Some of the most important and sensitive decisions in any firms involve who to hire, how much to pay them and how to develop their skills. The job of HR consultant was recently classified as one of the hottest jobs in America. Human resource consultants help firms make these decisions and offer advice on compensation and benefits packages, pension funding decisions, benefits of a diverse workforce, employee development programs and the like. Some leading human resource consultants include:

Automated Concepts (Chicago, IL)
Cambria Consulting (Boston, MA)
Hewitt Associates (Lincolnshire, IL)
HRStrategies (Detroit, MI)
Linkage (Lexington, MA)
SIA Consulting Group
Wyatt Group (Chicago, IL)
Towers Perrin (New York, NY)