PrincePerelson & Associates

What PrincePerelson & Associates does

PrincePerelson & Associates is a privately held staffing and recruiting firm founded in 1992 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company provides professional recruiting and placement services across four primary engagement models: Diestel Executive Search (retained and contingency executive search for C-suite and senior leadership roles), Professional Placement (permanent and contract direct hire), Temporary Staffing (flexible, seasonal, and temp-to-hire), and Volume Hiring (high-volume workforce solutions with dedicated senior project managers and on-site presence). The firm serves nine specialized practice areas: Accounting & Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Manufacturing & Engineering, Sales, Creative & Marketing, Human Resources, Call Center & Customer Service, and Office Support & Administrative. Its primary geographic focus is the Utah and Wasatch Front market, with additional national client engagements.

The firm's revenue model is built on three transaction structures: direct-hire placement fees structured as a percentage of the hired candidate's first-year compensation; hourly billing for temporary and contract staffing that incorporates worker pay plus employer costs; and retained search engagements with upfront fee components plus milestone payments, alongside contingency search where fees are due only upon placement. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging direct employer engagement, dedicated recruiters and senior project managers, and a content marketing engine (PrincePerelson Blog, SEO-optimized website, LinkedIn and Facebook presence) rather than job-board or marketplace channels. The company does not maintain a unified software platform; its core technology consists of a proprietary candidate database, industry connections, reference checks, background tests, profile assessments, and credentialing tools supporting recruiter productivity.

PrincePerelson has 11–50 employees (30+ as of a 2015 reference) and has been independently owned since founding, with no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, or M&A activity. The firm received multiple 2016 recognitions including the Inc. 5000 list (three-year sales growth of 152%), MountainWest Capital Network's Utah 100 Fastest Growing Companies (#73), Staffing Industry Analysts' Fastest Growing Staffing Firms (second consecutive year), and #2 among Utah's top 57 local companies, alongside repeated Utah Business Best Companies to Work For designations (2008, 2011, 2013, 2015). Diestel Executive Search operates as a wholly-owned sub-brand and distinct service line, with its own dedicated website. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

PrincePerelson & Associates

Legal name

PrincePerelson & Associates

Website

https://perelson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PrincePerelson & Associates is a Salt Lake City-based staffing and recruiting firm founded in 1992 that provides permanent placement, temporary staffing, volume hiring, and executive search (via Diestel Executive Search) across nine practice areas to Utah employers and select national clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Professional placement recruiting
• Temporary staffing solutions
• Permanent placement agency
• Volume hiring solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent & Contract Placement: Direct-hire placement services where recruiters identify and place qualified candidates for full-time roles. Fees are typically structured as a percentage of the hired candidate's first-year compensation. The firm also handles contract placement engagements.
2. Temporary Staffing: Provides temporary, seasonal, and temp-to-hire staffing solutions billed at hourly rates that include the worker's pay and employer costs. Contract attorneys and paralegals are billed hourly for defined matters or litigation surges.
3. Volume Hiring: High-volume staffing solutions for large-scale hiring needs including seasonal growth, new or expanding locations, and project-based workforce needs. Provides a dedicated Senior Project Manager and team of experienced recruiters managing on-site presence.
4. Executive Search (Diestel Executive Search): Retained and contingency executive search services for CEO, CFO, and other executive-level roles. Retained search involves an exclusive partnership with a portion of the fee invested upfront, aligning the firm's incentives with thoroughness and quality. The division operates as a strategic partner providing industry insight, market intelligence, and measurable results.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PrincePerelson & Associates is a Salt Lake City-based recruiting and professional placement firm that delivers direct-hire, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire, volume, and executive search services to employers across Utah and nationally. Its recruiter teams screen, reference-check, background-test, and credential candidates, then place them as full-time hires, contractors, temps, or C-suite executives across nine industry practice areas including Accounting & Finance, IT, Manufacturing & Engineering, Legal, Sales, Creative & Marketing, HR, Customer Service, and Office Support.

