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Contact 1

Contact 1 is a local, woman-owned staffing and recruiting agency based in the heart of Washington, DC, recognized for its hands-on approach and long-standing commitment to the regions employers and job seekers. The firm delivers flexible talent solutions across temporary staffing, direct hire, and government staffing, aligning each search to a clients position, culture, and mission so only the best-matched candidates move forward. With deep roots in the DMV, Contact 1 supports a wide array of professional functions including administrative support, finance and accounting, human resources, marketing and business development, customer support, and project services, and maintains a robust specialty in legal recruiting, having worked with large and small law firms since 1989. Their legal capabilities span paralegals, research and conflicts staff, librarians, IP (patent prosecution and litigation, trademark, and copyright), staff attorneys and specialized attorneys, e-discovery and litigation support, records and facilities, and law firm IT roles from help desk through software development, network engineering, and trainers, as well as HR, billing, and operations leadership up to office administrators and COOs. A candidate-first philosophy underpins the experience, with clear prescreen and video interview guidance, a streamlined quick-apply process, and support for contract-to-hire pathways that often convert into long-term careers. Employers benefit from market insight anchored by Contact 1s DC Wage Guide, responsive communication, and a reputation for quality recognized by ClearlyRated Best of Staffing accolades. The team partners broadly across professional services firms, nonprofits and associations, and public sector organizations, and has supported sectors as diverse as education nonprofits, transportation consulting, and clean energy tech. From first outreach to final offer, Contact 1 acts as a trusted partnerproactive, transparent, and committed to building durable relationships that advance both business goals and career growth.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Education AdministrationFundraisingSocial Services

HQWashington, United States

Populus Performance

Founded in 2014, Populus Performance is a Perth based partner for recruitment and outsourced HR support serving businesses and not for profit organizations across Perth and regional Western Australia. The firm works with growing and established organizations to minimize risk and maximize growth by helping them find the best people, develop top talent, and apply practical, world class HR strategies that retain high performers. Backing the quality of its recruitment process and candidates, the company offers up to a 2 year replacement guarantee on placements, underscoring a commitment to long term fit and measurable outcomes. Populus Performance delivers end to end recruitment for white collar and executive roles, from role scoping and attraction through assessment and offer management, and complements hiring with scalable outsourced HR services that strengthen culture, capability, and retention. Engagements are tailored to client needs, whether a single critical hire, an executive appointment, or an ongoing outsourced HR program supporting internal teams across metro and regional locations. With a focus on clarity, transparency, and regional reach, the team supports employers across sectors in Western Australia, balancing local market insight with contemporary HR practice to meet immediate hiring needs while building sustainable talent pipelines. Clients value a pragmatic approach that aligns people strategy to business objectives, improves compliance and performance, and creates the conditions for growth. Populus Performance emphasizes disciplined process, timely communication with stakeholders, and careful candidate care to ensure a positive experience on both sides of the hiring table. By combining recruitment expertise with advisory support around talent development and retention, the firm provides a coherent, low risk pathway to building resilient teams and leadership benches. This integrated model enables organizations to navigate change, address skills gaps, and maintain momentum without compromising quality, giving owners and executives confidence that their hiring and HR foundations can scale in line with strategic goals.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOAll industriesFundraisingSocial ServicesPhilanthropyGeneralist - white collar professionalsHuman Resources

HQOsborne Park, Australia

Persona

Persona is a global talent partner that embeds worldclass remote professionals directly into client teams so companies can scale faster with confidence. Founded in 2018, the firm evaluates more than 1.4 million applicants per year and selects approximately 1 in 1,000, sourcing top performers across 98 countries on six continents. Its Talent as a Service model delivers fully dedicated, fulltime team members on flexible, monthtomonth terms while Persona manages HR, payroll, and compliance as the employer of record. Clientsfrom venturebacked startups to Fortune 500 enterprisesuse Persona to fill critical whitecollar roles in administrative support, executive assistance and chiefs of staff, operations, customer service, marketing, accounting and bookkeeping, finance, project management, and versatile generalist positions. Personas threestep approach begins with a focused discovery to define the role, followed by a curated matching process so clients meet prevetted candidates, and a seamless kickoff that accelerates time to value. Beyond hiring, the company provides structured onboarding, ongoing training and professional development, and proactive engagement to maximize retention and performance. Organizations consistently report cutting timetohire by up to 75%, while ranking Persona talent among the top performers in their companies. Whether a business needs one specialist or an entire function, Persona scales quickly and reliably, underpinned by rigorous assessments and continued support for both clients and talent. By combining selective global sourcing, a hightouch matching experience, and fully managed employment infrastructure, Persona offers a dependable alternative to traditional recruiting and staffing, helping leaders focus on outcomes while their embedded teams deliver consistent, highquality work.

