If you're into the newest tech gadgets or even if you turned on the TV this last week, you might be aware of a new tablet-based product that's supposed to remake the way we interact with the internet. Whether Apple's new creation will be a momentary trend in the evolution of the web, or a true game-changer, is yet to be seen; either way, as the role of the web gets larger, web applications are expected to cover more ground and look even prettier. This isn’t likely to change.
I'd like to pose a question in this post: Considering the above, how can Web 2.0 improve in the next few years? Like the certainty of death and taxes, graphic interfaces and performance will always be expected to improve. But in what way? iCIMS has always treated feedback as a cornerstone of its customer service. We work with both clients and non-users to keep improving the Talent Platform. In fact, iCIMS wouldn’t be celebrating its 10-year anniversary without some input and improvement along the way and we have no plans to stop. (If I’d stopped listening to advice when I was 10… well…)
Plenty of people have a grandstanding vision of what they see in the future of applicant tracking and software-as-a-service. I’ll start.
Personally, I would like to see SaaS grow alongside the same principles while retaining an openness that’s different for every user. Some systems might lock users in without the option to change or add to the software, but I think a healthy mixture of high-configurability and ease-of-use should be the de facto design choice. This configurability means that power users who would like to change their software a bit more can utilize a vast quantity of options while users with less tasks to perform in the system will have a much more defined set of tools for use – still powerful, but not confusing. All within one system.
We offer a configurable system in the Talent Platform, and that will only improve as the needs of the marketplace and our customers change. So what would you like to see? Where do you see Web 2.0, SaaS, or HR Software in the next few years? Please comment below!
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