Pacific Staffing

What Pacific Staffing does

Pacific Staffing is a privately held, Sacramento-based staffing and recruitment firm founded in 1987 that connects Northern California employers with professionals across contingent, direct hire, and executive placements. The firm operates two service lines: Pacific Staffing, which handles temporary and contract staffing as well as permanent direct-hire placements, and Pacific ExecSearch, a wholly owned internal division that CEO Preet Kuar built to address senior leadership and executive search. The firm also offers HR outsourcing as an add-on module covering ADA compliance, Family Leave administration, wage regulations, I-9 forms, work-related claims, drug screening, and background checks. Revenue is generated through transaction-based placement fees across these service lines, with a sales-led GTM centered on direct employer engagement, specialized recruiter coverage by discipline, and a candidate-facing registration portal with SMS and email job alerts.

The underlying technology stack is modest: a standard candidate management system and job board (careers.pacificstaffing.com) with social login integration and an SMS/email alert mechanism, supplemented by a third-party timesheet processing platform (OnTempWorks). There is no disclosed proprietary AI/ML, no API surface, no SDK, and no patent portfolio; the firm's competitive differentiation rests on regional relationships, recruiter tenure, and third-party brand recognition (Forbes 2020 and 2022) rather than technology.

The firm is bootstrapped, privately held, and independently operated with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors. It employs approximately 5-10 internal staff organized by discipline (healthcare, IT/accounting/engineering sourcing, executive search, HR/administrative/accounting), and serves a regional market spanning Sacramento and surrounding Northern California cities plus limited Bay Area reach. Customer segments span SMB and mid-market employers across finance, accounting, IT, healthcare, administrative, manufacturing, legal, and executive functions.

Name

Pacific Staffing

Legal name

Pacific Staffing

Website

https://pacificstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Staffing is a Sacramento-based, privately held staffing and recruitment firm founded in 1987 that provides contingent staffing, direct hire, executive search, and HR outsourcing services to employers across Northern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Seasonal & Peak Workforce Staffing (BPACACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Executive search
• Direct hire recruiting
• Temporary staffing
• Talent acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingent Staffing: Temporary staffing placements for short-term coverage needs including vacations, leaves, and trial employment periods
2. Direct Hire Placements: Permanent placement services for employers seeking to fill permanent roles with customized searches tailored to client needs
3. Executive Search: Pacific Exec-Search division specializing in executive and senior leadership placements with advanced methodologies and extensive industry network
4. HR Outsourcing Services: HR outsourcing including ADA compliance, Family Leave administration, wage regulations, I-9 forms, work-related claims, drug screening and background checks

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pacific Staffing is a Sacramento-based recruiting firm that connects Northern California employers with skilled professionals across three core service lines: Contingent Staffing for temporary and trial placements, Direct Hire Recruiting for permanent placements, and Pacific Exec Search for executive and senior leadership hires. The firm also provides HR Outsourcing services covering compliance tasks such as ADA, Family Leave, I-9, wage regulations, drug screening, and background checks.

Product overview

Pacific Staffing is a unified staffing and recruitment platform comprising two main service divisions: Pacific Staffing (general staffing) and Pacific Exec Search (executive search). The core offerings include Contingent Staffing for temporary placements, Direct Hire Recruiting for permanent positions, and HR Outsourcing Services for compliance and administrative support. Together, these products provide end-to-end talent acquisition solutions for employers in Northern California, covering the full spectrum from hourly to executive-level placements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pacific Exec Search: Executive search division of Pacific Staffing specializing in placing proven leaders and executives for organizations.

Products and services

• Contingent Staffing Temporary staffing service providing skilled talent for short-term coverage, vacation leave, and trial employment periods; designed for Northern California employers needing flexible workforce solutions to reduce costs and boost productivity.
• Direct Hire Recruiting Permanent placement recruitment service featuring customized searches to attract and engage top-tier talent for direct employment with client organizations across finance, accounting, IT, administrative, healthcare, legal, and other professional disciplines.
• Pacific Exec Search (Executive Search) Executive search division of Pacific Staffing specializing in identifying and placing C-suite, VP, Director, and senior leadership talent for organizations in Northern California, using advanced methodologies and an extensive industry network.
• HR Outsourcing Services Comprehensive HR support service for employers covering compliance management including ADA, Family Leave administration, wage regulations, I-9 forms, work-related claims, drug screening, and criminal background checks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Forbes recognition as one of America's best executive search firms, best professional search firms, and best temporary staffing firms (2020 & 2022)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sacramento Area Human Resource Association (SAHRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacific Staffing CEO Preet Kuar has been a highly active board member with SAHRA since 2005. The partnership provides networking opportunities, professional development, and industry leadership in the Sacramento HR community.
• Women's Empowerment (Non-profit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Preet Kuar is a board member for Women's Empowerment, a non-profit organization invested in training and empowerment of women and children living in extreme poverty.
• Financial Executive Institute (FEI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Preet Kuar is an active member of Financial Executive Institute and participates in CFO round table meetings, providing access to financial executive networks.
• UC Davis Human Resources Certification Program (Advisory Board)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Preet Kuar is a current advisory board member for UC Davis human resources certification program.
• California State University, Sacramento HR Certification Program (Former Advisory Board)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Preet Kuar was a former advisory board member for California State University, Sacramento's human resources certification program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad N.V. Global HR services leader in staffing, recruitment, and HR solutions. Overlaps with Pacific in professional staffing and executive search but serves a far broader portfolio of clients and geographies.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing leader across contingent, permanent, and executive search. Operates in many broader segments (industrial, contact center) beyond Pacific's professional white-collar focus, but overlaps meaningfully in professional/executive placement.
• Adecco Group: World's largest staffing firm offering temporary, permanent, and career transition services across general and professional segments. Comparable broad staffing business model but at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Insight Global: Large staffing firm providing IT, professional, and executive search. Comparable in offering contingent and direct hire services across IT, finance, healthcare, and engineering disciplines Pacific serves.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing firm offering temporary staffing, direct hire, and executive search across professional and industrial roles. Closely aligned with Pacific's three-division staffing model (contingent, direct hire, executive).
• Kforce Inc. Public professional staffing firm focused on technology, finance, accounting, and corporate services. Comparable to Pacific's professional/white-collar placement model and direct-hire search approach.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing leader in finance, accounting, technology, legal, and executive search. Directly overlaps with Pacific Staffing's contingent staffing, direct hire, and executive search offerings across the same professional disciplines.
• Hays plc: International professional staffing and recruitment firm specializing in permanent and contingent placement across finance, IT, healthcare, and executive roles - the same verticals Pacific serves.

Regional players

• BBSI (Barrett Business Services): Washington-state based staffing and PEO firm with deep West Coast presence in temporary staffing, direct hire, and HR outsourcing. Comparable geography and breadth of staffing-plus-HR-outsource offering.
• PrideStaff: California-headquartered staffing firm with strong West Coast presence offering clerical, industrial, and professional staffing services. Geographically and operationally comparable to Pacific's Northern California boutique footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PacificStaffing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-staffing
• Xx.com/pacificstaffing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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