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1st Choice Employment Agency

1st Choice Employment Agency is a Missouri-based non-profit organization founded in January 2014 that specializes in helping individuals with disabilities and other vocational barriers achieve competitive, long-term employment. Headquartered in Jefferson City and CARF-accredited with BBB membership, the agency partners closely with the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to ensure qualified participants receive individualized, outcome-focused support at no cost. Its Employment Services program equips job seekers with practical tools for a successful search, including resume and reference development, application support, interview preparation, and guidance on professional attire and communication etiquette. Through Supported Employment, 1st Choice utilizes a Discovery & Exploration process to identify appropriate job goals, facilitates on-site job shadows and assessments, and delivers on-site job coaching until the individual can perform successfully and independently; to promote retention, the team provides follow-up support for a full year after hire. Soft skills development—covering punctuality, attendance, workplace safety, adherence to policies, and positive coworker relationships—is built into the approach, and employer advocacy helps bridge any gaps so job duties align with the candidate’s abilities. Employers benefit from access to motivated talent, reduced turnover and training costs, and may leverage incentives such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and On-The-Job Training. With a highly trained staff and strong relationships across local businesses, 1st Choice operates throughout Audrain, Cole, Callaway, Camden, Osage, Miller, and Moniteau counties, connecting participants to opportunities across a wide range of industries while emphasizing dignity, independence, and meaningful community inclusion. The agency’s Jefferson City office at 514 E High St serves as a central hub for consultations, job search support, and ongoing retention services, reflecting a proven track record of helping candidates secure the support, belief, and confidence necessary to meet employment goals and sustain success in the workplace.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOTotal Talent MgmtFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental ConservationMilitary & DefenseEducation AdministrationAll industries

HQJefferson City, United States

Work Institute

Work Institute is a Franklin, Tennessee–based human capital consultancy dedicated to helping employers create better workplaces through effective employee retention. Grounded in a data-driven approach, the firm specializes in collecting and interpreting employee voice at scale to uncover the real reasons people join, stay, and leave. With nearly a million interviews and surveys conducted, Work Institute delivers evidence-based insights through services that include outsourced exit and stay interviews, employee engagement studies, pulse surveys, onboarding studies, leadership development training, and retention strategy consulting. Its solutions address high turnover, first-year attrition, key talent risk, and candidate experience, enabling organizations to reduce hiring and replacement costs while improving morale, productivity, and loyalty. Clients partner with Work Institute to implement measurable retention roadmaps that prioritize actionable findings over generic benchmarks, equipping leaders to act quickly on the specific factors driving turnover in their organizations. The consultancy’s methodology blends qualitative depth with quantitative rigor, providing timely reporting and practical guidance that can be applied immediately—learn today, apply tomorrow—to build a sustainable culture of engagement. Whether an organization is seeking to diagnose costly turnover, improve onboarding effectiveness, elevate leadership capabilities, or modernize listening strategies, Work Institute offers tailored research and consulting projects that integrate seamlessly into broader workforce strategies. Its annual Retention Report distills the latest trends and truths shaping today’s workplace, and its team of workforce consultants helps translate those insights into real-world change. By focusing on the full employee lifecycle—from candidate experience through onboarding, engagement, development, and retention—Work Institute empowers employers across industries to make informed, evidence-based decisions that drive measurable retention outcomes and long-term organizational performance.

SOW/ProjectsTotal Talent MgmtRPOAll industriesManagement ConsultingLegalTechnical WritingProject ManagementHuman Resources

