SEEK Professionals

What SEEK Professionals does

SEEK Professionals, LLC is a private, woman-owned (since 1998) professional staffing and recruiting firm headquartered in Grafton, Wisconsin, with a second office in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in 1971 and operating as a sister company to SEEK Careers/Staffing, Inc., the firm specializes in identifying and placing professional-level candidates into engineering, manufacturing, operations/support, and sales roles within manufacturing companies and large service businesses, primarily across Wisconsin and Minnesota with stated national and international reach.

The company delivers five distinct hiring options: Direct Hire / Executive Search (one-time placement fees), Contract Staffing, Contract-to-Hire (conversion after 1,040 straight-time hours), Payrolled Employee (employer-of-record arrangement with no conversion fee), and Resume Screening (3-5 shortlisted candidates from 10 interviewed). Its technical footprint is deliberately light: a hosted job board (jobboard.ontempworks.com/seekprofessionals) and a contractor self-serve portal (webcenter.ontempworks.com/Seek) for time tracking and payroll administration, layered over a human-driven matching model executed by field-specialized recruiters in Engineering, Technical, Sales, Corporate Support, and Manufacturing.

Go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise field-sales oriented, with dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialists engaging manufacturing and large service business clients directly. Distribution is concentrated in the Wisconsin/Minnesota corridor supplemented by national recruiting reach, with marketing driven primarily by LinkedIn presence, the internal job board, recruiter outreach, and candidate/client testimonials. The firm executed three acquisitions between 2016 and 2018 (Waterstone Group, Technical Employment Services, Career Professionals, Inc.), consolidating regional capacity, and currently operates with 51-100 employees under owner-manager Joel Schneider.

Name

SEEK Professionals

Legal name

SEEK Professionals, LLC

Website

https://seekprofessionals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SEEK Professionals is a Wisconsin-based, woman-owned staffing agency founded in 1971 that places professional-level candidates in engineering, manufacturing, operations, and sales roles for manufacturing companies and large service businesses in the Upper Midwest with national reach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grafton

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. Direct Hire / Executive Search Placement Fees: One-time placement fees for placing screened and qualified candidates in direct open positions. Upon client acceptance, the candidate becomes the client's direct employee for a fee agreed upon in the contract.
2. Contract Staffing: Contract-based staffing where SEEK Professionals employees work at client sites under client supervision. The company handles payroll, time tracking, and HR administration for contractors.
3. Contract-to-Hire: Contract employees working at client sites who can be hired directly after 1,040 straight time hours and client evaluation and approval.
4. Payrolled Employee Services: Client identifies a professional who meets their needs. SEEK hires this individual, administers payroll and benefits, performs work evaluations. Client may make this SEEK employee their direct employee at any time for NO ADDITIONAL FEE.
5. Resume Screening Services: Screening service where clients post jobs and send resumes. SEEK interviews the top 10 and sends 3 to 5 best candidates. A lower fee is charged when one of those candidates is hired.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SEEK Professionals is a staffing and recruiting agency that specializes in identifying and placing professional-level candidates in engineering, manufacturing, sales, and corporate support roles. The company provides multiple hiring arrangements including direct hire/executive search, contract staffing, contract-to-hire, payrolled employee services, and resume screening, supported by dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialists.

