Hilton Head, South Carolina
Serving South Carolina Businesses
Practical HR Leadership for Growing Businesses
Expert HR consulting for South Carolina businesses that need structure, compliance, and people support without the cost of a full-time HR department.
Forwards Career Services helps small and mid-sized businesses stay compliant, improve hiring, solve employee issues, and build scalable HR systems with confidence.
Is HR Starting to Feel Like One More Thing on Your Plate?
Many growing businesses wait to address HR until a problem appears. That can lead to compliance issues, inconsistent documentation, employee conflict, hiring challenges, and unnecessary stress.
Employee Issues Keep Popping Up
Conflicts, performance problems, and terminations create disruption.
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Policies Are Outdated or Missing
Outdated or missing policies put your business at risk.
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Hiring Feels Inconsistent
Without a process, you may be overlooking the right talent.
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You Need HR Support, Not More Overhead
Get expert guidance without the cost of a full-time HR hire.
Fractional HR Director Services
Strategic HR leadership for businesses that need expert guidance without hiring in-house.
HR Compliance Audits
Identify risk before it becomes costly and create a clear path toward stronger HR systems.
Employee Handbooks & Policies
Develop practical, compliant documents that support consistency and reduce confusion.
Hiring & Recruiting Support
Improve sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring processes for stronger talent decisions.
Employee Relations Guidance
Support for performance concerns, conflict resolution, investigations, corrective action, and terminations.
Trusted HR Guidance With Real Business Experience
Led by Susan Edwards, PHR, SHRM-CP, with more than 20 years of HR leadership experience, including employee relations, investigations, compliance, policy development, recruiting, performance management, and organizational growth.
Practical Support
Confidential Guidance
South Carolina Business Focus
Scalable HR Systems
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Certified Women-Owned Small Business
Forwards Career Services is a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) delivering high-touch HR consulting while helping organizations advance their supplier diversity initiatives.
What Clients Say
Susan worked great for us. We are a small business that doesn't always have a need for specific HR services so we don't have an HR department. Susan came recommended to us from other hospitality professionals and after interviewing Susan we decided to hire her firm for some hiring needs. Susan was great, she set up the necessary outlets for applications to be receive and made sure that the process was organized and timely. We had a single collection point for the applicant resumes and Susan screened each one based upon our requirements. The process worked great and was much less stressful than we expereinced without her. Bottom line, if you are interested in streamlining your hiring process Susan can make that happen for you. There are many more services other than hiring that we will use Susan for in the future as well.
Vincent Harrison
Susan is someone I highly recommend!! She is very passionate, detail-oriented, and eager to serve. I am really grateful I trusted her with my resume project.
Tiffany B. Burrus, MS, ATC
I am delighted to recommend Susan for her exceptional skills and expertise in the field of Human Resources. Susan demonstrates outstanding communication abilities, making her a value add to her clients.
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What sets Susan apart is her personable and approachable nature. She fosters a supportive and inclusive rapport, making clients feel comfortable seeking her advice and assistance. Susan's professionalism and empathy make her a trusted resource.
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I wholeheartedly recommend Susan's services to anyone seeking a skilled and knowledgable HR professional.
Yvette Gardner, MBA
