Human Resources Consulting built on Mutual Trust
Meet Nicole
Nicole Bakkegard, MBA, PHR, Principal & Owner of Bakkegard Consulting, LLC
Nicole’s work experience includes large and small employers and
a diverse HR background. In 2006, she received her Master of Business Administration (MBA)
from North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND, and has been a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR), a certification offered 
by the Society of Human Resource Management, since 2001.
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She has over 25 years of experience, including banking, insurance, general labor, administrative, professional, and managerial positions, and extensive experience with labor unions and employee relations. Nicole aims to strengthen businesses and non-profits through strategic HR support for compliance, efficiency, and productivity.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation and benefits are a crucial part of your ability to attract talent. It’s important to know if your compensation practices are in line with the going rate for your market and if your benefits provide employees with what they need.
Operations Planning
Setting up your business functions to run efficiently and properly is key. Establishing proper protocols for personnel files, new hire paperwork, benefit eligibility, Form I-9’s, discipline, and leave of absence allowances will provide for consistency and prevent discrimination.
Performance Management & Strategy
Having a performance management program brings value to your organization because it focuses attention on specific and measurable development goals. The companies strategy is accomplished as these goals are met.
Recruiting
You want people who add value to your organization, match your culture, and help meet your organization’s goals. We can help create a recruitment process and provide tools that will assist with the entire process, from job posting to onboarding, keeping the company’s culture and the legalities of hiring in mind.
On-Call HR
An On-Call HR professional will assist with policy violations, workplace concerns, and employment-related issues that fall outside of the “norm.” Having an HR Consultant available to assist when issues arise beyond an organization’s area of expertise can mitigate potential risk.
Policies & Procedures
Having your organization’s expectations of employees and employment-related laws documented in an employee handbook or policy manual is critical to enforcing consistency in your employment practices. In order to effectively perform their job, employees need to know what they can and cannot do, what benefits are offered and what they can expect from an organization.
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