Human Resources (HR) administrators are finding that as software modules are installed to automate various processes, they have more time to focus on strategic objectives. And as compliance with affirmative action and other employment regulations comes under increasing scrutiny, HR staffers are finding that software can deliver and track data with an accuracy that paper-based processes can't match. In fact, higher education institutions that launched such automation a few years back are now reaping the fruits of their foresight. This article takes a look at the successful automated HR systems of universities such as Cornell University, the University of New Hampshire, and Coastal Carolina University.