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Your HR headaches
have a fix.

Most HR problems aren't complicated. They're just unresolved. Robie Co. helps organizations cut through the noise and actually fix what's broken — from classification tangles to hiring that moves at the speed of business.

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10+
Years in federal people operations
100%
Project-based — no retainers, no bloat
Day 1
You get a specialist, not a junior staffer
HR Consulting Government & Private Sector Job Classification & Role Design Hiring & Assessment Policy & Compliance Project-Based Engagements
Sound Familiar?

Most HR teams are stuck
doing it all wrong.

Whether you're running a government agency or a growing private company, the problems look different on the surface — but underneath, they're the same. And they compound the longer they go unaddressed.

01

Hiring that moves like molasses

Too many approval layers, outdated job postings, and assessment processes that screen out good candidates instead of finding them. The role stays open. The team stays stretched.

02

Job descriptions nobody believes

Whether it's a federal PD or a private sector job req, if it doesn't reflect what people actually do, you've got pay equity risk, compliance exposure, and a retention problem waiting to happen.

03

HR policy as legal wallpaper

It exists. Nobody reads it. Managers ignore it until something goes wrong — and then it becomes everybody's problem. Policy that doesn't get followed isn't protection. It's liability.

04

Growth that outpaced your structure

You scaled fast and HR infrastructure didn't keep up. Inconsistent titles, undefined career paths, comp decisions made on gut feel. That's fixable — but only if someone actually fixes it.

05

Compliance gaps you don't know about yet

FLSA misclassifications, outdated I-9 practices, performance documentation that won't hold up — these aren't hypotheticals. They're sitting in your files right now, waiting to become real problems.

06

Consultants who don't know your world

Big firms send whoever's available. You get a generalist reading your org chart for the first time on day one. What you actually need is someone who's already solved this exact problem before.

What We Do

Consulting that actually
moves the needle.

No fluff. No junior staff. You get direct access to senior HR expertise on the specific problem you need solved — whether you're a government agency, a nonprofit, or a private company growing faster than your HR infrastructure.

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Job Classification & Role Design

Misclassified roles aren't just a paperwork problem — they're a pay equity risk, a retention issue, and a compliance exposure all at once. We get your roles accurately defined and properly structured, whether you're working under OPM standards or building a private sector job architecture from scratch.

  • Job description development and audit
  • Federal PD review and OPM standards analysis
  • Private sector job leveling and banding
  • Classification appeals support
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Hiring & Assessment

A job posting is not a hiring strategy. We build end-to-end processes that actually identify the right candidates — structured assessments, competency-based screening, and interview frameworks that hold up whether you're filling a GS-13 or your next VP of Operations.

  • Job analysis and competency modeling
  • Structured interview and assessment design
  • SME panel facilitation
  • Federal vacancy announcement writing
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HR Process Improvement

If your HR process has more steps than a passport renewal, something's wrong. We map what you're doing, find where it's breaking down, and rebuild it for speed and consistency — without cutting corners on compliance or quality.

  • Hiring workflow analysis and redesign
  • Onboarding process development
  • Time-to-hire and time-to-productivity reduction
  • SOP development and documentation
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Policy & Compliance

HR policy that nobody reads is just liability stored in a folder. We write policy people can actually follow — and audit what you already have to find the gaps before a regulator, an attorney, or a bad termination does it for you.

  • Employee handbook development and review
  • Federal and state regulatory compliance audits
  • FLSA and classification risk review
  • Manager guidance and training materials
About Robie Co.

You don't need a 30-person firm.
You need the right person.

I've spent over a decade doing federal HR the hard way — working through classification evaluations, building hiring processes from scratch, and figuring out what actually works when the pressure is real and the timeline isn't.

Robie Co. exists because most organizations don't need a big engagement. They need a specific problem solved by someone who's solved it before. No upsells. No recurring invoices for work you didn't ask for.

When you work with Robie Co., you're working with me — not getting handed off. That's a feature, not a limitation.

10+ Years HR
Classification Specialist
Assessment & Hiring Expert
Based in Arlington Heights, IL

"Most HR problems aren't mysteries. They're decisions nobody was empowered to make, by someone without enough information to make them."

The typical consulting engagement answers the wrong question — it tells you what's wrong and leaves you holding the bag on what to do about it. Robie Co. is different because the deliverable isn't a report. It's a resolved problem.

How It Works

From first call to final deliverable —
no surprises.

Project-based work means you know exactly what you're getting before anything starts.

Step 01

Discovery Call

We talk through what you're dealing with. No pitch, no agenda — just figuring out whether and how I can help. Usually 30–45 minutes.

Step 02

Scoped Proposal

You get a clear scope with defined deliverables, a flat project fee, and a realistic timeline. No hourly billing ambiguity.

Step 03

Focused Engagement

I work the problem. You stay in the loop. No unnecessary meetings — just steady progress toward the deliverable.

Step 04

Clean Handoff

Final deliverables are documented and built to last. You walk away with something you can actually use — and maintain.

Ready to Move?

Let's solve the actual problem.

If you've got an HR challenge that's been sitting on the backburner too long, let's have a direct conversation. No obligation, no sales process.

Get in Touch No commitments. Just a conversation.