What Centric Solutions Group does

Centric Solutions Group (CSG) is a privately held, woman-owned staffing and recruiting agency founded in 2012 by Alison Daoust and headquartered in Rochester, Michigan. The firm provides workforce solutions across six engagement models: Permanent/Direct Hire Recruiting, Executive Search, Temporary/Contract Staffing, Temp-to-Hire, On-Site Recruiting Management, and Talent Acquisition/Organizational Structure Consulting. CSG's primary verticals are automotive, defense, and aerospace, with secondary presence in finance/banking and medical/healthcare; the firm emphasizes deep domain expertise in engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, and leadership roles rather than generalist staffing.

The company operates a sales-led, relationship-based go-to-market model using industry-specialized recruiters who engage enterprise buyers directly, complemented by a public candidate job portal (jobs.centricstaffing.com) and a structured "Request Talent" lead form. Revenue is generated through a mix of usage-based temporary staffing billings, transaction-fee permanent placements (typically 20-25% of first-year salary), retained or contingency executive search fees, and managed services for on-site engagements. CSG is WBENC-certified and describes itself as a multi-million-dollar enterprise ranked among the largest woman-owned staffing firms in the U.S., with geographic coverage spanning Michigan, the Southeast U.S., Texas, Alabama, Ohio, Tennessee, and international placements in China, Mexico, and Canada.

Corporate ownership and management are concentrated within the founder family: Alison Daoust serves as President/CEO with end-to-end oversight of operations, finance, sales, marketing, and strategy; Matthew Daoust is VP/CFO; Chad Toms is VP of Business Development tasked with opening new offices and markets; and Amy Billberry (joined 2014) is Director of Recruitment Operations. The firm has not disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or M&A activity, and technology infrastructure is built on a standard WordPress/Haley Marketing website with no proprietary AI tooling in evidence.

Name

Centric Solutions Group

Legal name

Centric Solutions Group

Website

https://centricstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centric Solutions Group is a woman-owned, full-service staffing and recruiting agency based in Rochester, MI, placing engineering, manufacturing, and leadership talent into automotive, defense, aerospace, finance, and healthcare clients across multiple U.S. states and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruiting Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

Keywords

• Staffing and recruiting
• Executive search services
• Temporary contract staffing
• Direct hire placement
• Workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Temporary/Contract Staffing: Contingency-based staffing services where companies pay for temporary workers as needed. Allows clients to adapt to increased demand, fill absences, and access hard-to-find skill sets.
2. Direct Hire/Placement: Permanent placement services placing candidates in full-time roles with fee typically based on a percentage of the hired candidate's first-year salary.
3. Executive Search: Retained or contingency-based search for C-suite, directors, and senior leadership positions with utmost confidentiality and discretion.
4. Temp-to-Hire: Companies evaluate workers during a probationary period before committing to permanent employment, with staffing firm handling payroll during trial period.
5. On-Site Recruiting Management: Recruitment managers work on-site at client facilities to manage recruiting lifecycle including payroll, scheduling, HR issues, and training.
6. Talent Acquisition and Organizational Consulting: Consultative services including organizational structure review, workforce succession planning, and business strategy development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Centric Solutions Group is a woman-owned, full-service staffing and recruiting agency that places candidates in permanent, temporary, and executive roles across the automotive, defense, aerospace, finance/banking, and medical industries. The firm offers permanent/direct hire recruiting, executive search, temporary/contract staffing, temp-to-hire arrangements, on-site recruiting management, and talent acquisition/organizational consulting. It operates primarily from Rochester, MI, serving employer clients across the United States and internationally in Mexico, Canada, and China.

Product overview

Centric Solutions Group is a woman-owned, full-service staffing and recruiting agency providing workforce solutions across automotive, defense, aerospace, finance, and medical industries. The company offers a portfolio of services centered on talent placement: Permanent/Direct Hire Recruiting, Executive Search, Temporary/Contract Staffing, Temp-to-Hire arrangements, Talent Acquisition and Organizational Structure Consulting, and On-Site Recruiting Management. Operating since 2012 from Rochester, MI, the company serves clients nationally and globally in North and South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Mexico, Canada, and China.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent/Direct Hire Recruiting
• Executive Search
• Temporary/Contract Staffing
• Temp-to-Hire
• Talent Acquisition and Organizational Structure Consulting
• On-Site Recruiting Management

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Aerotek: Aerotek is a direct peer - a large-scale technical, engineering, and industrial staffing firm placing contract and direct-hire talent in automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing, exactly the verticals Centric serves. Comparable business model (temp, temp-to-hire, direct hire) and customer base.
• Insight Global: Insight Global is a direct peer operating in IT, engineering, and industrial staffing with a similar multi-vertical placement model and contract/direct-hire offering. Comparable go-to-market (relationship-driven recruiting) and customer profile in manufacturing and engineering.
• Kforce: Kforce is a direct peer focused on technology and engineering/clinical/scientific staffing with direct-hire and contract services. It serves enterprise clients across verticals with a similar recruiter-led model, making it closely comparable to Centric's tech and industrial placement business.
• Belcan: Belcan is a direct peer providing engineering, technical, and professional staffing and consulting to aerospace, defense, automotive, and industrial clients. Its vertical specialization and contract/direct-hire model closely mirror Centric's positioning in the same core industries.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half International: Robert Half is a broad incumbent staffing firm operating across finance/accounting, technology, legal, and administrative placement. While much larger and broader, it competes with Centric in finance/banking and executive search, with overlapping contract and direct-hire models.
• Adecco: Adecco is a broad incumbent global staffing firm with deep presence in industrial, automotive, and aerospace temporary staffing. It competes with Centric on enterprise contingent workforce programs and on-site managed services, particularly with multinational manufacturers.
• Kelly Services: Kelly Services is a broad incumbent offering temporary staffing, direct hire, and workforce solutions across industrial, engineering, and professional services. It competes with Centric on automotive/industrial contract staffing and on-site managed service engagements.
• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a broad incumbent global staffing leader with strong industrial and manufacturing staffing franchises (including under the Experis brand for technical/professional). It overlaps with Centric on automotive, aerospace, and engineering contract staffing.

Regional players

• Spherion: Spherion is a regional staffing firm with strong presence in the Midwest and Southeast U.S., offering temp, temp-to-hire, and direct hire across industrial and office. Its geography and service mix overlap with Centric's regional footprint in MI, NC, SC, TX, and AL.
• Trillium Staffing: Trillium is a regional staffing firm offering direct hire, temporary, and temp-to-hire across administrative, industrial, and professional services. It competes with Centric in Michigan and the Midwest on industrial/engineering contract staffing and direct placement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CentricSG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centric-solutions-group-llc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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