Career Connections, Inc.

What Career Connections, Inc. does

Career Connections, Inc. is a privately held staffing and recruiting firm founded in 1990 by Valerie Kinnard and headquartered in Athens, Ohio, with a secondary office in Gallipolis. The company serves Southeast Ohio communities by placing job seekers into temporary assignments, direct-hire permanent roles, and payroll-managed positions with local employers. Core revenue is generated from employer-paid fees for temporary staffing (where the firm handles payroll taxes, benefits administration, attendance, and performance evaluations), success-based direct-hire placement fees backed by a three-month money-back guarantee, and a Payroll Transfer Program in which the company processes payroll, taxes, and insurance on behalf of employer-staffed workers while leaving day-to-day workforce control with the client.

Name

Career Connections, Inc.

Legal name

Career Connections, Inc.

Website

https://careerconnections.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Career Connections, Inc. is a privately held Southeast Ohio staffing and recruiting firm, founded in 1990, that places job seekers in temporary, direct-hire, and payroll-managed roles with local employers via its Athens and Gallipolis offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (56132), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Direct-hire recruiting
• Payroll administration
• Applicant screening
• Regional staffing agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: Employers pay for temporary staffing services. Career Connections handles payroll taxes, benefits administration, attendance records, and performance evaluations. Job posting and recruiting are free for employers.
2. Direct-Hire Placement: Free recruiting and screening service for employers; payment only upon successful permanent placement with a three-month money-back guarantee.
3. Payroll Transfer Program: Fiscal management service where Career Connections handles payroll processing, taxes, and insurance for employer-staffed workers. Allows employers to maintain screening control while outsourcing administrative burden.
4. Customized Recruiting Services: A la carte services including recruiting only, screening only, recruiting with limited or full screening, and individual screening tools (background checks, drug screens, skills assessments).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Career Connections provides temporary staffing services to employers needing coverage for leaves, vacations, projects, and seasonal peaks, handling recruitment, screening, payroll taxes, benefits administration, attendance, and performance evaluations. It also offers direct-hire permanent placement billed only on successful hire (with a three-month money-back guarantee) and a Payroll Transfer Program where the firm processes payroll, taxes, and insurance while the employer retains workforce control. A suite of à la carte customized recruiting and screening services (recruiting only, limited or full screening, background checks, drug screens, skills assessments) rounds out the offering.

Product overview

Career Connections, Inc. is a staffing and recruiting firm operating since 1990 with offices in Athens and Gallipolis, Ohio. The company offers a unified staffing services platform comprising temporary staffing, direct-hire staffing, and a Payroll Transfer Program as core offerings. These core services are supplemented by customized recruiting and screening modules including Recruiting Only, Screening Only, Recruiting & Limited Screening, Recruiting & Full Screening, Payroll Management, and à la carte screening tools (background checks, drug screens, skills assessments). The company also provides a quarterly client newsletter called Workplace Pulse. All services are designed for job seekers and employers in Southeast Ohio communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Provides temporary employees to employers needing coverage for leaves of absence, vacations, large projects, or seasonal and workflow peaks. Career Connections handles recruitment, pre-screening, payroll taxes, benefits administration, attendance records, and performance evaluations, allowing employers to flex workforce without permanent headcount.
• Direct-Hire Staffing Permanent placement service in which Career Connections posts jobs, recruits candidates, and performs screening for free for employers; clients pay a placement fee only upon successful hire, with a three-month money-back guarantee. Used by employers seeking pre-screened talent for full-time roles, including CEO-level executive placements.
• Payroll Transfer Program Fiscal management solution in which Career Connections handles payroll processing, taxes, and insurance for some or all of an employer's workforce, while the employer retains screening and management control of its people. Designed for employers who have identified their own candidates but want to outsource payroll administration.
• Customized Recruiting and Screening Services Suite of à la carte recruiting and screening services for employers, including Recruiting Only (resume supply with initial contact verification), Recruiting & Limited Screening (initial phone contact plus one reference check), Recruiting & Full Screening (initial interview, references, assessments, and detailed reports), Screening Only (limited or full screening of existing resumes), Payroll Management (payroll/benefits processing for employer-identified candidates), and individual screening tools such as background checks, drug screens, and skills assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Three-month money-back guarantee on all direct placements
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• JobDivacoreTechnology or IntegrationJobDiva is the applicant tracking system platform used by Career Connections for candidate management, job postings, timesheet submission, and payroll processing. Both job seekers and employers interact with this platform for daily operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Express Employment Professionals: Oklahoma-based staffing franchise operating temporary, direct-hire, and customized recruiting services for local employers. Directly comparable to Career Connections in multi-service local staffing model and SMB employer focus.
• Staffmark: Multi-office US staffing firm providing temporary staffing, direct placement, and on-site workforce solutions. Comparable in offering modular staffing services to employers in regional markets.
• Insight Global: US staffing and services firm placing temporary and permanent talent across IT, healthcare, and administrative roles. Comparable in operating a multi-channel recruiting engine serving both job seekers and employer clients.
• PeopleReady (TrueBlue): Branch-based light-industrial and general staffing provider with a large network of local offices serving SMB employers. Closely matches Career Connections' local-office model and temporary-help orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm offering temporary, permanent, and managed solutions across professional, administrative, finance, and technology roles. Comparable as a broad-based staffing competitor with overlapping direct-hire placement offerings.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing leader providing temporary, permanent, and outplacement services across multiple industries. Comparable in delivering multi-channel temporary staffing and direct-hire placement to regional employers.
• Adecco: Global staffing provider offering temporary, permanent, and workforce solutions across office, industrial, and professional roles. Comparable multi-product staffing platform serving employer clients.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing firm providing temporary staffing, direct-hire, and workforce solutions across administrative, industrial, and professional specialties. Comparable in offering multi-channel staffing for regional SMB employers.
• Randstad: Global staffing and HR services firm offering temporary, permanent, and recruitment process outsourcing. Comparable as a broad multi-segment staffing incumbent with overlapping employer-facing offerings.
• Aerotek: US staffing and recruiting firm placing talent in industrial, professional, and clinical roles across regional offices. Comparable in operating a branch-based model with both temporary and direct-hire offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/careerconnections
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/careerconnections

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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