2024 Best of Business: Human Resources
Staffing and executive search firm
Gold | Award Staffing
Award Staffing of Edina has, since 1988, worked with a laser-sharp focus to “make people’s lives better by connecting them through meaningful work.” From five Twin Cities locations, the company staffs 1,200 jobs every day and supports more than 400 clients annually. It most often serves manufacturing and warehouse companies, placing staff in light- and skilled-industrial roles. Award Staffing goes beyond filling seats, aiming to match people and companies so both can thrive. The company also lightens the load for clients by providing payroll and workforce management services, plus other human resources jobs like screening, testing, orientation, and benefits.
Gold | Versique (tie)
Versique provides a trifecta of services—interim solutions, direct hire, and executive leadership—with the ultimate goal to serve as clients’ resource for human resources. It lives by its name (a blend of “versatile,” “unique,” and “seek”) and works to stand out with a deep pool of subject matter experts—recruiters who have held the positions they aim to fill. The St. Louis Park firm has made a name for itself since 2013 by recruiting for numerous industries and departments. Thanks to its focus on winning relationships, not deals, Versique landed on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.
Silver | Grey Search + Strategy
Bronze | Robert Half
