The HR tech jungle

The Challenge: 

Whether you’ve already built a tech stack—or you’re just starting to explore your options—there’s one thing that’s clear: HR technology isn’t delivering what it promises for most organisations.

You want to hire smarter. Support growth. Improve performance. Build real-time insight into your workforce. But instead of enabling those goals, HR tech often introduces something else: confusion.

If you’ve already invested, you may be facing a stack of disconnected systems—each solving a piece of the puzzle, none delivering a full picture.
If you haven’t yet, you’re likely overwhelmed by choice. Every vendor promises transformation. Every tool seems necessary. And yet, you’re not sure what will actually move the needle.

According to Gartner (2024), only 24% of HR leaders say they’re getting maximum value from their technology investments. That means three out of four are stuck somewhere between frustration, complexity, and underutilisation.

The common thread?
Tools are being implemented without rethinking the systems they sit in.

That leads to:

• Overlapping or redundant processes

• Low adoption from HR teams and managers

• Limited visibility across the employee lifecycle

• Data that doesn’t connect—and decisions that suffer

• Employee journeys that feel disjointed or impersonal

All while pressure on HR is growing: deliver faster, more inclusive, more personalised, more strategic.

The question is no longer: “Which tool should we buy?”
It’s a step higher: “How do we design a system where technology actually works?”

Because without intentional design, even the best tools become just more noise.

Our approach.

At ImpactWork, we don’t believe in quick fixes or plug-and-play recruitment tech. We help you rebuild hiring as a high-impact, scalable system—one that attracts the right talent, reduces decision fatigue, improves candidate experience, and delivers measurable value to your organisation.

This isn’t just about removing bias. It’s about building a smarter, faster and fairer hiring engine—from the inside out.

Here’s how we do it:

The impact.

When your HR tech ecosystem is intentionally designed, the difference is immediate—and measurable.

You move from firefighting to flow. From siloed tools to connected journeys. From underused platforms to systems that deliver real value at every touchpoint.

Here’s what our clients gain when we redesign their HR tech from the inside out:

1. Higher tech ROI
Your tools finally do what they were bought to do. We eliminate duplication, streamline usage, and align platforms to actual business needs—so investment turns into impact.

2. Up to 40% reduction in time spent managing HR systems
Less admin. Less system-switching. More space for HR to focus on strategy, leadership and employee value.

3. Consistent employee experience across tools
From onboarding to learning to feedback—your people experience one coherent journey, not a patchwork of apps.

4. Increased user adoption
When systems are intuitive and built around real workflows, usage goes up. We’ve seen adoption rates grow by 30–60% across key platforms.

5. Better decisions, backed by clean, connected data
With tools integrated around your workforce architecture, insights flow—and leadership finally has the visibility it needs to act fast and smart.

6. Future-ready digital infrastructure
You’re not locked into static systems. You gain a modular, scalable tech landscape that supports growth, innovation and continuous improvement.