The commonly asked questions about HR in general are what is an HR Consultant and what would their purpose be?
To keep it short and sweet an HR Consultant manages a company's consulting and works on managing tasks and decisions within a company to better the company as one. The purpose of an HR Consultant is to offer a company an outside view of where the company can improve within.
1. Why does an HR Consultant help my companies outreach?
An HR Consultant may help with marketing your company, which can be done in many ways such as media marketing, putting out ads, referrals, and networking. By promoting your company's name and purpose to be heard, your employee onboarding may drastically improve.
2. Why does an HR Consultant help my companies employees?
They may help provide resources to your employees to allow employees to feel heard and
voice their opinions on where you as a company may improve. When you have satisfied employees their engagement and productivity will increase which helps company growth.
3. Why does an HR Consultant help my company as a whole?
An HR Consultant can help expand diversity, equity and inclusion amongst your company. Statistically speaking, "merchants that increase diversity and inclusion in the workplace have 19% higher innovation revenues, a 35% performance advantage over their homogenous counterparts, and are 36% more profitable ; Studies show diverse teams are better at problem-solving, decision-making and innovating..." (A Business Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | U.S. Chamber of Commerce (uschamber.com) They may help offer a more structured and up to date approach to your company which keeps the company relevant and sharp. Lastly, they also offer feedback to your overall company to allow the company to grow both internally and externally.