Product overview

PrincePerelson & Associates is a recruiting and professional placement firm offering a portfolio of staffing services rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings include four service divisions: Diestel Executive Search (executive-level retained and contingency search), Professional Placement (permanent and contract direct hire), Temporary Staffing (flexible temporary and temp-to-hire staffing), and Volume Staffing (high-volume hiring solutions). These divisions are supported by specialized practice areas covering Accounting & Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Manufacturing & Engineering, Sales, Creative & Marketing, Human Resources, Call Center & Customer Service, and Office Support & Administrative. The firm operates primarily in Utah and nationally, serving employers across multiple industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Diestel Executive Search: The executive search division of PrincePerelson & Associates that identifies and secures top-tier leadership talent for organizations.

Products and services

• Diestel Executive Search Executive search division (Diestel Executive Search) providing retained and contingency search services for CEO, CFO, and other C-suite or VP-level positions, with dedicated senior project managers, deep industry networks, personal candidate outreach, and confidential handling for organizations seeking transformational leaders.
• Professional Placement (Permanent & Contract Placement) Direct-hire placement service matching qualified candidates with full-time roles, including candidate screening, reference checks, background tests, and profile assessments, with recruiters acting as strategic search partners who understand client needs and culture before sourcing.
• Temporary Staffing Flexible temporary, seasonal, and temp-to-hire staffing solutions providing pre-screened, qualified candidates for immediate placement needs, with workers billed at hourly rates that include pay and employer costs.
• Volume Staffing (High-Volume Hiring) High-volume staffing solutions for large-scale hiring needs including seasonal growth, new or expanding locations, and project-based workforce needs, delivered by a dedicated senior project manager and team of experienced recruiters with on-site presence options.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced first-year turnover through better hiring fit and candidate pre-qualification
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Diestel Executive SearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiestel Executive Search is the executive search division of PrincePerelson and Associates. It operates as a distinct brand within the company, providing strategic executive search services with deep networks, personal candidate outreach, and the ability to deliver high-impact leadership placements. The division serves as a key differentiator for the company's executive-level service offerings, with its own dedicated website (diestel.com) and team of senior project managers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half International: Global staffing firm specializing in placement across accounting, finance, legal, technology, and administrative roles. Directly comparable to PrincePerelson's practice areas and multi-specialty model, but operating at vastly larger scale and nationally rather than regionally.
• Aerotek: Major U.S. staffing provider across industrial, engineering, clinical, scientific, and professional services. Comparable to PrincePerelson's Manufacturing & Engineering and volume hiring divisions, with substantially greater geographic footprint.
• Hays plc: Global specialist staffing firm with strong practices in accounting, finance, IT, engineering, and legal. Comparable to PrincePerelson's practice area portfolio and executive search capability, though operating at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Insight Global: Large U.S. staffing firm providing permanent, contract, temp-to-hire, and volume staffing across IT, finance, engineering, and creative roles. Closely mirrors PrincePerelson's multi-divisional service model (professional placement, temp, volume) but with national rather than regional concentration.
• Addison Group: Mid-market professional staffing firm offering placement across accounting & finance, technology, engineering, and administrative roles. Highly comparable to PrincePerelson's specialization-driven, relationship-based approach and similar practice area structure.
• Express Employment Professionals: Franchised generalist staffing firm providing temporary, contract, and direct-hire placement across office, industrial, and professional roles. Closely comparable business model to PrincePerelson's generalist staffing across multiple industries.
• Kforce Inc. Professional staffing firm focused on technology, finance, and accounting placements, with both permanent and contract staffing offerings. Highly comparable to PrincePerelson's Professional Placement and IT/Accounting practice area focus.
• CyberCoders (HireGenics): Recruiting firm specializing in permanent placement across technology, engineering, sales, and finance roles. Comparable to PrincePerelson's professional placement division and executive-level search for technical leaders.
• AppleOne Employment Services: Full-service staffing firm offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placement across administrative, accounting, legal, and customer service roles. Highly comparable generalist staffing model and practice area structure to PrincePerelson.

Regional players

• Beehive Staffing (Utah): Regional staffing firm based in Utah providing temporary and permanent placement across office, industrial, and professional roles. Direct regional competitor to PrincePerelson in the same Wasatch Front market.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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