Contract StaffingRPOPayrolling/EORSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHuman ResourcesTechnical WritingProject Management

HQVan Buren, United States

The Salvation Army Employment Plus

The Salvation Army Employment Plus is one of Australias largest employment service providers, helping people into meaningful, lasting work while supporting employers with smart, no cost recruitment solutions. As a proud member of The Salvation Army network and a long standing government contracted provider, Employment Plus delivers access to programs such as Workforce Australia, Disability Employment Services, Parent Pathways, and the Inclusive Employment Australia program, which expanded support into 175 additional locations from November 2025. Since 1998 the organization has partnered with more than 200,000 businesses across Australia and facilitated well over half a million successful job placements. For employers, specialist consultants handle candidate sourcing, screening and shortlisting against key selection criteria, coordinate interviews, manage employment offers at the clients discretion, and design tailored pre employment programs to ensure new hires are work ready from day one. Ongoing contact, on the job mentoring, and access to training help placements succeed, while eligible job seekers may attract wage subsidies that further reduce hiring risk. For job seekers, Employment Plus provides a clear pathway back to work with practical services including free training and upskilling, career guidance, appointment booking, job readiness resources, and access to counselling and crisis support where needed. With a national footprint of easily located offices and multilingual site support, the team matches motivated candidates to roles across industries and job types, from casual and part time to permanent employment. Employers can post vacancies directly or request a consultant callback, and an employer information pack is available on request. Guided by the belief that it is never just a job, Employment Plus focuses on sustainable outcomes that strengthen businesses, families, and communities, combining mission driven care with disciplined recruitment processes to deliver dependable results at scale.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingRPOFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental ConservationMilitary & DefenseEducation AdministrationAll industries

HQMelbourne, Australia

Bright + Early

Bright + Early is a modern HR consultancy dedicated to building high-care, high-clarity teams for organizations that want their people and culture to shine. Founded in 2017, the firm has supported hundreds of startups, tech teams, nonprofits, and creative organizations around the world with thoughtful, made-to-order HR solutions. Their fractional HR model gives companies access to seasoned HR leadership on a part-time basis, beginning with an HR Health Check and extending to unlimited custom policies, projects, and whole-team support. Beyond ongoing fractional partnerships, Bright + Early delivers focused project work that includes equitable compensation programs (compensation philosophy, job levels, and fully researched salary bands), career path design, performance review processes, inclusive HR strategies, and employee handbooks. Through Bright + Early Labs, they facilitate workshops and interactive training that help teams define values, build a culture of feedback, and adopt equitable management practices. Recognized for balancing business needs with human ones, they are known for an inclusive approach and industry-leading work in modernizing HR, with client-reported engagement averaging 83%more than triple the Gallup benchmark. Their track record spans mission-driven organizations and high-growth companies alike, with names such as Mozilla, Mejuri, Wealthsimple, Change.org, Creative Commons, Voiceflow, Maple, The Drake Hotel, Luminato Festival, and more. Whether acting as an extension of in-house People teams or serving as the primary HR function, Bright + Early focuses on clarity, fairness, and practical implementation that earns credibility with employees and leaders. The team also contributes to the broader people community by publishing Early Magazine and sharing a biweekly newsletter filled with tips, templates, and takes on culture and modern leadership. In every engagement, Bright + Early helps clients design systems that are equitable, transparent, and sustainableso organizations can attract, grow, and retain talent while building workplaces people truly love.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtSOW/ProjectsTotal Talent MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceContent CreationPublic RelationsAdvertising

