What Cpl Jobs Ireland does

Cpl Jobs Ireland is the Irish operating arm of Cpl Resources plc, a Dublin-headquartered recruitment, staffing, training, and outsourcing company founded in 1989 and listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under ticker CPS. Since 2020 it has been subject to a recommended cash offer from Japan's OUTSOURCING Inc. via a scheme of arrangement under Irish law, making OUTSOURCING Inc. its parent. The company delivers end-to-end talent solutions across permanent hiring, temporary and contract staffing, executive search, healthcare recruitment, total talent solutions (including the Talent Evolution Group MSP), contingent workforce management, life sciences and healthcare solutions, corporate training, public sector staffing, business process outsourcing, and the Future of Work Institute advisory practice. It serves enterprise employers as the primary segment, with mid-market and public sector as secondary segments, across 20+ specialist verticals including Healthcare, Technology, Banking, Life Sciences, Engineering, and Legal.

The business operates on a hybrid B2B model combining dedicated enterprise account management and field sales with a self-serve web platform for job postings, CV submission, and candidate search. Revenue is generated through multiple streams: transaction-based placement fees (typically 15–25% of candidate annual salary for permanent hires), markups on temporary/contract worker hourly rates plus admin fees, managed service program fees for MSP contracts (often multi-year), and retained executive search fees. The technology layer is a web-based recruitment platform with job search, CV submission, and employer portal capabilities, supported by a proprietary database of 1 million active candidates and a flow of 40,000 CVs received monthly globally. Distribution is anchored by 44 offices across 9 countries (Ireland, UK, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and the USA), with 10,000+ employees and post-2022 DACH expansion following the Neusta Consulting acquisition.

Name

Cpl Jobs Ireland

Legal name

Cpl Resources plc

Website

https://cpl.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Cpl Jobs Ireland is the Irish arm of Cpl Resources plc, a Dublin-headquartered recruitment, staffing, training, and outsourcing firm delivering permanent, temporary, executive search, and MSP solutions to enterprise, mid-market, and public sector employers across 9 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Government & Public Sector Direct Hire (BPACAFAK)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Recruitment solutions
• Talent management
• Workforce solutions
• Executive search

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment Services: Placement fees for successful permanent hires, typically a percentage of candidate salary
2. Temporary & Contract Staffing: Managed services providing temporary workers to clients, with Cpl handling payroll and compliance
3. Total Talent Solutions / MSP: Managed Service Provider solutions for contingent workforce management, often charged as a markup on worker rates or as a program fee
4. Executive Search: Retained or contingent search assignments for senior-level and executive positions
5. Training & Consulting Services: Corporate training, workplace wellness, EVP consulting, and career transition services through Future of Work Institute

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cpl Jobs Ireland is a recruitment and staffing services provider that supplies permanent, temporary, and contract personnel to employers across healthcare, IT, life sciences, finance, and the public sector in Ireland. The company also delivers managed service provider (MSP) and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) programs, executive search, corporate training, and business process outsourcing through specialist brands such as Talent Evolution Group (TEG) and the Future of Work Institute.

Product overview

Cpl Jobs Ireland operates as a recruitment and talent solutions company offering a comprehensive portfolio of hiring and workforce management services. The core offerings include permanent hiring solutions, temporary and contract staffing, executive search, and healthcare recruitment. The Total Talent Solutions umbrella encompasses the Talent Evolution Group (TEG) which delivers managed services provider (MSP) solutions using an elements-based approach, along with contingent workforce management, life sciences solutions, healthcare solutions, and corporate training. Additional services include public sector talent solutions, business process outsourcing, and the Future of Work Institute providing consulting and workshops on workplace transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 265 MSP workers managed for single pharmaceutical client
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 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.

• Neusta ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2022Cpl acquired German IT consultancy Neusta Consulting in June 2022. The acquisition aimed to support Cpl's European expansion strategy. Neusta employed 53 people across seven locations in Germany and operated as an IT contracting company (Neusta Consulting). This acquisition strengthened Cpl's presence in the German market and expanded its IT/technology recruitment capabilities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PageGroup: Global recruitment firm operating Michael Page, Page Personnel, and Page Executive brands with permanent and temporary placement across disciplines. Similar diversified multi-sector recruitment model targeting mid-to-senior professionals, closely aligned with Cpl's offering.
• Morgan McKinley: Ireland-headquartered specialist recruitment firm focused on financial services, IT, and professional services with offices in Ireland, UK, and Asia. Particularly comparable given shared Irish origin and similar mid-to-senior professional focus.
• Hays plc: UK-listed global staffing and recruitment firm with permanent, contract, and managed services across multiple sectors and geographies — directly comparable business model, international office footprint, and sector verticals to Cpl.
• Sigmar Recruitment: Irish-headquartered recruitment and workforce solutions company offering permanent, contract, and executive search across Ireland and international markets. Closely comparable as an Ireland-rooted multi-sector staffing competitor.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing and recruitment firm with deep specialization in finance/accounting, technology, legal, and administrative roles. Highly comparable sector-specialist staffing model and managed services approach to Cpl's 20+ verticals.

Emerging players

• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Microsoft-owned professional network with growing Talent Solutions business (job postings, recruiter tools, learning). An emerging player competing for both employer recruitment budgets and candidate engagement, representing the platform-based model that pressures traditional staffing firms like Cpl.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad NV: One of the world's largest staffing firms with permanent, temporary, and MSP/RPO services globally. Overlaps significantly with Cpl across staffing services, though Randstad is much larger and broader in geographic coverage.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions company providing permanent and contingent staffing, RPO, and talent advisory across 70+ countries. Broad incumbent peer with significant overlap in MSP, RPO, and specialist staffing segments where Cpl operates.
• Adecco Group: Global HR solutions leader offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, career transition, and talent development across many countries. Direct overlap with Cpl's services though at significantly larger scale and broader reach.
• Recruit Holdings: Japanese parent of Indeed, Glassdoor, and HR technology/recruiting businesses; also operates staffing businesses in Japan and overseas. Notable adjacency given OUTSOURCING Inc. (proposed acquirer of Cpl) is also Japanese, and Recruit represents both competitive and partnership implications in the global staffing/recruitment space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CplResources
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CplJobsIreland
• Facebookfacebook.com/CplResources
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpl
• Instagraminstagram.com/cpl_group

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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