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Al-Driven HR Operations

Microsoft

Al-Driven HR Operations

 Microsoft

Instructor: Microsoft

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Draft HR content using generative AI with effective prompting techniques and human editing best practices

  • Measure AI efficiency gains by benchmarking AI-assisted work against manual processes

  • Design automated hiring and onboarding workflows using Power Automate with continuous improvement based on run data

  • Implement AI-powered self-service tools for routine HR inquiries using Microsoft Copilot and chatbots

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Assessments

18 assignments¹

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This course is part of the Microsoft HR Manager Professional Certificate
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There are 8 modules in this course

AI writes the first draft in seconds; your expertise makes it worth reading. This module teaches you to use Microsoft Copilot to generate job description drafts and the human editing skills that transform generic AI output into compelling, compliant job postings.

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

Claims about AI productivity mean nothing without numbers to back them up. This module teaches you to systematically benchmark AI-assisted drafting against manual processes, building the evidence-based business case that gets AI initiatives approved.

What's included

1 reading3 assignments

A missed onboarding task is a frustrated new hire before day one. This module teaches you to design Power Automate flows that automatically initiate equipment requests, manager notifications, and welcome communications the moment a candidate says yes.

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

Set-it-and-forget-it automation is a recipe for silent failures. This module teaches you to conduct monthly flow reviews, spot error patterns in run data, and continuously refine flow logic, because automation only works when someone's watching.

What's included

1 reading3 assignments

Every 'What's my PTO balance?' is time you could spend on strategic work. This module teaches you to implement AI-powered self-service tools that handle routine inquiries automatically, freeing HR to focus on problems that actually require human judgment.

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

An AI tool nobody uses is an AI tool that wasted your budget. This module teaches you to analyze utilization metrics, identify why tools underperform, and propose enhancements that drive adoption, turning AI investments into actual ROI.

What's included

1 reading2 assignments

One successful AI implementation is a proof point; an AI-powered HR operation is a transformation. This module teaches you to expand from initial pilots to a comprehensive AI automation roadmap, building the integrated ecosystem that multiplies HR's impact.

What's included

2 readings3 assignments

Knowledge without application remains theory. This capstone project challenges you to synthesize everything you have learned: Artificial Intelligence (AI) drafting, workflow automation, chatbot design, metrics analysis, and expansion planning, into a comprehensive automation proposal that could transform a real Human Resources (HR) department. The portfolio you create demonstrates not only what you know but what you can do.

What's included

1 reading1 assignment

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