The duties performed by a human resources department, such as payroll and personnel are a necessity for every business, not matter how big they are. Unfortunately, for many small businesses, staffing a dedicated human resources department is just too expensive.

For these businesses, there is a wide range of custom and off the shelf software applications that can fill the role of an actual human resources department at a fraction of the price.

Staffing is one of the most important, and time consuming, roles of a human resources department. Smaller companies can help fill that function with industry specific recruiting software.

These products can be set to mine job sites for specific qualifications. Other functions include the ability to track that status of a candidate at every point of the process.

Because some small businesses rely heavily on temporary employees, staffing agency software could represent a significant return on investment (ROI). These applications help keep a database of temporary employees and their status with the company. More importantly, a software suite like this will also handle critical payroll and accounting functions.

Just because a company doesn’t have a full time human resources staff, doesn’t mean that they have to do without. There are alternatives that are both efficient and cost effective.