All-in-one Talent Acquisition + HR Consulting.
Blue Harlan is named after Joy’s Grandfather. Harlan is remembered as a hardworking, servant leader who served in the Navy, gave back to his community, and always put family first. Guided by strong Midwestern values, he made an impact and instilled similar personal values that align with our corporate values. Blue Harlan will always take the time to know exactly what our clients seek and dig deep to find the best candidate based on experience, knowledge, and culture fit. The service you receive at Blue Harlan has the best interest of the organization and the candidate front and center; we’ve got you covered!
Who We Are
Mission
Provide the best business solutions and talent to accelerate growth for each client organization.
Vision
Create individualized business solutions and recruiting strategies that promote growth and match candidates to organizations. Build on elite, seasoned Human Resources and Talent Acquisition experience to customize the approach for each business.
Values
Power of the People
We are passionate, playful, resourceful and positive-minded people who thrive on understanding no two people are the same. Happiness is contagious, and when encouraged, can spread through team members, candidates, community and an entire company.
Adaptability
Champions of change will do well in the quickly evolving world of work. It allows you to turn a setback into a learning opportunity, to turn a failure into a success. Adaptability is an ever-present core value within our organization. We stay agile, ready to shift or change our approach when challenges arise. We understand we can’t control everything that happens, but we can control how we react.
Leadership
Balance ambition and confidence with humility and compassion to help others succeed. We are role models who mentor and encourage team members to feel a sense of pride in their work. Forward thinkers who are anchored in high standards.
Transparency
Developing a culture of honesty and openness isn’t always easy, but it sure is worth it! The purpose of authentic communication and being genuine both internally and externally is to increase loyalty. We believe in the values and advantages brought by a transparent business and try to incorporate this principle in our daily routines.
Generosity
We believe in giving back to our communities through the charitable contributions of our time, resources, and expertise. Blue Harlan is named after a leader who contributed to the community and we are committed to continuing to make a positive impact on the world.
What our clients are saying as they begin to emerge from the pandemic and plan for recovery:
Using Blue Harlan as an outsourced HR and recruitment team “provides less financial risk to our business. The flexibility has been a financial lifeline to us with recent uncertainty in our business.”
Eric Krucke
“It was easy to incorporate Blue Harlan as an extension of our business. They developed relationships with our managers and key players to absorb our company culture which enabled flawless execution of our key project initiatives.”
Brad LaPorte
“Blue Harlan will take the pressure off your HR and recruitment team, and free up resources to prioritize existing employees’ wellbeing. This helps retention rates and will allow your business to recover from the turmoil of the past few months.”
Clark Love
“COVID-19 has forced an abrupt shift to remote and new ways of work, and we have learned the hard way that organizational agility is critical for survival. Blue Harlan has helped us adopt remote interviewing, screening, assessments, and onboarding.”
Heena Patel
“The future of recruitment is changing radically. What hasn’t changed is the need to provide a great candidate experience. Blue Harlan excels at this and works closely with our Hiring Team to ensure all conversations with candidates maintain a consistent employer value proposition (EVP) and a clear understanding of the role, salary and company culture.”
Sheila Thompson
“Companies with more culturally and ethnically diverse executive teams are one third more likely to see better than average profits. Blue Harlan helps attract a more diverse and high caliber range of candidates for future hires.”
Rory Shusted
Leadership Team
Joy Charpentier, SPHR
Founder
For the past 20+ years, Joy has gained a valuable blend of agency and corporate experience. She has delivered countless top performers from Seattle to Orlando both early career and senior level executive. Education includes a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, AIRS Certified, and SPHR Certified from HRCI. She is driven by matching talent to accelerate business goals and making an impact with the candidate experience. Partnerships are built by working to understand both client and candidate needs via transparency. She brings energy and perspective to each search.
Social and active you will find her around competitive sports including baseball, basketball, football, and volleyball. Running is a passion reserved for alone time and reflection. Her happiest place to be is on the beach in Southwest Florida with her 3 kids.
Mark Banks, SPHR, CMP
Partner
Mark’s 20+ years of experience with multiple companies and industries on the corporate side of HR have provided a deep level of executive leadership. Organizational strategic leadership and planning, change management, compensation and benefits, talent management and leadership development top the list of Mark’s skillsets. Mark has played a crucial role in leading companies through a variety of key initiatives and transitions. He is highly regarded as a leader, mentor, and business partner in a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and retail working for companies such as Larson Juhl LLC (Berkshire Hathaway), Solvay Pharmaceuticals, and Macy’s.
Mark, SPHR, Prosci CMP, TQM, and ASTD Trainer Certified, is a Georgia Bulldog at heart, having graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in Political Science/International Affairs. Mark enjoys playing tennis, hiking, pickleball, attending sporting events or relaxing on the lake with his wife, Maridell and 20-year-old twins, Michael and Allie.
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