What GovHR USA does

GovHR USA, operating under the MGT brand and formerly known simply as GovHR, is a specialized staffing and recruitment firm serving the public sector SLED (State, Local, Education) market. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Northfield, Illinois (greater Chicago area), the company connects local government employers — including cities, villages, counties, townships, school districts, and special purpose entities — with qualified public sector professionals across more than 30 functional categories such as finance, public works, fire/EMS, law enforcement, planning, IT, and human resources. The firm operates a WordPress-based digital career center that serves as a two-sided marketplace, attracting over 17,000 monthly visitors and more than 1.7 million cumulative page views.

The company's product portfolio spans three core revenue streams. The first is tiered job posting packages sold through a self-serve career center platform, ranging from $250 for a 30-day individual posting to $5,000 for a 60-day premium marketing package that includes LinkedIn promotion, Sparkhire video interview access, and newsletter distribution. The second is executive recruitment services, providing retained search for senior government leadership roles such as City Managers, Finance Directors, and department heads. The third is GovTemps, a managed temporary and interim staffing service that places outsourced employees in local government functions during transitions or staffing gaps. Distribution combines a self-serve digital platform for transactional job postings with direct sales engagement by recruitment consultants for executive search and custom staffing assignments.

Commercially, GovHR USA sells exclusively to government entities across 18 or more states plus nationwide postings. Named customers include municipalities such as the City of Naperville, Village of Downers Grove, Village of Lisle, City of El Paso, and City of Olathe, alongside county governments including DuPage County and Lake County. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, supported by digital marketing channels including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, weekly email job newsletters, and SEO-optimized job category pages. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, and Joellen J. Cademartori serves as CEO and co-owner.

Name

GovHR USA

Legal name

GovHR USA

Website

https://govhrusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

GovHR USA (d/b/a MGT) is a specialized staffing and recruitment firm serving local governments, counties, school districts, and special purpose entities across 18+ U.S. states. It operates a job board, executive search services, and a temporary staffing platform (GovTemps) targeting the public sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

RPO Technology, ATS Administration & Recruitment Operations (BPACABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Project / Surge RPO (Short-Term Hiring Programs) (BPACABAB), HRIS/HCM Implementation & EOR Platform Services (BPACAHAJ)

Keywords

• Government staffing services
• Executive recruitment services
• Public sector hiring
• Temporary government staffing
• Municipal job placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Northbrook

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Packages: MGT operates a career center where government employers pay to post job listings. They offer multiple tiers including individual postings (30-day and 60-day), annual unlimited subscriptions, and premium marketing packages that include video interview platforms and enhanced promotion.
2. Executive Recruitment Services: Retained search and recruitment services for executive-level government positions including City Managers, Village Administrators, Finance Directors, and department heads. Employers request recruitment proposals for specific positions.
3. GovTemps Temporary Staffing: Provides interim, temporary, and outsourced employees to government agencies. Employers request employees through a form specifying job title, department, hours, and duration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GovHR USA (d/b/a MGT) provides government-focused recruitment and staffing services, operating an online career center job board that connects public-sector employers with job seekers. The firm offers tiered job posting packages, executive search and recruitment proposal services for senior government leadership roles, and the GovTemps program that supplies interim and temporary personnel to municipalities, counties, and special-purpose districts.

Product overview

GovHR USA (formerly GovHR, now MGT) operates as a recruitment and staffing platform specifically serving state, local, and education government agencies (SLED). The core product is the GovHR Career Center, a job board connecting government employers with public sector candidates. The company offers tiered job posting packages ranging from basic 30-day individual postings ($250) to comprehensive marketing packages ($3,000-$5,000) that include video interview platform access and social media promotion. Additional services include recruitment proposal consulting for executive positions and GovTemps staffing services providing interim, temporary, or outsourced employees to local governments. The platform covers 32 job categories across 19 states with over 17,000 monthly visitors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GovHR Career Center Job board and career center platform connecting local government employers with public sector job seekers, featuring categorized job listings, resume posting, and search functionality across administrative, finance, public works, law enforcement, IT, and other government functional areas. Targeted at state, local, and education (SLED) government hiring entities.
• Job Posting Packages Tiered job posting offerings on the GovHR Career Center ranging from a 30-day individual posting ($250) and 60-day posting ($500) to an annual unlimited subscription ($1,000) and premium marketing packages ($3,000-$5,000) with LinkedIn promotion, Sparkhire video interviews, ad copy review, and newsletter inclusions. Designed for government employers recruiting across all public-sector functional areas.
• Recruitment Proposal and Executive Search Services Retained search and recruitment proposal services where MGT works with government employers to develop recruitment strategies and fill executive-level positions such as City Managers, Village Administrators, Finance Directors, Aviation Directors, and Assistant City Managers. Targeted at municipal, county, and special-purpose district leadership hiring.
• GovTemps Temporary Staffing Services Temporary, interim, and outsourced staffing program providing qualified personnel to local governments for short-term and long-term assignments across finance, HR, IT, public works, administrative, and other municipal functions. Employers request employees via a form specifying job title, department, hours, and duration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 17,000 monthly visitors actively seeking public sector opportunities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NEOGOV: Provider of HR, payroll, and talent-management software purpose-built for the public sector; competes directly with GovHR across job postings, applicant tracking, and onboarding for city and county clients.
• Springsted: Public-sector executive search and management consulting firm that recruits city managers, department heads, and senior government leaders—a direct competitor to GovHR's executive recruitment services.
• CPS HR Consulting: Public-sector HR outsourcing and consulting firm that provides recruitment, classification, and interim staffing services to government agencies—directly overlapping with GovHR's executive search and GovTemps offerings.
• The Mercer Group: Specialized executive recruitment firm for local government leadership (city/county managers and senior staff); competes head-to-head with GovHR for retained executive search engagements.
• GovernmentJobs.com (Granicus): A leading government-focused job board and applicant-tracking platform owned by Granicus; directly competes with GovHR's career center for municipal employer postings and public-sector candidates.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Mass-market job board used by some government employers for higher-volume administrative postings; competes at the entry-level end of GovHR's government job-posting funnel.
• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Broad incumbent in executive recruitment advertising; many of GovHR's premium package placements leverage LinkedIn job slots, and LinkedIn Recruiter is used by municipal employers for direct sourcing.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and placement firm whose OfficeTeam and Accountemps divisions handle administrative and finance temp staffing; competes with GovHR's GovTemps line in municipalities that also use broader staffing partners.

Others

• ICMA (International City/County Management Association): Professional association running a job center and ICMA-exclusive executive search for local government managers; an adjacent channel and ecosystem participant that competes for the same city-manager search mandates.

Emerging players

• Raftelis: Public-sector management consulting firm increasingly involved in executive recruitment and organizational studies for utilities and municipalities—emerging in the same client base as GovHR.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/govhrusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/govhrusa
• Instagraminstagram.com/govhr.usa
• Xx.com/govtempsusa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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