New hire onboarding
Built a new-hire onboarding checklist, a complete new-hire document packet and a step-by-step onboarding timeline for an outpatient practice of about 75 employees.
HR consulting · Southern Oklahoma
Your in-house HR department, without the in-house expense.
Plain-language HR support for small businesses, churches, nonprofits and towns. You get an experienced HR leader in your corner, sized to fit your budget.
Who I support
Every organization deserves an HR team that's on its side.
Small businesses
Owners and managers with 5 to 50 employees who are handling HR on top of everything else.
Churches & ministries
Pastors and administrators who need clear staff policies and job descriptions that fit a ministry setting.
Cities & towns
City managers and clerks who handle HR alongside a long list of other duties.
Nonprofits
Boards and directors who want fair, consistent HR practices their staff can trust.
Common situations
If any of these sound familiar, let's talk.
Most small organizations grow faster than their HR does. You don't need a full-time HR department to fix it.
- Your handbook is out of date, or you don't have one
- You're not sure who should be hourly or salaried
- A manager needs help with a tough employee conversation
- You need to let someone go and want to do it right
- Annual reviews are coming and nobody knows where to start
- You're hiring and the paperwork is piling up
- You're paying someone on a 1099 and aren't sure that's right
- Employees keep asking benefit questions you can't answer
About Mark
Hi, I'm Mark Scott
I've spent 13 years in HR leadership and more than 15 years in operations. As an HR Director, I built a company's HR department from the ground up across six locations and 170+ employees, including its first benefits package and standardized onboarding and training.
Hardworking people deserve clear answers about their jobs and benefits. Employers deserve protection from costly mistakes. Good HR does both.
I started MS HR Consulting Solutions to give small organizations in southern Oklahoma the same kind of HR support big companies have, without the big-company price tag. And no, I won't be hiding behind the break room door waiting to yell "Gotcha!"
EducationMJ, Labor & Employment Law, Tulane UniversityBBA, Organizational Behavior & Human Resources Management, University of North Texas
Experience13 years in HR leadership, 15+ years in operations
Based inArdmore, Oklahoma
Office hoursMonday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
Recent work
What I've been helping organizations with
A few recent projects. Client names are kept private, because confidentiality is part of the job.
HR technology
Compared HR and payroll systems (ADP Workforce Now and BambooHR) and recommended the best fit for the practice's size and budget.
Fair performance reviews
Reviewed annual performance reviews against job descriptions across several departments, then built manager training on writing fair, compassionate reviews.
Sick leave policy review
Reviewed the sick leave policy for compliance and cost, drafted a sick leave incentive, and laid out the decisions the board needed to make.
Attendance policy
Drafted an attendance policy that lines up with sick leave and protects legally covered absences.
Employee handbooks
Built employee handbook templates for Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, updated for 2026 law and ready to tailor to each employer.
Kind words
What clients say
Worked with me?
I'd love to hear how it went. Send a few sentences to info@mshrcs.com, and let me know how you'd like to be named.
Follow along
Free HR tips, every week
Plain-language tips for business owners, with a little humor mixed in. Follow along so the next HR question has an answer before you need it.
Questions?
Answers to the HR questions owners ask most
Do you need a handbook? Is Oklahoma at-will? Can a salaried employee get overtime? Plain answers to the ten questions I hear most.
Not sure where to start?
One phone call can save you a costly HR mistake.
Tell me what's going on at your organization. No question is too small.