For small to mid-sized employers, how you manage the RACE for TALENT makes a BIG DIFFERENCE!
Competing with the bigs for the best talent is never easy...with 35 to 50% of all new hires turning out to be hiring mistakes!
That’s where the PACE team steps in to make a difference!
- Quick easy access to all the recruiting tools and technologies available to your larger competitors.
- Professionally designed candidate screening and evaluation tools that delivers world class candidate vetting!
- A dedicated team of savvy recruiters who will give you the competitive edge you need to attract top talent!
We're definitely NOT your "same o" staffing/recruiting agency!
In fact it’s what we do that other recruiting or staffing agencies don’t (or won’t) that consistently places us in the TOP 2% of recruiting and staffing agencies nationwide!
- We say NO to big ticket search fees and out of the park bill rates for contract staff.
- Our screening methodologies are professionally designed to minimize staffing mistakes.
- Evidence based candidate vetting organizes the info you need to make the right staffing decision!
- Personalized guidance every step of the way!
Check out our MENU of Services and Solutions.....
No matter what your problem, if it involves the people side of your business, we’ve got you covered!
Professional Recruiting / Direct Hire Staffing Solutions
We offer a variety of recruiting packages that don’t come with high fees or dicey guarantees. Our recruiting packages are custom-designed to fit your precise needs and budget. We’ll leverage our vast candidate network, our RESULTS FOCUSED hiring model, and state-of-the-art assessment technologies to find both active and passive candidates for your full or part-time direct hire roles.
Temp-to-Hire Working Auditions
This is our most popular staffing solution, offering employers to try out a condidate before making them an offer to join their team. This is a hiring model that avoids costly hiring mistakes ensuring both the employer and the candidate are making the right decision before saying I do. We make it easy to transition the right employee from our payroll to yours!
Temporary Contract / Staffing
Temporary staffing solutions offer employers a way to get work done without making long term or fixed commitments. It’s an ideal way to onboard our employees for special projects, leaves of absences, or anytime you’re just not sure what lies ahead for your business. Staffing flexibility is one of the most important strategies used by companies who can’t predict what their business environment is going to look like in the next 12 months.
Skill, Aptitude, and "Fit" Assessments
The more you know about a candidate before you hire them, the better your hiring result. We offer a variety of candidate evaluation and vetting services to make sure the candidate you hire on Friday is the same person who shows up for work on Monday.
Employer of Record / Pay Agent Services
A hands-free pay and benefit management service for employers who need to put an employee to work but don’t want the hassle of being a W2 employer. Avoid administrative headaches and ensure compliance – and save time and money at the same time.
Managed Services
Our premium staffing service designed for employers who need a truly outsourced staffing and recruiting solution. Our managed services model takes charge of all your recruiting and staffing needs, top to bottom – all vendors, all services, all job categories. It’s a great way to put our NETWORK to work at your command! All managed service packages are customized to meet your unique service requirements.
Hiring Help - Resume Reviews / Reference Checks / Interview Questions / More
Hiring Help is a menu driven service model designed to give you access to customized pieces of your hiring or staffing process that will augument what you’re already doing internally. Options include candidate profiling, discounted job posting services, resume reviews, reference checks, structured interview questions, exit interviews and much more.
Our SWEET SPOT in the world of recruiting and staffing ...
… includes all those jobs and people in the administrative, sales and service side of most businesses. If you’re a small to mid-size EMPLOYER, we’ll give you that competitive edge that helps you win the “race for talent”.
Management/Leadership | Accounting Finance | Administrative/Clerical Support | Human Resources | Healthcare Administrative Staff | Customer Service/Product Support | Sales/Biz/Dev Marketing | IT/Database Support
We ARE where you are. We GO where you go!
PACE is headquartered in Bellevue Washington, but our services are virtual. You’ll find our Network represented in all major Washington cities ready to be where you are, go where you go!
Puget Sound’s Eastside – Bellevue, Bothell, Issaquah, More.
Pierce County/South – Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Olympia, More.
Washington’s Eastside – Spokane, Tri Cities, More.
Seattle Metro – Sodo, Pill Hill, University District, Ballard, More.
South King County – Renton, Kent, Federal Way Auburn, More.
North King/Snohomish Counties – Everett, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, More.
Check out all these ideas and resources we've put together to help you make the people side of your business WORLD CLASS!
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Hiring mistakes are often caused by asking Hiring Managers to do it. They need some HIRING HELP!
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If you're a recruiter or have been hiring in today's candidate market. Chances are you"ve been ghosted. Here's how to prevent "ghosting."
It's time to start winning the race for talent!
