How Staffing Companies Help Small to Mid-size Businesses

Small and mid-sized companies have the same need for great job candidates as their larger competitors. But smaller companies often lack the resources – time, a full HR team, and knowledge about employment law – that a publicly traded, multi-million-dollar corporation has.

In addition, for smaller companies, it’s critical that job candidates who get offers are a great culture match. Because, with a small team, each employee will likely also be a brand ambassador.

This is why partnering with a staffing company helps. With recruiters who know the laws, and a pool of candidates (including access to passive candidates) they know well, partnering with an agency can both speed up the hiring process and make sure that candidates are a great culture match.

Staffing companies help small and mid-sized companies compete with their larger competitors 

Smaller companies often lack the dedicated recruiting teams and candidate reach of larger firms but staffing companies can almost instantly close that gap. By leveraging expansive talent networks and streamlined hiring workflows, staffing partners enable businesses to scale hiring without overextending internal resources. In 2023, in an average week, nearly 2.5 million temporary and contract workers were placed via U.S. staffing firms. This demonstrates the capacity, and reliability, of staffing agencies to support businesses of all sizes, including smaller businesses.

Recruiters at staffing companies have employment law knowledge

Employment regulations – from worker classification to overtime and even training rules – are complex and ever‑changing. Staffing agencies employ recruiters well‑versed in these legal standards, helping client companies mitigate risk and administrative burden. This expertise matters because engaging in illegal hiring practices, accidentally or not, causes a mountain of paperwork at best and can lead to lawsuits at worst.

Pennsylvania staffing companies that have CSPs (certified staffing professionals), like TriStarr, will have a team with solid knowledge of federal employment and labor laws. This means they can work with both candidates and clients to stay in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations. 

Staffing companies excel at finding candidates that match company culture and brand

With  86% of consumers saying that authenticity is a key factor when deciding which brands they trust being a smaller company can be an advantage, because it’s easier to connect on a human level with customers and clients. But companies need the right employees to create trust and promote the brand. With small and mid-sized companies it’s more important that a candidate also be a good culture and brand match because they will be, by nature of being one member of a small team, a noticed brand ambassador.

In addition, candidates who align with a company’s values, work style, and mission are far more likely to thrive – and stick around. Staffing companies are expert in not just technical and skills matching but at selecting people who resonate with a company’s brand identity. Studies show that about 40% of new hires at mid-sized companies leave within 18 months due to poor culture fit. This costs companies millions in recruitment and onboarding expenses. Staffing experts mitigate this problem by understanding both the company culture and knowing more about the candidate than a digital profile.

As one of the top staffing companies in Pennsylvania, TriStarr specializes in legal staff, accounting, IT, human resources and administrative staffing placements for companies of all sizes. Our services also include recruiting for administrative, professional and management roles, for both temporary staff and permanent employees. If you’d like to leverage our decades of staffing agency experience to screen candidates, reach out! Make a talent request on our website or call us at 717-560-2111 for more information.