Smart Talent

Name

Smart Talent

Legal name

SmartTalent, LLC

Website

https://smarttalentstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Recruiting agency
• Temporary staffing
• Direct hire placement
• Workforce management

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: SmartTalent generates revenue through staffing and recruitment fees, charging employers for placing temporary and permanent workers. Services include direct hire placements, temporary and contract staffing, and temp-to-hire arrangements. The company earns placement fees typically calculated as a percentage of the hired candidate's salary or through hourly bill rates for temporary workers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SmartTalent is a full-service staffing and recruiting agency that connects job seekers with employers across Washington State's Pacific Northwest region. The company delivers flexible workforce solutions including direct hire (permanent placement), temporary and contract staffing, temp-to-hire arrangements, and onsite management of client workforces. It operates six specialty verticals—Accounting & Finance, Call Center & Customer Service, Events, IT, Light Industrial & Skilled Labor, and Professional—serving employers through six branch offices.

Product overview

SmartTalent is a staffing and recruiting agency offering a portfolio of services organized around three primary engagement models: Direct Hire (permanent placement), Temporary & Contract Staffing, and Temp-to-Hire arrangements. The company operates across six specialty verticals—Accounting & Finance, IT, Call Center & Customer Service, Light Industrial & Skilled Labor, Professional, and Events staffing. Additional services include Onsite Management for client-site workforce oversight and a Job Board Platform for candidate self-service job searching. The agency serves employers and job seekers primarily in the Pacific Northwest (Washington State) through multiple branch offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartHire: Direct Hire division of SmartTalent focused on permanent placement services.

Products and services

• Direct Hire

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sebris Busto JamesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmartTalent partners with Sebris Busto James employment law firm to provide monthly Employment Law Notes publications to employers. The partnership provides labor and employment law compliance guidance, keeping SmartTalent's employer clients informed about regulatory developments and best practices.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Express Employment Professionals: Mid-market staffing franchise network with a comparable multi-office, multi-specialty (admin, industrial, professional) model. Operates in similar SMB and mid-market employer segments, with overlap in direct-hire, temp, and temp-to-hire arrangements.
• PrideStaff: Multi-office staffing firm offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements across clerical, industrial, and professional verticals. Closely comparable operating model to SmartTalent's branch-based, relationship-driven approach.
• AtWork Group: Regional staffing operator with branch networks delivering temporary, contract, and direct-hire staffing across light industrial, office, and professional roles — closely matching SmartTalent's mix of verticals and engagement types.
• AppleOne Employment Services: Full-service staffing firm covering administrative, accounting/finance, customer service, and light industrial placements via a branch network. Comparable in service breadth and target SMB employer base.
• Snelling Staffing Services: Multi-office staffing agency offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire across office, industrial, and professional roles — directly comparable regional operating model with similar specialty vertical mix.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Large national/international staffing incumbent with overlapping Accounting & Finance, IT, and administrative placement verticals. Significantly larger scale and brand, but a direct competitor for the same white-collar direct-hire engagements.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing firm with overlapping offerings in office, industrial, and professional staffing. Operates at much larger scale across multiple geographies; represents the kind of national competitor SmartTalent faces in its local market.
• Adecco: Global staffing leader covering office, industrial, and professional segments. Competes for the same SMB and mid-market employer accounts in the Pacific Northwest at greater scale and with broader service capabilities.

Regional players

• IQ Workforce (IQ Inc.): Regional technical and IT staffing firm operating in adjacent Pacific Northwest markets. Comparable specialization in IT staffing and similar focus on contract and direct-hire technology placements in the region.
• Terri Temp & Staffing: Pacific Northwest–focused staffing agency serving Washington and Oregon employers with clerical, light industrial, and event staffing. Direct overlap with SmartTalent's geographies, verticals, and target customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SmartTalent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/53541
• Instagraminstagram.com/smarttalentstaffing
• TikToktiktok.com/@smarttalentwa
• Xx.com/SmartTalent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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