HQFranklin, United States

HR Butler LLC

HR Butler LLC is a human resources outsourcing partner with more than 40 years of experience helping employers simplify and strengthen their people operations. The firm delivers an integrated suite spanning payroll and HCM, benefits administration, HR advisory, and time and attendance, enabling organizations to offload day-to-day administration while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and cost control. Its payroll and HCM solution combines tax filing and remittance, wage and hour calculations, direct deposit, robust reporting, and employee self-service with expert support, while the benefits team designs creative, cost-effective plans and manages eligibility, enrollments, COBRA, and ongoing carrier coordination. HR services cover policy development and handbooks, employee relations guidance, onboarding and offboarding workflows, and compliance aligned to evolving regulations. The time and attendance platform captures hours in real time, streamlines scheduling, and feeds clean data back into payroll to reduce errors and unnecessary spend. Known for guaranteed savings, customized solutions, and personalized service, HR Butler pairs modern technology with responsive, relationship-driven support so clients can focus on growth rather than administrative burden. Implementation is managed to minimize disruption, with data migration, configuration, and training that accelerate user adoption. Employers benefit from secure, role-based access, audit trails, and analytics that surface actionable insights across the employee lifecycle, as well as integrations that connect payroll, time, and benefits data for consistent, end-to-end processes. Resources such as on-demand webinars, a regularly updated blog, and a partner program for advisors extend value beyond the core platform, while a client referral program reflects the firm’s emphasis on long-term trust. Serving organizations of all sizes and across diverse industries, HR Butler is recognized for rapid answers, proactive guidance, and a hands-on approach that reduces redundancy, strengthens compliance, and elevates the employee experience.

Payrolling/EORRPOTotal Talent MgmtManagement ConsultingLegalAccounting (Audit, Tax)Project ManagementAll industriesHuman Resources

HQDublin, United States

Agri-Placement Services

Agri-Placement Services, Inc. (APS) is a specialized agricultural employment agency and HR support partner that has served farms and ag-related businesses across the United States for more than two decades. Established in 1999 within Dairylea Cooperative, Inc. under agricultural labor consultant F. Brandon Mallory and becoming an independent organization in 2000, APS has grown from one member in New York to supporting over a hundred member businesses across multiple states from Maine to Georgia to Minnesota. Acting as an extension of each client’s human resources leadership team, APS delivers end-to-end recruitment and ongoing workforce support tailored to agricultural operations—especially dairy—along with non-dairy roles where needed. The firm screens domestic candidates, evaluates skills and experience, coordinates hiring decisions, and arranges travel and logistics, then onboards employees with I-9 and W-4 completion, policy and safety briefings, and operation-specific training. Post-placement, APS sustains the employer-employee relationship through bilingual communication and translation, on-site consultation, conflict resolution, performance evaluations, cultural orientation, and guidance that helps employees acclimate to housing and local communities. Their HR compliance and consulting practice focuses on agricultural labor law, labor law postings and legislative updates, internal reviews and Form I-9 audits, and risk management, with particular strength in visa pathways central to agriculture: H-2A for temporary/seasonal agricultural labor and TN visas for professional-level talent such as dairy and animal scientists, veterinarians, agricultural engineers, horticulturalists, plant breeders, entomologists, biologists, soil scientists, and beekeeping specialists. APS offers a Traditional Membership model with ongoing support, replacements when needed, and time-saving payroll debit cards, as well as a One-Time Recruitment option that provides defined replacement windows. Backed by a bilingual team whose backgrounds include Peace Corps service, work in departments of labor and agriculture, and farm upbringings, APS emphasizes leadership over management, prioritizing compliance, safety, productivity, and long-term, prosperous employer-employee relationships.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingRPOFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureGeneralist - blue collar professionalsEngineeringHealthcare & Life Sciences

HQRochester, United States

Top Shelf Staffing,LLC

Top Shelf Staffing, LLC is a locally owned and operated employment agency based in Dalton, Georgia, serving manufacturers and employers across Northwest Georgia with reliable, safety-focused workforce solutions since opening in April 2015. The firm is built on transparency, integrity, and high quality standards, emphasizing relationship-driven service that aligns the right people with the right roles while creating a supportive, family-like experience for its employees. Top Shelf delivers a comprehensive suite of staffing and workforce services including temporary staffing, temp-to-hire, and direct hire recruitment, complemented by rigorous compliance and onboarding support such as extensive employment and education reference checks, E-Verify, drug screening, and nationwide background checks. Employers benefit from customized orientations and safety training tailored to plant requirements, as well as workers’ compensation coordination and payroll services/EOR options that simplify administration and reduce risk. With deep roots in industrial and production environments, the agency regularly supports high-volume facilities with roles like machine operators, forklift operators, and line personnel, and has showcased its capability through partnerships with manufacturers such as White Flyer Targets, where hiring spans cast, paint, and case sealing operations with strong emphasis on quality, PPE adherence, and safe equipment handling. For job seekers, Top Shelf offers an accessible application process and a resume builder to strengthen candidate profiles, while providing ongoing support to ensure each placement is a good fit for both employee and employer. Known for going the extra mile, the team combines local market knowledge with consistent communication and fast response times, helping clients stabilize their shifts, improve productivity, and reduce turnover, and helping candidates secure steady work with opportunities to grow from temporary assignments into long-term careers.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingPayrolling/EORAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQDalton, United States

