FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We are a recruiting firm, meaning we focus on finding permanent employees for our clients. 

Staffing firms focus on providing temporary or contract employees for their clients. We are not a staffing firm because we do not work with clients who are seeking to fill temporary or contract positions.

We specialize in supporting manufacturers and industrial companies in the search for their area's top talent. We provide permanent placement recruitment services for industrial roles, ranging from production to professional. 

A direct hire search is the traditional process of finding top talent. Our direct hire offering entails a percentage-based fee (a flat fee can be considered) and a guarantee around the retention timeline of the candidate. The percentage and guarantee vary based on the type of role being filled. This process allows us to find qualified candidates to fit the specific needs of our clients. Our recruiters will seamlessly complement your organization's internal hiring process to deliver you quality applicants.

The purpose of our Direct Staffing model is to ease your internal team’s administrative burden around staffing. This strategy allows you to hire your preferred candidate directly onto your payroll from day one while paying a spread-out placement fee over the first 90 days of a new team member's employment. If a referred candidate does not work out over their 90-day probationary period, billing for that candidate is stopped.

RBO stands for Rust Belt Outsourcing. This customizable model allows us to manage and execute your full (or partial) internal hiring process from start to finish. By outsourcing the management and execution of your recruitment process, we can save your company time, effort, and resources, while implementing best practices in your organization. 

These are the characteristics that our most successful client engagements embody. This profile is designed to help guide your decision-making and provide clarity, not exclusion! If you don’t match all of these characteristics, it doesn’t mean that we can’t help you. Our best-fit clients…

• Operate in the industrial sector
• Have 150-300+ full-time employees
• Limited internal HR and/or talent acquisition infrastructure
• Are located within a 150-mile radius of Cleveland, Ohio
• Are ready to invest in high-quality talent acquisition solutions 
• Are prepared to commit the time and attention to our highly consultative process

As industry experts, we are confident in our ability to deliver the candidates your company needs in a more personalized and effective way than traditional recruiting or staffing companies. Whether you are searching for professional or production roles, we elevate and accelerate your hiring process to leave you with lasting talent acquisition solutions.

SearchStart is a cost-conscious option that equips you with the key information needed to launch a successful search—without committing to a typical recruiting engagement! Learn more.