Role-Based Programme
RB0180

Perplexity for Human Resources

Research, Analyse & Build Evidence-Based HR Intelligence

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Duration
16 Hours
Level
Intermediate
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Capability Training

Programme Objectives

  • Develop functional proficiency in applying Perplexity across talent research, workforce intelligence, learning research, policy benchmarking, employee-experience analysis, and HR decision support.
  • Apply advanced query and research techniques to produce focused, source-backed, and business-relevant HR findings.
  • Use Research Mode, web sources, uploaded HR documents, and approved organisational files to investigate complex HR questions and synthesise evidence.
  • Build reusable Projects for recurring HR research, benchmarking, capability planning, and management-reporting activities.
  • Apply source validation, privacy, fairness, confidentiality, and human judgement when using AI-generated research in HR processes.

Tools covered

PerplexityPro SearchResearch ModeWeb SearchFile UploadsProjectsProject Files & File Connectors

Who should attend

  • HR Managers
  • HR Business Partners
  • Learning & Development Professionals
  • Talent Acquisition Professionals
  • Talent Management Professionals
  • HR Operations Professionals
  • Workforce Planning Professionals
  • Employee Experience Professionals
  • Organisational Development Professionals
  • Compensation & Benefits Professionals
  • HR Analysts
  • People Analytics Professionals
  • Capability Development Professionals
  • Senior HR Professionals & HR Team Leads

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic familiarity with Human Resources and employee-lifecycle activities
  • Understanding of recruitment, learning, workforce, talent, or HR operations is helpful
  • Basic ability to interpret business reports and HR information
  • Familiarity with web research and workplace documents is beneficial
  • Basic understanding of Generative AI is helpful but not mandatory
  • Completion of a shorter Perplexity programme is not required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Perplexity as an AI-powered search, research, and evidence-synthesis platform
  • Understanding the difference between conversational AI answers and source-backed research
  • Identifying HR activities where external research can improve decision preparation
  • Understanding hallucinations, outdated sources, incomplete evidence, and AI limitations
Practical activities
  • Mapping recurring HR research activities to suitable Perplexity workflows

Scenarios

Workforce & Capability Intelligence

Business Growth Plan → Perplexity Research → Industry & Talent Trends → Emerging Skills → Labour-Market Evidence → Capability Priorities → L&D / Workforce Planning Brief

Participants use Perplexity to investigate external workforce and skills developments, validate evidence across multiple sources, and create a management-ready capability intelligence brief for subsequent internal workforce planning.

HR Practice Benchmarking & Policy Review

HR Business Question → Current Internal Practice → Perplexity Research → Industry / Regulatory Sources → Benchmark Comparison → Gaps & Questions → HR / Legal Review

Participants combine approved internal information with current external evidence to benchmark an HR practice, identify areas requiring further review, and prepare a source-backed recommendation brief without treating external practices as automatic policy requirements.

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