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Human Resources

Among an organization’s most important resources are its staff and volunteers. The people who carry out the mission and services are what makes mission fulfillment possible. Especially in today’s high-stress economic climate, the pressures on every facet of human resource management are huge. Motivating employees and sustaining their morale is harder than ever. Ensuring that personnel policies and procedures are both producing best results and compliant with regulations and best practices can feel daunting. Building teamwork and growing a common vision becomes more challenging.

ESC consulting teams help many organizations make the right investments in their human resources management. Utilizing knowledge gathered from best-practice research and the lessons learned from working with many different organizations that faced similar challenges over the years, our consultants guide clients in areas such as:

• Recruiting and retaining high-quality and skilled employees
  
• Conducting comprehensive audits of human resources plans, personnel policies and organizational structures
  
• Assessing and comparing compensation structures to ensure salary structure and other forms of compensation to ensure they are internally equitable and competitive with market trends
  
• Developing recruiting strategies, setting up search committees and creating guidelines for interviewing and evaluation
  
• Reviewing/enhancing job descriptions and performance evaluations to maintain clarity and effectiveness
  
• Identifying opportunities for enhancing staff morale and engagement
  
• Establishing specific training opportunities in critical skills or methods