What HireTalent does

HireTalent is a US-based, privately held staffing and recruitment firm founded in 1997 by CEO Ashish Kaushal and headquartered in New York City. The company places contingent and permanent talent across six primary verticals — finance and professional services, technology and creative services, healthcare and life sciences, consumer and retail, media and communications, and industrial/public sector — with recruiters organized by industry vertical. HireTalent operates a 501-1,000-person organization and reports 10,000+ cumulative placements, a 95% client satisfaction rate, and a 99% client retention rate, supported by NMSDC minority-certified supplier status that positions it inside enterprise supplier diversity programs.

The company's revenue model is built on four streams: contingent staffing (mark-up on temporary bill rates), direct placement (one-time placement fees), Managed Service Provider (MSP) recruitment (preferred-supplier relationships with workforce program operators), and professional consulting delivered through the Consciously Unbiased DEIB initiative. Distribution is relationship-driven — direct enterprise field sales augmented by an MSP channel partner network and an inside-sales motion for mid-market accounts — with no self-serve or e-commerce surface. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Under the corporate umbrella, HireTalent operates four sub-brands: HireTalent Health (clinical and life-sciences staffing), CUPayroll (payroll administration), Talentrupt RPO (offshore recruitment process outsourcing), and Consciously Unbiased (DEIB training, consulting, and thought leadership). The technology stack is human-driven talent matching; no proprietary platform, API, or AI product is disclosed. The company co-produces industry research with Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) and partnered with Untapped AI on workforce-change content, and it was recognized with Magnit's 2024 Global Supplier Excellence Award.

Name

HireTalent

Legal name

HireTalent

Website

https://hiretalent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

HireTalent is a US-based, NMSDC-certified staffing firm placing contingent and permanent talent across finance, technology, healthcare, consumer, media, and industrial sectors via direct enterprise sales and MSP channels, supported by sub-brands in healthcare, payroll, offshore RPO, and DEIB consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Workforce Solutions

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Contingent Workforce / Contractor RPO (Contractor Recruiting) (BPACABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Workforce Management & Scheduling Outsourcing (Non-payroll) (BPACAKAJ), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Contingent staffing services
• Direct placement recruitment
• Workforce management solutions
• Diversity talent acquisition
• Managed service provider recruiting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingent Staffing: Placement of contingent/temporary workers for client organizations. Revenue is generated through placement fees or mark-up on hourly rates for temporary staff.
2. Direct Placement: Permanent placement of candidates into client organizations. Revenue likely generated through placement fees upon successful hiring.
3. MSP Recruitment: Managed Service Provider recruitment services, acting as intermediary for workforce management for client organizations.
4. Professional Consulting: DEIB consulting services and thought leadership offerings, including training and workplace culture consulting through Consciously Unbiased initiative.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HireTalent is a staffing and recruitment firm that places contingent workers, direct hires, and managed service provider (MSP) talent for enterprise and mid-market clients across technology, healthcare, finance, and consumer industries. The firm combines diversity-focused talent matching with DEIB consulting, training, and thought leadership through its Consciously Unbiased initiative to help organizations build inclusive workforces.

Product overview

HireTalent operates as a diversified staffing and workforce solutions company offering a platform of recruitment and staffing services. The core offering consists of staffing solutions (contingent staffing and direct placement), diversity and inclusion services (thought leadership and diversity recruitment), and professional services (consulting and MSP recruitment). The portfolio includes several sub-brands: Consciously Unbiased (DEIB training and consulting, launched 2018), HireTalent Health (healthcare staffing), CUPayroll (payroll services), and Talentrupt RPO (offshore recruiting services). The company positions itself as both a staffing firm and an advisor, leveraging nearly 25 years of market insights to drive hiring solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HireTalent Health: Healthcare staffing services brand operating under HireTalent umbrella
• CUPayroll
• Consciously Unbiased
• CUPayroll
• Talentrupt RPO