HQToronto, Canada

Don Stevens + Associates

Don Stevens + Associates is a U.S.-based educational executive search and consulting firm headquartered in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, dedicated to helping school districts, educational service agencies (ESAs), technical/community colleges, and nonprofit associations identify and hire outstanding executive leaders. Founded in 2001, the firm has completed over 100 searches and is recognized for its experienced, thorough, and tailored approach grounded in more than 40 years of leadership experience across K12 and ESA environments. The team partners closely with boards and stakeholders to clarify needs, design a search timetable, source and recruit candidates through an extensive national network, conduct rigorous screening, coordinate communications and interviews, facilitate stakeholder input, and support final selection and contract execution. Beyond executive recruitment, Don Stevens + Associates delivers strategic planning facilitation, support for organizational goal setting, conflict resolution services, and board workshops, customizing each engagement to the unique context and culture of the client. The firm is honored to be a primary partner of the Association of Educational Service Agencies for ESA executive searches, leveraging strong ties with national organizations such as AASA and AESA to expand reach and validate references. Clients consistently cite the firms professionalism, credibility with boards and communities, and ability to present high-quality candidate slates under tight timelines. Don Stevens + Associates also assists educational leaders pursuing new opportunities through personalized employment search support. True to its philosophy of being present, accessible, and flexible throughout the engagement, the firm emphasizes transparency, community engagement, and governance best practices while safeguarding a fair, equitable process. As the only firm whose principal partners have served as both superintendents and ESA executives, Don Stevens + Associates brings practical, insider insight into the leadership competencies, organizational fit, and change management required to drive sustained, student-centered results across public education and mission-driven organizations.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsHigher Education (Faculty, Administration)Corporate Training & CoachingE-Learning & Online EducationFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental Conservation

HQSun Prairie, United States

Connection Services Company

Connection Services Company is a collaborative staffing collective that helps organizations access flexible, connected talent on demand. Based in Santa Rosa, California, the company is designed so its employees work fluidly across a spectrum of client organizationsranging from media companies to nonprofitsso that knowledge, practices, and momentum are shared rather than siloed. Instead of each client separately hiring and duplicating roles, Connection Services Company provides a single, connected team whose time can be allocated where it is needed most; clients are billed for the hours of labor they use, and any member of the collective can be engaged to support their initiatives. This model prioritizes connection first and production second, with the belief that a collaborative, purpose-aligned workforce ultimately drives better outcomes. The firm is comfortable working internationally and supports remote delivery across a variety of operational and program needs, as reflected in roles such as online customer experience hosting and virtual event support that encompass participant management, content display, spotlighting, basic technical troubleshooting, and structured event flow. Clients benefit from rapid access to vetted professionals for short-term surges, ongoing assignments, or payrolled engagements, while employees gain the autonomy to rotate across missions, trade insights, and respond intuitively to evolving priorities. Underpinned by an equal opportunity ethos and an open invitation for prospective partners to initiate a proposal process, Connection Services Company combines the responsiveness of temporary and contract staffing with the administrative simplicity of employer-of-record and payrolling solutions. Headquartered at 1275 4th Street, Suite 4500, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, the company maintains a streamlined contact point for inquiries and candidate applications and is committed to building a world of work that operates the way people actually want to work: connected.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPayrolling/EORDigital MarketingContent CreationPublic RelationsOnline MediaFundraisingSocial Services

