25 Staffing and Recruiting Firms in Minneapolis to Know

These companies can help you find your next job — or next hire.

Written by Abel Rodriguez
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UPDATED BY
Lisa Bertagnoli | Dec 03, 2024

Minneapolis job seekers are on the hunt for rewarding careers. Many are relying on traditional job search methods like networking while others are turning to staffing and recruiting firms to bolster their search. These companies connect with candidates and help them land positions in careers they can excel at based on their skill set. Below are some of the top Minneapolis companies doing this work. 

Top Staffing Firms in Minneapolis to Know

  • Built In
  • Robert Half
  • Insight Global
  • ESP IT
  • HR Personnel Services

 

Top Staffing Firms in Minneapolis

Built In is one of the largest tech recruiting platforms, offering tech job postings, educational content and salary tools to over 4 million monthly users. We specialize in helping companies elevate their employer branding and fill hard-to-fill technical roles.  Learn More.

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Working across most industries, Insight Global provides recruiting and consultation services to employers. Its platform features a vast job board and utilizes recruiters to identify highly skilled candidates for open positions on behalf of the employer. 

 

Working with clients in various industries, Robert Half is a recognizable name among staffing firms. It uses its vast recruiter network to screen candidates nationwide and find highly skilled individuals for specific positions. 

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ESP IT, headquartered in the Twin Cities, provides tech consulting and staffing services. With a leg in the tech industry, it understands its customers’ needs and can augment staff when clients expand or need project flexibility. ESP IT’s areas of expertise include software engineering, product strategy and tech leadership. 

 

Konik specializes in technical recruiting for engineering, manufacturing and architecture clients. The company uses its industry expertise to find qualified candidates and fill direct hire, contract-to-hire and contract positions. 

 

Avenica takes a holistic approach to employment. The company connects individuals with job opportunities and provides comprehensive coaching and training. Most notably, Avenica uses data science and psychology to help early-stage candidates launch their careers.

 

PrideStaff is a national recruiting firm that provides temporary staffing, temp-to-hire and direct-hire services. The company invests heavily in its clients and ensures that it discovers ideal candidates by being in constant contact with them. 

 

As its name suggests, College Recruiter helps recent graduates land jobs at companies like Intel and Amazon. Employers find the platform helpful for hiring at scale as it provides branding and mass job posting solutions.   

 

Talencio is a local staffing agency working in health tech. Founded by former biotechnology and pharmaceutical executives, it helps clients find employees for in-demand positions and additionally recruits executives for VP and directory-level roles. 

 

HR Personnel Services provides direct hire, contract recruiting and executive search services for corporate positions. The company credits its success to its recruiting technology, which helps screen and match job seekers.

 

National recruiting company Keller Executive Search helps organizations find professionals for a variety of sectors, including aerospace, aviation, infrastructure, agriculture, logistics and manufacturing. Services for job seekers include career coaching and development.

 

Korn Ferry works with candidates and employers to find and fill jobs in tech, healthcare, government and public services, financial services and life sciences, among other sectors. It offers job seekers career coaching and assessments, resume help, interview prep and skills development.

 

Aerotek specializes in helping job seekers find and employers fill aviation industry and airport jobs around the country. The company’s network of specialized recruiters is on hand to help candidates, while employers can get help with industrial staffing in sectors ranging from government to life sciences.

 

Motion Recruitment finds IT positions for tech professionals and fills those roles for employers. For job seekers, Motion finds positions in cybersecurity, machine learning and data science, computer vision, robotics and similar tech fields. For employers, it offers IT consulting and telecommunications services in addition to staffing. 

 

24 Seven, another national company, helps job seekers, particularly those in marketing and creative roles, find full-time and freelance positions in the Minneapolis area. Employers can avail themselves of 24 Seven’s executive search, payroll and global placement services. 

 

National medical staffing company Medix places professionals in life sciences, tech, government and healthcare roles. Job hunters can access job listings plus FAQs on working with Medix, while a resource center for employers offers staffing best practices across a variety of sectors.

 

Toptal helps job hunters and employers in the fields of graphic design, product design, UX and UI design, plus web and mobile design in and around Minneapolis. It promises employers rigorous vetting, accepting only three percent of applications. Toptal’s website enables freelancers to apply to join its talent community.

 

Beacon Hill Staffing offers both consulting and staffing services in Minneapolis. It has four divisions to help organizations find talent — BH Technologies, BH Associates, BH Financial and BH Legal.  Job seekers can scroll positions ranging in a variety of sectors, including tech, digital and creative, and accounting and finance.

 

Heidrick & Struggles offers a variety of services for employers, including searches for CEOs, tech executives, HR and finance officers, and board members. It also offers CEO succession planning and leadership development and assessment. It counts tech, venture capital, healthcare and life sciences, and private equity among its areas of expertise. 

 

Scion Staffing is a national executive search, temporary staffing and direct-hire recruiting agency across industries including tech, nonprofits, medical and creative. Job seekers can browse and apply for open positions on the company’s website.

 

Randstad helps both employers and job hunters from its Minneapolis location. Job seekers can search jobs and upload resumes. Employers can find workers for a variety of tech roles, including cloud and infrastructure, data & analytics, digital and product engineering, and customer experience. 

 

Atlas Staffing, founded in St. Paul in 1985, specializes in manufacturing, assembly, clerical, warehouse and general labor positions for both job hunters and employers. Employers can hire temporary, direct, or trial-to-hire workers. Atlas covers the entire Twin Cities area.

 

MDS Staffing, founded in 2000, specializes in finding and filling architecture, manufacturing, office and engineering roles. Resources for job hunters including job search, resume tips and interview suggestions. For employers, resources include vetting, arranging interviews and followups with candidates.

 

Versique describes itself as a high-performance recruiting organization specialising in short-term hires, direct hires and executive search. Manufacturing, banking and finance, healthcare leadership and private equity are among the sectors it serves. Versique was founded in Minneapolis in 2000.

 

Grant-Shannon, founded in 2001, specializes in placing support staff such as administrative and executive assistants, office managers and supervisors, HR support, paralegals and legal assistants, and receptionists. The company serves both job seekers and employers.


 

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Andreas Rekdal contributed reporting to this article.

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