3 WAYS SHORT TERM HR CONSULTING WILL SAVE YOUR BUSINESS MONEY

Jeff Mignault • January 13, 2017

Outsourcing areas of your business and hiring consultants can be a very cost effective operations strategy, especially short term when you require assistance for a short period of time. Rather than hiring, HR consulting is an effective way to get things done.

There are many reasons why you may need to hire an HR consultant for a short period of time:

To cover an employee absence or fill the gap during the hiring process
To build up your internal HR department
For a specific HR project
To improve inefficiencies
To downsize or right size your company

Regardless of your reason for needing HR assistance, companies want to get this help using a cost effective approach. Here are 3 ways short term HR consulting will save your business money.

#1 INSTANT EXPERTISE

HR consultants can provide you with the expert knowledge or skills that you do not currently have within your HR department. Rather than going out and hiring a professional with a specific HR skillset, you can save the costs of recruiting, hiring, and adding a salaried employee to your roster by working with an experienced HR consultant. You hire them for the project or period of time you need, without a long term commitment. You will also have access to the best advice.

#1 NO LONG TERM COMMITMENTS

Deciding to hire is a big commitment, however, it is not always feasible. Many companies don’t have the budget or resources to hire a new employee, especially if they only need help with a specific project or for a short period of time. Hiring an HR consultant solves this problem. You can hire them as your budget allows, without having to add additional compensation and benefits to your existing payroll.

#1 EFFICIENCY

Executing specific HR processes and strategies efficiently will save your company money. Rather than invest in countless hours of training and coaching to ramp up your current employees, not to mention hiring trainers, outsourcing specialized HR tasks (such as recruiting) reduces the amount of time and resources that will be needed to execute them. This also allows your current staff to continue with business as usual, utilizing their skills to the best of their abilities.

The extra money you save can be reinvested into your business, allocated in other areas, and help you operate leaner.