounding environment. In my opinion, AR is the best innovation, especially in a hotel. From TV programming, internet access, interactive city maps, hotel information, restaurant menu, and room service, this technology has endless opportunities to make any hotel experience unique.

I believe the article glosses over many of the potential implications of AI in the industry. For one, to date, technology advances have actually increased the workload of the more highly skilled management personel. A General Manager in a hotel now has to have degrees of knowledge in pricing system logic and demand economics, knowledge of systems and system implementation and the skill sets of individuals required to implement and sustain these systems. As AI and AI logic does begin to invade the Hospitality Industry, it is going to require our leaders to become far more cognizant of the uses, and maintenance costs involved in these technologies. This is not to say that this is necessarily a negative, however the implications for the skills sets required in the industry are a necessary talking point when citing that this technology wont replace jobs. Those mundane tasks which the article refers to are deemed as simple processes, but when discussing the already complex process of an agent reserving a guest in a Forbes rated property (as an example), this is going to get even more complicated in how we leverage these technologies, how we approach to market with the consumer.

Technology is continuing to revolutionize daily. All industries are experiencing such change but the hospitality industry will not completely take away is human employees. In fact, tech revolution will simply take away from mundane tasks simultaneously assisting with efficiency and customer satisfaction. With the advent of augmented reality (AR) guests are now able to electronically visualize themselves at the location. Technology cannot outperformance the warmth of guest service reps. yet, the future of hospitality will integrate both the advances of electronics and human interactions.

The main focus of my article is about the financial connection between India and the U.S. The article discusses a few key issues about India and their tech support in relation to the U.S. It tells us that "India's burgeoning tech sector is responsible for creating more than 400,000 American jobs, according to a report released Monday that prompted calls from leaders in both nations to reform business practices so the industry remains a bright spot in an often unreliable global economy". The article goes on to list some more interesting statistics. For example, "The new study from the National Association of Software and Service Companies, a trade group representing Indian technology firms, said business deals between firms in the two countries have generated $22.5 billion in tax revenue for the U.S. since 2011". I feel that these two statistics are important because in too many cases, Americans feel that "foreigners" are coming to the U.S. and "stealing" all of our jobs. That is clearly not the case with every situation, as the article points out. The article further explains that India is seeking to ease the process of coming into the U.S. to work. They feel that if they are providing their highly skilled techs to come work here and/or gain their American education here than the process of getting the visa should be much more lax than it is for other countries. I don't know if I agree with that one, but I understand their point.

This article discusses the growth of the hospitality industry as the labor sector experiences a slow down. The CBRE projects that although labor issues are worse in the suburbans areas finding the right talent or retaining has become harder in all markets. In addition, the industry is facing challenges in areas like gender equity, insurance requirements, and controversial political considerations for example lower-paying jobs such as dishwashers, line cooks and wait staff have shown more talent shortage because typically those positions are filled by undocumented immigrants.

Very insightful article in regards to hospitality industry and labor section experiences a slow down.Quite a few hotel companies are experiencing this shortage of candidates and retaining employees due to several factors, pay being one of them. Marriott gave out significant raise to keep the talent they already had on staff across many different departments. "There is a talent shortage for all levels, but is more so for lower-paying jobs like dishwashers, line cooks and wait staff. Crackdowns on illegal immigrants, many of whom have filled these positions for decades, are also affecting business." There are alot of hotels experiencing shortage described above.

I admire that the article mentioned many of the labor issues area result of undocumented immigrants leaving their job positions because of the political climate against undocumented individuals in addition to low pay. The affect of it can be seen throughout the industry.

The reason for organizations invest in human resources management systems are abundant. As HRMS has numerous and also essential functions include job analysis, staffing, performance appraisal, managing reward programs and employee training & development. Among them, it could say that each job function need huge human effect. Now, with management system provide the company with sufficient background support, improve the human resources productivity, minimization of errors, maintain compliance and performance analysis.

Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa stated "the biggest challenge that comes with technological advancement is the probability of replacing existing staff with a technological device, since the device can do the same job just as well." This statement holds true for every single country in this world. The more technologically advanced we become, jobs will start to be replaced by technology that could do it just as well if not better than a human. For instance, the new check-in kiosks are becoming more and more a hit, and as they do you'll see hotels switch to them quicker to cut labor cost. Investing into I.T. in the hospitality industry is an everyday gamble because today they could come out with something that could be better of us at the front desk but tomorrow they could release something 10x better than this.

Easybar cocktail station costs about $30,000, or roughly half what a human union bartender costs to replace

This article discusses the addition of the Smart Tender at MGM Hotels in Las Vegas. It raised some questions that many people pointed out this week in our discussion posts. What will happen with bartending jobs? Is this the beginning of the shift to more jobs being removed for technology? The article does highlight that not all bartending jobs will be lost, for example, casino bartenders. While this could be a great step forward it could also have some issues. Guests may be upset by the change in experience since you are no longer speaking to a bartender.

The article discusses the importance of the MIS job function as we were talking about in this weeks module. MIS is an important job function because it used to provide and use technology to increase productivity, problem-solving and decision making in a business. MIS is a job that will just keep growing and evolving as time goes on.

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This article is how to be successful in entering the event planning industry. It has tips from insiders on things they did to become successful. It states that networking is key. Volunteer and get to know people in all types of events from school functions to jazz festivals. People interested in the event planning field should join one or more associations in this field. Research should be done, for example read books, articles and learn what you can. If you want to be an event planner in the hotel industry then you should also learn the terminology, sales concepts, and gain a basic understanding into the the hotel/convention business. Last be realistic, this is not a 9 - 5, it is hectic and your schedule will fluctuate from event to event.