Arlington Resources

What Arlington Resources does

Arlington Resources, Inc. is a privately held, US-incorporated staffing firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in the Chicago metropolitan area (Schaumburg/Rolling Meadows, IL). The company specialises exclusively in the placement of Human Resources professionals, offering direct hire, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire, and dedicated/executive search services. It serves a two-sided market of Chicago-area employers seeking HR talent and HR professionals seeking employment, with a horizontal segmentation approach spanning organisations of various sizes and HR practitioners at all career stages.

The firm operates a relationship-driven, sales-led go-to-market model emphasising tenured, industry-certified recruiters and deep HR community networks. Its distribution channels include direct employer outreach, online staffing requisition submission, candidate recruitment via resume submission and LinkedIn, and dedicated executive search for critical HR leadership roles. Revenue is generated through one-time placement fees on permanent hires, hourly/usage-based billing on contract and temporary staff, monthly billing on temp-to-hire arrangements with permanent conversion optionality, and retainer or contingency fees on dedicated search engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The company's proprietary and differentiating assets include an annual HR Salary Survey for the Chicago market distributed to clients and candidates for compensation benchmarking, a content marketing engine built on SEO-optimised blog posts and LinkedIn thought leadership on HR topics, and a stack of industry recognitions including Forbes America's Best Temporary Staffing Firms 2020, Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago (2017), Best of Staffing in Client Satisfaction across five consecutive years, and 2026 Staffing Client and Talent 10-Year Platinum Awards. The firm is led by President and CEO Patricia Casey, with no disclosed institutional funding, parent company, M&A activity, or subsidiaries.

Name

Arlington Resources

Legal name

Arlington Resources, Inc.

Website

https://arlingtonresources.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arlington Resources is a privately held Chicago-based staffing firm founded in 1997 that places Human Resources professionals via direct hire, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire, and dedicated search services for Chicagoland employers and HR job seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Staffing and Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Services (5613), Temporary Help Services (561320), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

HR Operations Administration (HRIS Admin, Records, Employee Data Mgmt) (BPACAKAC)

Keywords

• HR staffing services
• Direct hire placement
• Temporary staffing
• HR talent recruitment
• Executive search

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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 Placement: Permanent placement of HR professionals for client organizations. Employer pays for successful placement of full-time HR hire.
2. Contract/Temporary Staffing: Provides temporary HR professionals to fill short-term staffing needs. Clients pay for hourly/daily contracted staffing services.
3. Temp-to-Hire Staffing: Contract period evaluation before permanent hire, allowing employer to assess fit before full commitment.
4. Dedicated Search Services: Executive/exclusive search services for critical HR leadership positions requiring specialized sourcing and screening.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Arlington Resources is an HR-specialized staffing and recruiting firm that places HR professionals into client organizations. Service offerings include direct hire placement, contract staffing, temporary staffing, temp-to-hire, and dedicated executive search for HR roles. The firm also publishes an HR Salary Survey serving as a market intelligence resource for HR employers and candidates.

Product overview

Arlington Resources provides HR staffing services through a portfolio of placement solutions. The core offerings include Direct Hire for permanent positions, Contract HR for temporary assignments, and Temp-to-Hire arrangements enabling trial periods before permanent placement. Additional services include Dedicated Search for executive-level recruitment and Recruiting Services for comprehensive hiring support. The company also produces an annual HR Salary Survey for the Chicago market, providing compensation benchmarking data. Together, these services form an integrated HR talent acquisition ecosystem serving organizations seeking HR professionals at all levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct Hire Placement Permanent placement of HR professionals into client organizations; recruiters source, screen, and submit candidates for full-time HR roles on behalf of hiring employers.
• Contract Staffing Placement of HR professionals on a contract basis to support client projects, interim needs, or fixed-duration HR initiatives.
• Temporary Staffing Short-term temporary placement of HR professionals to fill immediate coverage gaps such as leave replacements or seasonal workload spikes.
• Temp-to-Hire Hybrid staffing arrangement where an HR professional begins on a temporary assignment with the option to convert to permanent employment, allowing both client and candidate to evaluate fit before a permanent hire.
• Dedicated Search (Executive Search) Targeted retained-style search service for senior HR leadership roles such as VP of HR or CHRO, providing focused candidate identification and selection for high-level HR positions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to top HR talent that organizations may not be able to find on their own
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Association For Business ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwarding organization for Best and Brightest Companies to Work For recognition. Partnership provides industry benchmarking and recognition for companies with innovative HR approaches.
• Military Spouse Employment PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting employment opportunities for military spouses through staffing services

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with a recognized HR Officer Practice placing CHROs and senior HR leaders. Comparable on the dedicated search and executive HR placement offering, though at a higher price point and broader scale.
• Aerotek: Large staffing firm providing direct hire, contract, and temp staffing across multiple specialties. Comparable contingent and permanent placement model with significantly greater geographic and vertical reach.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing company with extensive temporary, contract, and direct hire offerings across administrative, HR, and professional categories. Comparable full-lifecycle placement services with much greater scale.
• Robert Half: Global staffing leader with a dedicated HR placement practice among many other verticals. Comparable service modalities (direct hire, contract, dedicated search) but operates at national scale and serves a much broader customer base.
• Insight Global: National staffing firm offering contract, direct hire, and managed services across multiple skill areas. Comparable multi-modal placement business with larger candidate database and broader geographic footprint.
• Kforce: National professional staffing firm with a dedicated HR/HRIS practice alongside technology and finance staffing. Comparable direct hire and contract placement model with enterprise-scale operations.

Regional players

• Addison Group: Chicago-headquartered staffing firm specializing in placement across administrative, HR, accounting, and other professional roles. Strong Midwest overlap with Arlington and similar relationship-driven recruiting model.

Emerging players

• HR Proactive / HR Search Firms (e.g., HRProActive Consulting): Boutique HR-focused recruiting and consulting firm offering direct hire and contract HR staffing in select markets. Comparable HR-only specialization and similar service modalities, though typically operating at a smaller scale.

Direct peers

• Lucas Group: Executive search firm specializing in mid-to-senior level placements across HR and other professional functions. Highly comparable on the dedicated search/executive placement portion of Arlington's offering.
• LaSalle Network: Chicago-based staffing and recruiting firm with a similar relationship-driven, multi-modal placement model across direct hire, contract, and temp-to-hire. Direct geographic and operational overlap with Arlington Resources in the Chicagoland market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arlington-resources
• Xx.com/ArlingtonHR
• Facebookfacebook.com/ArlingtonResources

Compliance2 records

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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