Most enterprise systems like ERP, CRM, HR system of records, and e-mail systems do not yet have collaboration features built-in.

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Fine, you might say, this thought just involves developing a better system of leadership in your organization, the retinue of HR, Talent or Learning departments.

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New research we will soon publish shows that the average age of a core HR system is nearly 7 years old.

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Addressing these challenges, we at Microsoft believe that a comprehensive HR system needs to, first, make the posting of jobs, both internally and externally, considerably easier.

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With a single system, HR organizations can gain the single platform they need for talent management and avoid the hardships of trying to bring data sources together.

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