What Gage Personnel does

Gage Personnel, operating as Gage Talent & Business Solutions, is a privately held, woman-owned (WBENC certified), third-generation family-led staffing and recruitment firm founded in 1985 and headquartered in West Reading, Pennsylvania. The company provides four core service lines: temporary and contract staffing, direct hire and executive search, recruiting and advisory support (fractional/RPO-style services including screening, testing, onboarding, and payrolling), and workforce consulting and managed services covering planning, safety analysis, OSHA training, and customized programs. It serves small to midsize businesses across six vertical specializations: administrative and office, accounting and finance, manufacturing and warehouse, professional and management, skilled trades and technical, and executive and leadership.

The firm's underlying technology is minimal and human-centric: a dedicated candidate job portal (jobs.gagetalentsolutions.com) and an online contract application flow (hrcenter.ontempworks.com/en/Gage) supplement a relationship-driven recruiting model. There is no proprietary AI, matching engine, or platform technology disclosed; delivery relies on certified staffing specialists and talent acquisition professionals. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees: hourly billing on temporary/contract placements, percentage-of-salary fees on direct hire and executive search, and bundled/quote-based pricing on consulting engagements, none of which are publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct outreach, 'Request a Free Consultation' and 'Request Employees' CTAs, content marketing through a blog and email newsletter, and brand-building through consecutive Forbes and Business Insider recognitions. Geographic focus is southeastern Pennsylvania with stated expansion intent 'and beyond,' and the firm places 2,000+ employees annually for a customer mix that is predominantly SMB with select enterprise accounts such as Happy Returns by PayPal.

Name

Gage Personnel

Legal name

Gage Talent & Business Solutions

Website

https://gagepersonnel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gage Personnel is a Pennsylvania-based, woman-owned staffing and recruiting firm offering temporary, direct hire, executive search, and workforce consulting services across six industry verticals for small to midsize businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing & Recruitment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Contractor Management Systems (CMS) & Workforce Management (BPACAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Direct hire placement
• Executive search services
• Workforce consulting
• Recruiting support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Reading

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary & Contract Staffing: Placement of temporary, contract, or seasonal workers for businesses. Recruiters match candidates to client needs and manage the employment relationship.
2. Direct Hire & Executive Search: Permanent placement services for professional, skilled, and executive-level roles. Clients pay a fee upon successful placement.
3. Recruiting & Consulting Support Services: Hourly or bundled support for job posting, screening, skill testing, onboarding, payroll, and other recruitment-related services.
4. Workforce Consulting Services: Strategic support including workforce planning, data comparisons, safety analysis, OSHA certification training, and customized training programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gage Personnel is a privately held, woman-owned staffing and recruitment firm that places temporary, contract, seasonal, direct hire, and executive candidates for employers across administrative, accounting, manufacturing, professional, skilled trades, and leadership roles. The firm also delivers outsourced recruiting support, RPO/fractional recruiting, workforce consulting, safety/OSHA training, and on-site managed services. It operates a 40+ year-old candidate talent network and is recognized as one of America's Best Recruiting Firms by Forbes and Business Insider.

Product overview

Gage Personnel operates as a staffing and recruitment platform offering a comprehensive suite of workforce solutions. The core offerings consist of four integrated service lines: Temporary & Contract Staffing for short-term workforce needs, Direct Hire & Executive Search for permanent placements, Recruiting & Advisory Support Services providing flexible outsourced recruitment (including job posting, screening, skill testing, and onboarding), and Workforce Consulting & Managed Services for strategic planning and safety programs. The company specializes across six industry verticals: Administrative & Office, Accounting & Finance, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Professional & Management, Skilled Trades & Technical, and Executive & Leadership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary & Contract Staffing Provides temporary, contract, and seasonal workers to businesses for short-term needs through certified staffing specialists, covering administrative, accounting, manufacturing, professional, skilled trades, and leadership roles.
• Direct Hire & Executive Search Permanent placement services for professional, skilled, and executive-level roles, delivered by Gage's talent acquisition team through a search process with shared screening tools and placement-fee pricing.
• Recruiting & Advisory Support Services Flexible outsourced recruitment services including hourly/fractional support, job posting, candidate screening, skill testing, onboarding, payrolling, and contract-to-hire arrangements for employers that need supplemental recruiting capacity.
• Workforce Consulting & Managed Services Strategic workforce planning, data comparisons, safety analysis, OSHA certification training, on-site staffing support, and customized training programs for employers that need consulting beyond traditional staffing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2X faster hiring
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Reading High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partnership to shape the future workforce. Gage partners with Reading High School to invest in the next generation through career connection programs and educational initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Robert Half International: Largest U.S. specialty staffing firm focused on professional, finance/accounting, administrative, and executive placements. Directly competes with Gage's accounting/finance, administrative, and direct-hire executive search verticals.
• Kelly Services: Long-established U.S. staffing firm offering temporary staffing, direct hire, and workforce solutions across office, industrial, and professional categories. Highly comparable service mix to Gage including temp/contract staffing and direct hire.
• Express Employment Professionals: U.S. franchised generalist staffing firm providing temp, contract, and direct-hire services across office, industrial, and professional roles. Closest structural analog to Gage as a multi-vertical generalist agency serving SMB and mid-market clients.
• Insight Global: U.S. staffing firm specializing in temporary staffing, direct placement, and managed services across IT, professional, and industrial verticals. Comparable service model to Gage including temp, direct hire, and long-term client partnerships.
• Kforce Inc. U.S. professional staffing firm focused on technology, finance/accounting, and administrative placements via temporary and direct-hire engagements. Direct competitor to Gage's accounting/finance and professional direct-hire lines.
• Beacon Hill Staffing Group: Specialty staffing provider across administrative, finance/accounting, legal, and technology verticals with temp, contract, and direct-hire offerings. Closely mirrors Gage's specialty vertical structure and SMB/mid-market focus.
• Aerotek: U.S. industrial and professional staffing firm (part of Allegis Group) delivering temp, contract, and direct-hire solutions in manufacturing, warehouse, skilled trades, and office roles. Direct competitor to Gage's manufacturing/warehouse and skilled-trades verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco USA: Global generalist staffing leader with deep U.S. temp/contract and direct-hire coverage across office, industrial, and professional segments. Overlaps with Gage across administrative, manufacturing/warehouse, and skilled-trades verticals at greater scale.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions provider with strong U.S. franchise delivering temp/contract staffing, permanent placement, and managed services. Competes with Gage in administrative, industrial, and professional staffing at a national footprint.
• Randstad USA: Major U.S. staffing operator with temp staffing, permanent placement, and RPO/managed services across clerical, industrial, and professional segments. Direct overlap with Gage's full service portfolio at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gagepersonnel
• Facebookfacebook.com/gagestaffing

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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