If you are an accountant, you see all that you do and think its really important, and think the solution to the organization's problems is more accountants.
If you a mechanical engineer, you see all that YOU need to do, and think it's really important, and the solution is to hire more mechanical engineers.
If you are a lawyer, more lawyers are needed. If you are project controls person, more project controls. If you are IT, clearly the solution is more IT support.
{By the way, you are all wrong ... the solution is more Physical Chemists!}
So, yeah ... your HR people recognize that there is a problem and of course, the solution is to bring in more HR consultants.
Government always wants more government. Doctors always think the solution is consultation with more doctors. etc etc etc