HQSanta Rosa, United States

Keys2Work

Keys2Work is a nonprofit workforce solutions partner based in Indianapolis that helps justice-involved citizens successfully transition into the labor market through employment assistance, workforce certifications, workplace mentoring, and job placement services. Originating from Keys to Work, an award-winning WBE/MBE-certified alternative staffing firm founded in 1996 that helped more than 10,000 people secure employment, Keys2Work was incorporated as a Type 1 supporting nonprofit in 2020 to serve as the staffing arm of RecycleForce and focus exclusively on justice-involved talent. The organization operates an A-B-C pathwayAny job, Better job, Careerpreparing participants to enter work quickly, gain stability and experience with community employers, and advance to sustainable, living-wage roles. Employers benefit from candidates who are work ready, with OSHA basics and employer-specific training completed in advance, as well as on-the-job mentoring and retention support that improves safety, reliability, and performance. A long-standing partnership with the Department of Public Works (since 2012) illustrates the models impact: Keys2Work supplies trained temporary workers to cover seasonal and absence-driven needs, many of whom successfully convert into permanent, union green collar positions. As a mission-driven staffing provider, Keys2Work delivers flexible hiring solutions spanning temporary assignments, contract engagements, and direct-hire placements, backed by case management, wraparound services, and data-driven oversight that tracks credentialing and skills attainment. Working closely with community partners across Marion County, including workforce agencies and neighborhood centers, Keys2Work reduces barriers for returning citizens and unhoused youth, strengthens public safety, and expands access to opportunity. By combining rigorous training, employer onboarding, and consistent mentoring with responsive staffing solutions, Keys2Work helps public sector and industrial employers reliably staff essential operations while giving motivated individuals a clear path from a first job to a lasting career.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseEnvironmental ConservationPhilanthropyGeneralist - blue collar professionals

HQIndianapolis, United States

Valeo Vocation

Valeo Vocation is a Tacoma, Washingtonbased nonprofit social enterprise that connects people experiencing homelessness in Tacoma and Pierce County with immediate work opportunities and a path to stable, full-time employment and permanent housing. Grounded in the belief that every person has intrinsic worth and a unique purpose, the organization surrounds participants with wage-earning roles, case management to navigate support systems, and supportive services that reduce barriers to securing and retaining employment. For employers across business, nonprofit, and public sectors, Valeo provides a trained, ready workforce on demand at competitive rates, handling HR administration and payroll as the employer of record to simplify onboarding, compliance, and invoicing. Its crews support building services and community improvement projects, reflecting a practical, hands-on labor force that can scale quickly to meet operational needs for cities, agencies, and facilities as well as distribution and event operations. Valeos social enterprise model is designed for sustainable impact, generating the majority of the revenue needed to operate while producing measurable community benefits through reduced homelessness and strengthened local labor supply. By combining dignified work, consistent income, and wraparound supports, participants gain momentum toward long-term employment, and Valeos partnerships open pathways to permanent roles with area employers. Complementary initiatives such as attainable workforce housing reinforce the stability required for lasting change. Guided by values of dignity, love, and community, Valeo Vocation operates as both a mission-driven workforce partner and a reliable staffing provider, aligning the needs of employers with the aspirations of job seekers to create shared value for the broader community.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPayrolling/EORGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstruction

HQTacoma, United States

The Energists

The Energists is a specialist recruiting and executive search firm dedicated exclusively to the energy industry, delivering high-impact talent solutions across oil and gas, power and utilities, and renewable energy. Founded in 1979, the firm leverages a team of former energy executives, technical experts, and functional professionals whose direct industry experience reduces hiring risk and accelerates results for clients navigating growth, transformation, or leadership change. The Energists partners with integrated utilities, IPPs, midstream operators, oilfield services providers, and renewables developers in wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, BESS and more, recruiting executive leaders and hard-to-hire senior technical managers across upstream, midstream, downstream, generation, transmission, and marketing/trading. Their approach extends beyond sourcing and vetting to include confidential market mapping, advisory input on role definition, candidate assessment, and hands-on support through interviews, offer negotiation, resignation, and onboarding, ensuring seamless delivery for strategic and confidential searches. With a global footprint spanning major energy hubs including Houston, London, Aberdeen, Dubai, and Sydney, The Energists executes searches across North America and worldwide, engaging top performers who are often not active in the job market. The firms niche expertise is informed by ongoing themes shaping the sectorIndustry 4.0 and the Energy Transitionalongside ESG imperatives that influence strategy, operations, and leadership profiles in both private and public sector organizations, as well as not-for-profits. Clients trust The Energists process-driven execution, fuel-source-agnostic perspective, and ability to access and evaluate talent others cannot, whether for tactical hires or broader change initiatives. By combining specialization, integrity, and a long-standing track record across all forms of energy, The Energists consistently deliver leaders who drive operational excellence, grid modernization, digital adoption, and sustainable growth.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningEducation AdministrationFundraisingSocial Services

HQHouston, United States

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