CSI Staffing

What CSI Staffing does

CSI Staffing (also operating as Conscious Staffing) is a privately held regional staffing agency headquartered in the Chicagoland area of Illinois, with physical offices in Chicago (2311 N Pulaski Rd.) and Romeoville (644 S. Weber Rd.). The company has been operating for over 30 years and serves two primary customer segments: job seekers seeking employment, and employer clients seeking staffing solutions. Its service portfolio is organized around three core placement categories — Administrative Staffing (Administrative Assistant, Customer Service, Data Entry, General Office, Human Resources), Accounting Staffing (General Accounting), and Light Industrial Staffing (Assembly/Packaging, Forklift Operators, General Labor, Machine Operators, Pick and Pack, Warehousing/Inventory) — delivered through three employment models: Temporary, Temp-to-Hire, and Specialized Staffing. Add-on service modules include Compliance Services (skill testing and screening), Custom Staffing (tailored programs), and Quality Staffing (matching methodology).

The company generates revenue through placement fees and hourly mark-ups on contracted labor under a transaction-fee model typical of U.S. staffing agencies. There is no proprietary technology platform disclosed; operations run on a consultative, recruiter-led model with direct in-person engagement at the two offices, supplemented by a website (csi-staffing.com) for job listings and applications, phone/email outreach, and social media sharing of blog content. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based, targeting small and mid-sized employers in the Chicagoland area. Leadership is lean (approximately 10 employees total), with a Director of Staffing Solutions (Tanya Vargas) overseeing recruiter operations. The company holds no disclosed patents, certifications, funding, or parent company, and operates as an independent, locally-owned firm with no institutional investor backing.

Name

CSI Staffing

Legal name

CSI Staffing (Conscious Staffing)

Website

https://csi-staffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CSI Staffing (Conscious Staffing) is a privately held regional staffing agency in the Chicagoland area providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and specialized staffing for administrative, accounting, and light industrial positions to small and mid-sized employers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Temporary staffing
• Temp-to-hire
• Light industrial staffing
• Administrative staffing

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Staffing Placement Services: CSI Staffing generates revenue by placing job seekers in temporary, temp-to-hire, and specialized employment positions with client companies. The company supports the entire employment cycle from sourcing candidates to employee retention, earning revenue through placement fees or hourly mark-ups on contracted labor.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CSI Staffing (Conscious Staffing) is a regional staffing agency that places job seekers in temporary, temp-to-hire, and specialized employment positions with employer clients across the Chicagoland area. The company supports the entire employment cycle, from sourcing and screening candidates to onboarding and retention, focusing on administrative, accounting, and light industrial roles. Revenue is earned through placement fees or hourly mark-ups on contracted labor.

Product overview

CSI Staffing (Conscious Staffing) is a staffing services company offering a portfolio of placement services across three core staffing categories: Administrative/Accounting staffing (Administrative Assistant, Customer Service, Data Entry, General Accounting, General Office, Human Resources), Light Industrial staffing (Assembly/Packaging, Forklift Operators, General Labor, Machine Operators, Pick and Pack, Warehousing/Inventory), and Specialized staffing solutions. The company provides these positions through three employment models: Temporary staffing for short-term needs, Temp-to-Hire staffing for evaluation periods before permanent placement, and Specialized staffing for businesses needing flexible administrative support. Additional service modules include Compliance Services (skill testing and screening), Custom Staffing (tailored programs), and Quality Staffing (matching methodology). The company operates multiple locations in the Chicagoland area including Chicago and Romeoville.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Staffing Placement services for administrative roles including Administrative Assistant, Customer Service, Data Entry, General Office, and Human Resources positions, delivered as temporary, temp-to-hire, and specialized placements for Chicagoland employers.
• Accounting Staffing Staffing services for accounting positions, including General Accounting roles, delivered to Chicagoland employers through temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct hire arrangements.
• Light Industrial Staffing Placement services for industrial positions including Assembly/Packaging, Forklift Operators, General Labor, Machine Operators, Pick and Pack, and Warehousing/Inventory roles, delivered to Chicagoland employers.
• Temporary Staffing Flexible, responsive temporary staffing to support and meet business needs on a short-term basis, available across administrative, accounting, and light industrial roles.
• Temp-to-Hire Staffing Temporary-to-hire staffing that provides the option to evaluate an employee's performance before making a final hiring decision, available to Chicagoland employers.
• Specialized Staffing Customized staffing solutions for businesses that need administrative assistance without requiring full-time or part-time placements, delivered to Chicagoland-area employers.

Segments2 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

Direct peers

• PeopleReady: Specializes in light industrial and skilled trades staffing including warehouse, manufacturing, and general labor. Directly overlaps with CSI's light industrial segment (forklift, machine operators, pick/pack, warehousing).
• Staffmark: Generalist staffing provider offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements across administrative, industrial, and professional categories. Closely aligned with CSI's three core staffing categories and engagement models.
• Express Employment Professionals: Large franchised generalist staffing firm placing administrative, accounting, and light industrial workers across multiple U.S. markets. Highly comparable to CSI in service mix and target SMB employer base, though operating at much greater national scale.
• Integrity Staffing Solutions: Staffing firm focused on warehouse, distribution, and light industrial placements with a strong presence in the Midwest. Comparable to CSI in industrial role mix and Chicago-area distribution-center customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Large multinational staffing firm with broad administrative and industrial placement capabilities. Overlaps with CSI in temporary and temp-to-hire services but serves enterprise clients at a national and global scale.
• Kelly Services: Established staffing firm providing temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire services across administrative, industrial, and professional categories. Comparable service mix to CSI across all three core staffing areas.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions provider offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce management across industrial and office-based categories. Competes broadly with CSI's service portfolio.
• Robert Half: Specialized staffing and consulting firm with strength in administrative, accounting, and finance placements - directly overlapping with CSI's administrative and accounting staffing lines, though at significantly larger scale.
• Adecco: Global staffing leader providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions across administrative, industrial, and professional categories. Competes with CSI for the same employer clients but at vastly greater scale.

Regional players

• HireLevel: Regional Midwest staffing agency offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements in administrative, light industrial, and skilled trades. Closely comparable in scale and geography to CSI's Chicagoland footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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