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Onboarding is one of the most important workflows in HR. It shapes: • employee experience • time to productivity • manager confidence • retention • long-term hiring reputation But as organisations grow, onboarding also becomes increasingly complex. Different teams. Different locations. Different systems. Different requirements. Which is why so many HR teams still end up relying on spreadsheets, reminders, and manual coordination just to keep everything moving. The opportunity with automation isn’t removing the human side of onboarding. It’s removing the chaos around it. If you’re rethinking your onboarding workflows, we’d love to show you what HR automation can actually look like.

Most HR teams already have an e-sign tool. That’s usually not the problem. The real admin headache happens around the signature: • approvals • missing information • reminders • legal reviews • storing documents • reporting • chasing people who still haven’t signed That’s where workflow automation becomes far more valuable than simply sending a contract. We recently explored this in a new blog, including how Festi used 50skills to automate a complex stock option process across six subsidiaries and save more than 200 hours of manual admin. If your contract processes still rely on spreadsheets, email chains and “just checking if you signed this yet” messages, this one’s for you. https://lnkd.in/eEJcwmPJ

“Build me an onboarding process for a 200 person company in Sweden.” That’s the prompt. From there, 50skills can ask clarifying questions, build a plan, and turn it into a working workflow. The more context you give it, the better the result becomes. This is where AI in HR starts to feel less like a blank chat box and more like a way to build real processes.

A packed room, brilliant conversations and plenty of discussion around where AI and workflow automation are actually making a difference for HR teams. Great to be part of HRsvepet Talent Vision Stockholm 2026 last week, showing live how quickly HR workflows can go from idea to fully automated process. One of the biggest themes throughout the day was that AI in HR is no longer just about experimentation. Teams are looking for practical ways to reduce admin, improve consistency and connect the tools they already use. Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by, asked questions and shared ideas throughout the event. Already looking forward to the next one.

A surprising amount of HR admin is just… chasing people. Following up on approvals. Checking onboarding steps. Reminding managers. Tracking missing documents. Making sure tasks don’t get forgotten. Not because HR teams are disorganised. Because most workflows still rely on humans manually keeping everything moving. That’s one of the biggest themes we uncovered in our latest HR automation research. The problem usually isn’t the people. It’s workflows that depend on constant follow-ups to function.

“Can I reimburse a gym membership through our health benefits?” That single question can now kick off an entire workflow behind the scenes. With AI built into the process, the workflow can review the uploaded receipt, check whether it matches company policy, let finance know what needs approving, and keep the employee updated along the way. Instead of another admin task bouncing between inboxes, the process just moves forward 🙌

HR teams don’t need more noise. They need tools that actually help work flow properly. That’s why we like what Stakkd is doing. They make it easier for HR teams to compare platforms, explore features and integrations, and see what’s genuinely trending across the HR tech space. This month, 50skills is the #1 trending HR tech platform on the database. Considering how many HR tools are out there promising to “transform everything”, that feels pretty special. If you’re reviewing HR tech this year, Stakkd is well worth a look.

HR leaders are already using AI every day. But mostly for isolated tasks. Writing emails. Summarising notes. Creating documents. Speeding up admin. Meanwhile, the actual workflows behind HR still rely on: • manual follow-ups • disconnected systems • approval chasing • duplicated updates So even though AI is saving individuals time, a lot of the wider process is still manual. That’s the gap many HR teams are sitting in right now. The next shift isn’t just using AI more. It’s connecting AI to the workflows behind the work. Our latest research digs deeper into where this disconnect is coming from: https://lnkd.in/emXBmZhM

For years, improving a process at work usually meant creating a ticket, waiting for approval, involving developers, sitting through meetings, explaining the business case five times, and then paying a fortune for changes that still weren’t quite right. That frustration is a big part of what shaped Kristjan Kristjansson’s thinking after years spent building startups, scaling companies, and helping teams turn ideas into reality. It’s also a huge part of why we built 50skills the way we did. The exciting shift with AI is that HR teams can now describe a process in plain language and turn it into a working workflow without relying on lengthy development projects or expensive custom builds for every update. Need to make a change? Simply ask AI to adjust the workflow, improve it, and keep moving. That changes what’s possible for teams that have spent years working around rigid systems instead of shaping them around the way they actually work.

You could leave tomorrow’s webinar with the solution to a workflow problem your HR team has been stuck with for ages. Bring along a process that’s repetitive, manual, frustrating, or just taking far too much time, and Kristjan Kristjansson with Thomas Eklöf from AI For HR will explore it live during the session. From onboarding and employee requests to approvals and admin-heavy processes, we’ll show how AI can turn plain language into a working workflow in minutes. Looking forward to seeing what challenges you bring along. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dZ9nyVeT