Career Concept

What Career Concept does

Career Concept International, Ltd is a privately held staffing and employment agency founded in 1998 and headquartered at 2833 Cleveland Avenue NW, Canton, Ohio. The company operates exclusively in the Northeastern Ohio region with a single office, placing job seekers with regional employers across temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire arrangements. Its service portfolio spans light-industrial to executive-management placements in manufacturing, warehousing, skilled labor, engineering, distribution, automotive, and management sectors, with a specialized "Employment for the Troops" offering for military veterans.

The company's core product is high-touch, recruiter-mediated staffing rather than a technology platform. Underlying infrastructure consists of a Wix-hosted corporate website, a job-search portal at ohiocareersite.com, an online job application form with resume upload, a Talent Network email signup for candidate nurturing, and a Rate Quote request form for inbound employer inquiries. No proprietary matching algorithms, applicant tracking system, or AI/ML capability is disclosed. Distribution combines direct employer sales outreach with inside-sales phone/email engagement and a basic digital presence for top-of-funnel awareness.

Revenue is generated on a professional-services basis: employers pay fees for recruiting, screening, and placing candidates, and Career Concept handles payroll, taxes, and worker's compensation for placed employees under contract/temporary arrangements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led, targeting both employer clients (enterprises needing workforce solutions) and job seekers (candidates seeking placements) in a single regional market, with no institutional investor or parent-company backing disclosed.

Name

Career Concept

Legal name

Career Concept International, Ltd

Website

https://careerconceptintlltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Career Concept is a privately held Northeastern Ohio staffing agency founded in 1998 that places temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire candidates with regional employers in manufacturing, warehousing, skilled labor, and related industrial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAOAD

Career Transition & Reemployment Services (Job Search Support)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Outplacement, Career Transition & Workforce Redeployment

SECONDARYEDAAAKAN

Career Transition, Re-entry & Employability Support (Mid-career, Returnships)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Career Readiness & Employability Skills (Resume, Interview, Workplace Skills)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Temporary employment
• Contract staffing
• Permanent placement
• Workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Canton

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Placement Services: Career Concept operates as a staffing agency generating revenue by placing job seekers with employers. Revenue is derived from employer fees for recruiting, screening, and placing candidates. The company offers contract/temporary work, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements. They handle payroll, taxes, and worker's compensation for placed employees as part of their service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Career Concept is a Northeastern Ohio-based staffing agency that supplies temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct hire workforce solutions to employers. The firm recruits, screens, and places candidates for manufacturing, warehousing, skilled labor, engineering, distribution, automotive, and management roles, primarily serving clients in and around Canton, Ohio.

Product overview

Career Concept is a staffing and employment agency that operates as a single-service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product is staffing services for employers, encompassing recruitment, screening, and placement of candidates across temporary, contract-to-hire, and permanent employment arrangements. Supporting sub-products include a Talent Network for job seeker registration, an online Job Application system with resume upload capability, a Hot Jobs listing portal for current openings, a Rate Quote service for employer inquiries, and specialized Employment for the Troops services for military veterans. The company primarily serves Northeastern Ohio employers in manufacturing, warehousing, skilled labor, engineering, distribution, automotive, and management sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Provides employers with short-term, flexible workers recruited, screened, and managed by Career Concept across manufacturing, warehousing, skilled labor, distribution, and automotive roles.
• Contract-to-Hire Staffing Places candidates with employers on a contract basis with the option to convert to permanent employment after a trial period, used by clients who want to evaluate fit before committing to a direct hire.
• Direct Hire Placement Recruits, screens, and presents candidates for permanent employment in skilled trades, engineering, and management positions for industrial and commercial employers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced time spent on recruiting, evaluating, screening and interviewing employees
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Spherion Staffing:

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global staffing and HR services company offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and managed services across industrial, office, and professional verticals. Directly comparable placement business model with comparable multi-sector focus.
• Kelly Services: Established U.S. staffing firm with strong industrial/manufacturing heritage, providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire staffing. Highly comparable to Career Concept's manufacturing-heavy, skilled-labor-focused placement portfolio.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and talent solutions firm placing temporary, contract, and permanent talent across office, finance, legal, and industrial roles. Directly comparable business model to Career Concept's staffing/placement services, but operates at vastly greater national scale and breadth.
• ManpowerGroup: One of the world's largest staffing companies, providing temporary, permanent, and recruitment process outsourcing across industrial, office, and professional sectors. Comparable core offering to Career Concept with multi-decade operating history and similar temp/perm placement structure.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions across industrial, retail, hospitality, and professional sectors. Comparable to Career Concept's temporary-to-permanent placement model at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Express Employment Professionals: Mid-market staffing franchise offering temporary, contract, and direct hire services across industrial, administrative, and professional roles. Comparable to Career Concept in size, multi-industry coverage, and temp/perm placement model.
• Staffmark Group: U.S.-focused staffing company providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire staffing primarily in industrial, manufacturing, and warehouse roles. Closely comparable customer base and service mix to Career Concept's manufacturing/warehousing skew.
• Cornerstone Staffing Solutions: Multi-branch staffing firm providing temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct hire placements across light-industrial, administrative, and professional categories. Comparable service model, customer mix, and regional operating footprint to Career Concept.
• Integrity Staffing Solutions: Regional and national staffing provider focused on light-industrial, warehouse, and distribution placements with temp-to-perm offerings. Comparable to Career Concept's warehousing, distribution, and skilled labor focus and direct-hire conversion service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/conceptcareer
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDRKTtETGequA8pLwIn-Nlg
• Facebookfacebook.com/WixEspanol
• Instagraminstagram.com/wix
• Pinterestpinterest.com/wixcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/career-concept-international-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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