Product overview

SEEK Professionals is a staffing and recruiting agency offering specialized placement services for professional candidates in manufacturing and large service businesses. The company provides a portfolio of hiring solutions including Contract Staffing, Contract-to-Hire, Direct Hire/Executive Search, Payrolled Employee, and Resume Screening services. Their core staffing specializations span Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Architectural, Civil, Manufacturing, Structural, Quality, Project, Design), Manufacturing (Executive, Operations Management, Plant Management, Manufacturing Sales, Drafter, Field Service, Machinist), Operations/Support (HR, Accounting, Finance, Call Center, Paralegal, Customer Support), and Sales (Outside Sales, Inside Sales, Admissions Rep, Marketing, Account Management). The company also provides a contractor online portal for time tracking and payroll management, a job board for career searches, and direct candidate services including resume review and interview preparation. Founded in 1971 and woman-owned since 1998, the company operates from Wisconsin and Minnesota with national reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Staffing Services Specialized placement services for engineering professionals covering disciplines including Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Architectural, Civil, Manufacturing, Structural, Quality, Project, and Design engineering roles.
• Manufacturing Staffing Services Placement services for manufacturing sector positions including Executive, Operations Management, Plant Management, Manufacturing Sales, Drafter, Field Service, and Machinist roles.
• Operations/Support Staffing Services Staffing solutions for corporate support functions including HR Director, HR Manager, HR Generalist, Accounting, Finance, Call Center, Controller, Paralegal, Legal Assistant, Customer Support, Account Management, and Financial Operations positions.
• Sales Staffing Services Recruitment and placement for sales professionals including Outside Sales, Inside Sales, Admissions Representatives, Customer Service, Marketing, Account Management, and Sales Management roles.
• Direct Hire / Executive Search Permanent placement service where screened and qualified candidates are referred for direct hire positions, with the candidate becoming the client's direct employee upon acceptance for a fee agreed upon in the contract.
• Contract Staffing Temporary staffing arrangement where SEEK Professionals employees work at the client's site under client supervision, with SEEK handling payroll, time tracking, and HR administration.
• Contract-to-Hire Staffing Temporary staffing with conversion option, where after working 1,040 straight time hours and client evaluation and approval, the candidate may be hired directly by the client.
• Payrolled Employee Service Employer of record service where SEEK Professionals hires, administers payroll and benefits, and performs work evaluations for professionals identified by the client, with no additional fee to convert to direct employment.
• Resume Screening Service Client posts a job and sends resumes; SEEK Professionals interviews the top 10 candidates and forwards 3 to 5 of the best candidates for a reduced fee upon hire.
• Candidate Services Comprehensive career services for candidates including resume review, confidentiality protection, interview preparation, and salary negotiation support. Candidates never pay a fee for these services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thoroughly interviewed and background-checked candidates delivered to clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Robert Half International: Largest specialized professional staffing firm in the U.S. with direct overlap in finance/accounting, engineering, and technology placements. Closest direct competitor given shared focus on professional direct-hire and contract staffing across similar verticals.
• Kforce: Specialized professional staffing firm focused on technology, finance, and engineering placements. Direct competitor in the same engineering and corporate-support verticals with a similar recruiter-driven delivery model.
• Aerotek: Staffing firm with a strong manufacturing, engineering, and technical division. Direct competitor for the same manufacturing/engineering candidate pool and the same Midwest client base.
• Insight Global: Large private staffing firm providing engineering, technical, and professional placements nationally. Direct competitor in IT, engineering, and professional direct-hire/contract staffing with national reach that exceeds SEEK's.
• Spherion (SFN Group): Staffing and recruiting provider offering direct-hire, contract, and temp-to-hire across office, industrial, and professional segments. Comparable in offering multiple hiring models similar to SEEK Professionals.
• Sterling Engineering: Engineering-focused staffing firm specializing in manufacturing, design, and technical placements. Direct niche competitor in the engineering/manufacturing vertical with similar candidate-driven matching.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global staffing giant with broad professional, engineering, and manufacturing staffing capabilities. Overlaps with SEEK Professionals' verticals but operates at much greater scale and geography.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions provider with significant U.S. professional staffing and contract staffing. Broader portfolio than SEEK Professionals but competes in overlapping direct-hire and contract placements.

Others

• SEEK Careers/Staffing, Inc. Sister company sharing the SEEK brand and corporate lineage with SEEK Professionals, focusing on light-industrial and clerical staffing. Closely related entity with potential cross-sell and shared back-office synergies.

Regional players

• QPS Employment Group: Midwest-based staffing firm with offices in Wisconsin and surrounding states offering professional, industrial, and direct-hire placements. Regional competitor operating in similar geography and verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seek-professionals
• Xx.com/SEEKProfJobs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A3 records

Investments

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

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