Pacific American Recruiting

What Pacific American Recruiting does

Pacific American Recruiting is a privately held staffing and recruiting agency (LLC, Arizona-domiciled) founded in 2013 by Benjamin Baker and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm provides employment agency, recruiting, and staffing services across Accounting & Finance, Administrative & Clerical, C-Level & Executive, Human Resources, IT & Technology, Mortgage, Marketing, and Skilled Trades verticals, primarily through direct hire placement, contract staffing, and temp-to-hire arrangements. It serves employers and job seekers across more than a dozen metropolitan markets spanning Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Tennessee, and additional presence in Oregon, Texas, and Washington. The company monetizes via transactional fee streams: direct placement fees on permanent hires and markups on hourly contract worker rates for temporary and temp-to-hire engagements, with a 90-day free replacement guarantee on placements and a self-claimed pricing position of up to 35% less than competing agencies.

The business is a traditional relationship-driven recruiting operation rather than a technology platform. Candidate sourcing and matching rely on human recruiter expertise, professional networks, LinkedIn presence, and manual screening processes; there is no proprietary technology stack, no public API or integrations, no AI/ML capabilities disclosed, and no mobile application. Go-to-market is direct: candidates submit resumes through the website (pacificamericanrecruiting.com) while employers engage via web forms, phone, email, and relationship-based outreach with the CEO personally involved in urgent hiring needs. Marketing is limited to organic channels — the company website, LinkedIn company page, and Facebook — with no evidence of paid acquisition or enterprise sales infrastructure.

Operational scale is micro: firmographics report 1-10 employees, no institutional funding has been disclosed, revenue is not publicly reported, and there are no named enterprise customers, partnerships, M&A activity, patents, certifications, or regulatory actions in the record. The company has pursued geographic expansion since founding, broadening from its original AZ/CA/NV core into additional Western and select Southeastern metros, and has incrementally added vertical coverage beyond its initial accounting, administrative, and IT focus. An OnPARstar Program offers enhanced candidate visibility via personal photos and Image Release Forms as a differentiator within the otherwise commoditized recruiting service.

Name

Pacific American Recruiting

Legal name

Pacific American Recruiting, LLC

Website

https://pacificamericanrecruiting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pacific American Recruiting is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based staffing and recruiting agency founded in 2013 that places Accounting & Finance, Administrative, IT, Executive, and other white-collar professionals on direct hire, contract, and temp-to-hire bases across more than a dozen U.S. metros.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sales, Marketing & Customer Success Direct Hire (BPACAFAD)

Keywords

• Staffing and recruiting services
• Employment agency services
• Temporary staffing solutions
• Executive search services
• Direct hire placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Placement Fees: Pacific American Recruiting charges employers for placing candidates in direct hire positions. Employers pay a placement fee when a candidate is successfully hired permanently.
2. Contract Staffing: The company provides temporary staffing solutions, placing contract workers with clients on an as-needed basis. Revenue is generated through markups on hourly contract worker rates.
3. Temp-to-Hire Placements: The company offers temp-to-hire arrangements where employers can evaluate candidates before making permanent hiring decisions. This generates revenue through initial contract period markups with potential conversion fees upon permanent hire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pacific American Recruiting is a full-service staffing and recruiting agency placing candidates in accounting, finance, administrative, IT, executive, HR, mortgage, marketing, and skilled-trade roles. It delivers these placements through three engagement models: direct hire placement, contract staffing, and temp-to-hire arrangements, charging employers placement fees and contract hour markups. The firm serves companies primarily across the Western United States with 12 metropolitan coverage areas.

Product overview

Pacific American Recruiting is a staffing and recruiting services company offering a unified service portfolio for both candidates and employers. The core offering is full-service staffing and recruiting across multiple industries (Accounting & Finance, Administrative & Clerical, C-Level & Executive, Human Resources, IT & Technology, Mortgage, Marketing, Skilled Trades). This is supported by two main service modules: Candidate Services (job browsing, resume submission, interview preparation) and Employer Services (staff placement, hiring consultation). An additional offering is the OnPARstar Program, a marketing program that enhances candidate profiles with photos for improved visibility to hiring clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Direct Hire Placement Full-service permanent placement of candidates with employers across accounting, finance, administrative, IT, executive, HR, mortgage, marketing, and skilled-trade roles; employers pay a placement fee upon successful hire.
• Contract Staffing Temporary staffing solutions placing contract workers with clients on an as-needed basis, with revenue generated through markups on hourly contract worker rates.
• Temp-to-Hire Placement Arrangement allowing employers to evaluate candidates on a contract basis before making a permanent hire decision; revenue is generated through initial contract period markups with potential conversion fees upon permanent hire.
• Executive Search Services Specialized search and placement service for C-level and senior management positions including CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and VPs, with confidentiality throughout the search process.
• Candidate Services Supporting services for job seekers including job browsing, resume submission, and interview preparation resources to help candidates secure placements.
• Employer Services Services for companies looking to hire staff, including new employee placement, staffing needs assessment, and placement guarantees backed by a 90-Day Free Replacement Guarantee.

Quantifiable outcome

• As much as 35% less expensive than other staffing agencies
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half International: Largest publicly traded professional staffing firm specializing in accounting, finance, administrative, and IT placements. Direct comparability to Pacific American Recruiting's Accounting & Finance, Administrative, and IT segments, though at vastly greater scale and broader national reach.
• Insight Global: Large private staffing firm placing IT, accounting/finance, and engineering professionals. Direct overlap with PAR's IT and Accounting verticals, with broader national coverage and larger recruiter base.
• Express Employment Professionals: National/franchised staffing firm offering direct hire, temp, and contract staffing across administrative, commercial, and professional categories. Highly comparable to PAR's service mix and SMB orientation, though with significantly larger scale.
• Kelly Services: Established global staffing firm offering direct hire, contract, and temp-to-hire across administrative, professional, and technical categories. Overlaps with PAR's broad functional coverage and SMB/mid-market client base.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and workforce solutions across administrative, professional, and IT segments. Provides a relevant pricing and competitive benchmark for PAR's regional placement business.
• Randstad North America: Major global staffing provider covering administrative, accounting/finance, IT, and executive placements. Competes with PAR across multiple service lines and geographies, offering an enterprise-scale benchmark.

Direct peers

• AppleOne Employment Services: Regional staffing franchise providing direct-hire, temp-to-hire, and contract placements across administrative, accounting, and professional roles. Closely matches PAR's multi-vertical SMB staffing model and pricing-competition positioning.
• Kforce Inc. Professional staffing firm focused on Technology and Finance & Accounting placements. Closely overlaps with PAR's IT & Technology and Accounting & Finance service lines, with similar direct-hire and contract staffing offerings.
• CyberCoders (recruiting brand under ASGN): Direct-hire recruiting firm focused on technology, executive, and professional placements. Comparable to PAR's IT & Technology and C-Level/Executive segments with a similar high-touch, relationship-based sales motion.
• Vaco / Accounting Principals: Professional services and staffing firm with strong accounting, finance, IT, and executive search offerings. Directly comparable to PAR's Accounting & Finance and C-Level/Executive segments at a slightly higher tier of client size.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PacificAmericanRecruiting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-american-recruiting-llc

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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