JLDrew Resourcing & Staffing

JLDrew Resourcing & Staffing is a South Carolina-based staffing firm headquartered in Easley that partners with employers and job seekers to create clearer, more successful career and hiring outcomes. Established in 2018 and built on over 17 years of combined industry experience, the company emphasizes a people-first, highly supportive approach that “redefines what it means to be a staffing agency” by handcrafting career paths for determined job seekers while reducing the pressures and risks of hiring for employers. JLDrew delivers flexible workforce solutions spanning full-time permanent roles, part-time schedules, interim/contract assignments, temporary engagements, and internships, giving organizations options to scale teams and individuals opportunities to gain experience. To ensure quality and safety, every placement includes in-depth, tailored background checks and drug screenings, and the firm stands behind its work with a four-hour satisfaction guarantee. JLDrew assumes 100% of employer-of-record liability for its temporary workforce and extends benefits to eligible employees, including insurance, vacation pay, and holiday pay. The company invests in readiness through training programs designed to prepare candidates for success and supports community growth with a referral program and a strong commitment to equal opportunity, diversity, and access. For candidates, applying is streamlined via JLDrew’s online job board and application portal, and for employers, a straightforward placement inquiry process aligns role requirements, timelines, and expectations with the right talent. Grounded in values of determination, support, creativity, and inclusion, JLDrew focuses on building long-term relationships and delivering dependable results for clients and candidates alike, reflecting its simple promise: reduce hiring friction, elevate talent, and help people achieve their goals.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAll industriesGeneralist - blue collar professionalsGeneralist - white collar professionals

HQEasley, United States

A for Appointments

A for Appointments is an independent, privately owned and family-run recruitment agency headquartered in Sheffield, delivering tailored temporary and permanent staffing solutions across the UK. Established in 2000, the firm operates as a true generalist, recruiting across office support, sales, management, call centres, IT, industrial, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, legal, accounting, finance, marketing, HR, retail, construction, warehouse, and driving roles, up to executive level. The team prides itself on a recruit-to-retain ethos and a relationship-led approach grounded in integrity, authenticity, and trust, taking time to meet clients and candidates, visit client sites to understand culture and expectations, and maintain clear, accountable communication throughout the hiring process. Each consultant acts as an account manager to provide continuity and deep understanding of client needs, supported by up-to-date testing facilities and a benchmarking service at no extra cost to ensure quality and fit. As members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), they adhere to the REC Code of Professional Practice, emphasizing openness, honesty, and transparency. Free from rigid KPIs and red tape, A for Appointments focuses on doing what it takes to solve hiring challenges efficiently, whether sourcing in-demand technical talent, scaling industrial teams, or appointing specialist white-collar and leadership roles. Their Sheffield roots and long-standing reputation are reinforced by strong word-of-mouth referrals from clients who value consistent delivery, adaptability, and a listening culture. With decades of combined recruitment experience, the agency balances the capability to handle diverse and complex mandates with the care and attention of a boutique partner, ensuring every placement supports long-term success for both employers and candidates.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQSheffield, United Kingdom

Stewart's Staffing Services

Stewart’s Staffing Services is a UK-based recruitment partner focused on event staff management, recruitment consultancy services, and staff resourcing and account management, supporting organisers across the UK and Ireland. The company has a proven track record supplying teams to large-scale festivals and experiential events, including Glastonbury, T in the Park, Bestival, Pub in the Park, Let’s Rock, and Tough Mudder, and adapts to both high-volume and bespoke requirements. Their operational capability spans litter picking and recycling, with the option to source bins, skips, and waste disposal; stewarding; traffic management and parking; fire tower marshals; and bar staff, with flexible engagement models that include working directly with organisers and producers, subcontracting to principal vendors, or integrating seamlessly alongside volunteer groups. On site, management and supervision are delivered by experienced festival regulars who understand safety, compliance, audience flow, environmental standards, and customer service in dynamic, high-footfall environments, ensuring consistent performance and dependable delivery. Beyond on-the-day operations, Stewart’s offers a practical recruitment consultancy that helps clients build strong foundations for hiring and retention, covering recruitment strategy design, process audits and optimisation, candidate attraction and employer brand alignment (including social media presence), and training packs for managers to standardise interview and selection skills. Their advisory work extends into employee development and retention, including skills matrix creation or refresh, talent pool mapping, and career pathway clarity—reflecting the principle that retention is the new recruitment—while outplacement services support individuals exiting an organisation to prepare effectively for their next role. With an office situated at 2nd Floor, Suite 5, Merlin House, 20 Mossland Road, Hillington Park, Glasgow G52 4XZ, the business combines hands-on operational expertise with consultative insight, giving clients a single partner that can plan, staff, manage, and refine people operations for events and related hospitality and leisure environments, all with an emphasis on reliability, responsiveness, and measurable outcomes.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsHotel ManagementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsMuseums & GalleriesFilm & Television ProductionSports Management