Products and services

• Contingent Staffing Placement of contingent and temporary workers into client organizations across finance, technology, healthcare, consumer, and professional services industries, with revenue earned through placement fees or mark-ups on hourly rates for temporary staff.
• Direct Placement Permanent placement of candidates into client organizations, including executive search and project-based search engagements such as the Project Based Search solution that delivered 20% recruiting cost reductions for a venture-backed mobile media startup.
• Managed Service Provider (MSP) Recruitment Recruitment services delivered through partnerships with Managed Service Providers that manage contingent workforce programs for large enterprise clients, with HireTalent serving as a preferred supplier within MSP vendor networks.
• Consciously Unbiased DEIB Training and Consulting DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) corporate training, consulting, and thought leadership services including Microprogressions methodology, designed to help organizations move beyond diversity spend to sustained diversity hiring and inclusive culture.
• HireTalent Health Healthcare staffing services specializing in clinical research, healthcare, and life sciences and pharma placements.
• CUPayroll Payroll processing and administration services provided as part of HireTalent's workforce management ecosystem.
• Talentrupt RPO Offshore recruiting services and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solutions for candidate sourcing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ placements completed
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MagnitcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMagnit is a workforce intelligence platform that recognizes HireTalent with the 2024 Global Supplier Excellence Award. HireTalent is acknowledged as a top staffing agency supporting Magnit's clients in the contingent labor market. This recognition validates HireTalent's service quality and strategic importance within Magnit's supplier network.
• Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHireTalent partners with SIA to conduct research and publish the 'The Future of DEIB In The Contingent Workforce Report' series. SIA provides industry expertise and research capabilities while HireTalent contributes proprietary data and DEIB expertise. Reports are co-branded and distributed through SIA's platform.
• Untapped AIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHireTalent partnered with Untapped AI, an AI platform managing sustainable individual and organizational change, to release a playbook on the Great Resignation. Untapped AI provided AI-powered insights and platform capabilities while HireTalent contributed industry expertise and distribution. Joint research found that two-thirds of employees' values are misaligned with their company's values.
• Managed Service Providers (MSPs)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHireTalent partners with multiple Managed Service Providers who serve as intermediaries managing contingent workforce programs for enterprise clients. The homepage displays logos of MSP partners, indicating a broad network of MSP relationships through which HireTalent delivers staffing services.
• HireTalent HealthminorOthersA subsidiary/sister brand under the HireTalent umbrella focused on healthcare staffing solutions, as part of the company's diverse range of brands providing services across various sectors.
• CUPayrollminorOthersA subsidiary/sister brand offering payroll services, part of HireTalent's ecosystem of brands dedicated to providing services across various sectors.
• Consciously UnbiasedcoreOthersFounded by CEO Ashish Kaushal in 2018, Consciously Unbiased is a DEIB corporate training, consulting, and thought leadership initiative that works holistically with HireTalent's staffing services. It provides DEIB training, Microprogressions, and cultural consulting to help clients create inclusive workplace cultures.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kforce Inc. Public professional staffing firm focused on technology, finance & accounting, and government verticals. Comparable in size range and vertical specialization to HireTalent, with overlapping target buyers and similar project-based / direct placement offerings.
• Apex Systems: Large IT and engineering staffing firm with significant contingent staffing and direct placement across enterprise clients. Comparable in the Tech & Creative vertical that HireTalent serves and in the MSP channel posture.
• Insight Global: Mid-to-large U.S. staffing and workforce solutions firm operating across IT, finance, healthcare, and professional services. Closely comparable to HireTalent in multi-vertical contingent and direct placement staffing, similar enterprise sales motion, and similar reliance on MSP partnerships.
• The Judge Group: Mid-size U.S. staffing, training, and consulting firm serving technology, healthcare, finance, and engineering. Comparable multi-vertical contingent staffing model, enterprise field sales motion, and presence in MSP vendor programs.

Emerging players

• Cook Ross: DEI-focused consulting and training firm with adjacent staffing and inclusive leadership offerings. Directly comparable to HireTalent's Consciously Unbiased sub-brand and to its DEIB value proposition for enterprise clients.
• Cielo: Large pure-play RPO and talent acquisition partner serving enterprise clients globally. Comparable to HireTalent's MSP recruitment and Talentrupt RPO offerings, especially in enterprise contingent workforce programs.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with cultural and DEI advisory capabilities. Comparable to HireTalent's executive search engagements with senior leadership customers and its DEIB consulting positioning, though serving a higher compensation tier.

Regional players

• AMN Healthcare: Public healthcare staffing leader with a large U.S. contingent workforce footprint. Comparable to HireTalent Health sub-brand and to HireTalent's healthcare vertical, but at materially larger scale and with broader service lines.

Others

• Magnit: Leading VMS/MSP platform and the entity that awarded HireTalent its 2024 Global Supplier Excellence Award. Acts as a channel and ecosystem participant rather than a direct staffing competitor, but materially shapes how HireTalent's contingent staffing flows into enterprise programs.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half International: Global public staffing leader across finance & accounting, technology, legal, and administrative. Competes with HireTalent across multiple verticals but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint; relevant for competitive benchmarking rather than direct niche overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hiretalentjobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hiretalent_
• Instagraminstagram.com/hiretalent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 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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