HQGlasgow, United Kingdom

Velox Staffing Solutions Inc.

Velox Staffing Solutions Inc. is a licensed, Ontario-compliant staffing partner serving the Greater Toronto Area with offices in Brampton, Scarborough, Cambridge, and Mississauga. With over a decade of experience, the firm delivers fast, reliable workforce solutions tailored to employers’ needs while supporting job seekers with long-term, short-term, and project-based opportunities. Velox specializes in blue-collar and light industrial roles across manufacturing, food production and bakery, packaging, logistics, automotive, powder coating, and electronics recycling, and also supplies select white-collar support staff. Typical placements include general labour, forklift operators, pickers/packers, shippers/receivers, machine operators, bakery mixers, sanitation workers, line leads, drivers, CNC operators, welders, electricians, supervisors, plant managers, receptionists, marketing staff, and accounting roles such as accounts payable/receivable and junior accountants. The company’s dedicated lumping services provide flat-rate container offloading for 20ft and 40ft dry, seafood, and frozen containers, including palletizing, order-based organization of boxes, and wrapping to minimize damage and reduce costs. Velox maintains a deep local talent pool and emphasizes thorough screening, safety, and process discipline aligned with industry practices such as GMPs and health and safety protocols. Employers benefit from quick response times, competitive pricing, and flexible deployment—from a single day worker to full teams for longer engagements—backed by consistent communication and a partnership approach. For candidates, Velox offers easy online registration, direct application to roles, and in-person support at its GTA branches, ensuring placements that align with skills and career goals. Guided by values of integrity, transparency, and efficiency—and recognized for operational compliance through its renewed agency license—Velox focuses on speed, quality, and trust to connect skilled talent with reputable employers, helping businesses meet fluctuating labor needs while building stable, rewarding careers for its workforce.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQBrampton, Canada

QUEUE

Queue (Queue Labor) is an Indianapolis-based staffing agency that supplies dependable, jobsite-ready talent to contractors and businesses across construction, skilled trades, and renewable energy. By focusing on quality and speed, Queue streamlines hiring for critical roles and peak workloads, allowing managers to mobilize quickly without compromising safety or performance. The firm supports a full spectrum of needs—from same-day coverage and short-term crews to project-based teams, temp-to-hire pipelines, and direct permanent placements—so clients can scale labor in line with schedules and budgets. Its talent network spans general labor and core trades, including electricians, HVAC/mechanical technicians, plumbers and pipe fitters, carpenters, sprinkler fitters, and concrete specialists, along with reliable support for site prep, material handling, demolition and debris removal, equipment spotting, loading and unloading, and overall jobsite assistance. Every worker is pre-screened for skills, certifications where required, and safety readiness, and arrives with appropriate PPE and a proven work ethic to contribute from day one. Queue’s local team understands the pace and compliance expectations of commercial and residential projects in Indianapolis and aligns staffing to contractor timelines, safety programs, and quality standards, including growing demands in renewable energy construction. For job seekers, Queue offers personalized guidance, real-time updates, and access to full-time and flexible opportunities that match experience and goals, turning each placement into a step toward sustained career growth. For employers, the result is a responsive, low-friction partnership that reduces time-to-hire, stabilizes crews, and mitigates schedule risk. Whether filling a role tomorrow or building a reliable roster for the next project cycle, Queue provides vetted people who show up, deliver, and keep projects moving forward.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionMiningEnvironmental ServicesWater Management

HQIndianapolis, United States

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