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Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our temp-to-hire staffing services connect you with top talent and give you the opportunity to evaluate a candidate’s performance, culture fit, and long-term potential before making a permanent hiring decision. This flexible hiring model reduces risk, supports workload demands, and ensures you’re confident you found the right person for the job.

Contact us today to schedule a free consultation with a recruiter and learn how our contract-to-hire and temp-to-hire staffing services can support your team.

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Our temp-to-hire staffing agency connects you with qualified talent!

Hunter Recruiting has a 20-year track record of placing highly qualified candidates into tough-to-fill temp-to-hire roles. As one of the most trusted temp-to-hire staffing agencies, we deliver fast, effective hiring through our streamlined path to partnership—built on clear communication and a deep understanding of your technical and operational needs.

We handle every component of the temp-to-hire process, including sourcing, candidate screening, interviews, placement, onboarding, payroll administration, and project coordination. This allows your team to focus on evaluating long-term fit while we manage the administrative load.

Our temp-to-hire staffing experience spans STEM, healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, and other specialized industries. Learn more below!

Areas of Expertise

Science Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our science recruiters are experienced in finding candidates to fill roles for various specializations, including environmental science, life science, physical science, and more!

We have filled science jobs, including research associates, microbiologists, lab technicians, chemists, materials sciences, EHS specialists, and many more with talented individuals.

Technology Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our technology recruiters are experienced in finding candidates to fill roles for various specializations, including software engineering, cyber security, information technology, data management, and more!

We have filled tech jobs, including software developer, web developer, cybersecurity engineer, data scientist, machine learning engineer, UX designer, and many more with talented individuals.

Engineering Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our engineering recruiters are experienced in finding candidates to fill roles for various specializations, including general, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical engineering, and more!

We have filled engineering jobs, including mechanical engineer, design engineer, electrical engineer, petroleum engineer, process engineer, structural engineer, and many more with talented individuals.

Accounting & Finance Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our accounting & finance recruiters are experienced in finding candidates to fill roles for various specializations in accounting, finance, and actuary!

We have filled accounting & finance jobs, including accountant, financial analyst, controller, assistant controller, tax analyst and many more with talented individuals.

Manufacturing Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our manufacturing recruiters are experienced in finding candidates to fill roles for various specializations including production, operations, engineering, quality control, and more!

We have filled manufacturing jobs, including chemical operator, maintenance technician, chemical blender, operations manager, production supervisor, plant manager, and many more for temporary and direct hire positions.

Healthcare Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our healthcare recruiters are experienced in finding candidates to fill roles for various specializations including healthcare professionals, medical science, psychology, and more!

We have filled healthcare jobs, including occupational health nurses, travel nurses, LPNs, sterile processing technicians, radiology technicians, surgery technicians, and many more with talented individuals.

Administrative & Clerical Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our office administrative recruiters are experienced in finding candidates to fill roles for various specializations in industries including legal, healthcare, and more!

We have filled office administrative jobs, including administrative assistant, customer service representative, call center agent, secretary, data entry, paralegal, and many more with talented individuals.

General Business Temp-to-Hire Staffing

Our business recruiters are experienced in finding candidates to fill roles for various specializations in industries including human resources, digital marketing, and more!

We have filled business jobs, including HR manager, payroll administrator, digital marketing specialist, graphic designer, purchasing specialist, supply chain leader, and many more with talented individuals.
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How Does Temp-to-Hire Staffing Work?

Our approach to evaluating talent before you commit

Initial Consultation – A temp-to-hire specialist meets with your team to understand the role, timelines, technical requirements, and long-term hiring goals. This free consultation ensures alignment and sets the foundation for a successful conversion path.

Role & Success Profile – Beyond the job description, we define the competencies, certifications, soft skills, and performance indicators a candidate must demonstrate during the temp period to earn a full-time offer.

Risk-Free Start – There’s no upfront cost to begin the search. You only pay once a temp-to-hire placement starts, giving you a low-risk way to assess fit, productivity, and culture alignment before making a permanent decision.

Targeted Sourcing & Screening – We tap into Hunter’s network of qualified professionals to identify individuals who are both immediately effective and strong long-term matches.

Onsite Evaluation Period – Candidates begin in a temporary capacity, allowing you to observe real performance, collaboration style, and role alignment. We manage onboarding, compliance, and payroll, so you can focus on evaluating results.

Conversion to Full-Time – When the candidate proves to be the right long-term fit, we help convert them to full-time employees. Our process reduces turnover, shortens ramp-up time, and ensures a confident hiring decision.

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Benefits of Working With a Temp-to-Hire Staffing Agency

Workforce Agility
Adjust your team confidently as project demands shift, without long-term headcount commitments.

Try Before You Hire
Evaluate a candidate’s performance, technical abilities, and cultural fit on the job before making a permanent decision.

Faster, Low-Risk Hiring
Fill critical roles quickly while reducing the risk of turnover and costly hiring mistakes.

Improved Team Productivity
Bring in vetted talent to relieve bandwidth constraints so your full-time employees can focus on high-impact work.

Access to Proven Talent
Tap into Hunter’s pool of credentialed professionals, including quiet-search candidates competitors can’t reach.

Budget-Friendly Talent Strategy
Control labor costs with a phased hiring approach that aligns spend with workload and project timelines.

Stronger Long-Term Matches
Convert candidates who perform well and are suited for the long-term role, securing a high-performing, fully validated permanent hire for your team. 

 

Our Solutions

Our staffing services go beyond job placements. See how Hunter Recruiting can make an impact on your business from hiring talent to providing strategic support!

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    Direct Hire

    Our direct-hire staffing places top talent in your permanent role.

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    Temporary Staffing

    Our temp staffing provides skilled talent for your short-term needs.

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    Executive Search

    We connect you with highly skilled & qualified executive talent.

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    Statement of Work

    Get operational guidance to help manage your project efficiently.

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    Managed Service Provider (MSP)

    We streamline and optimize the management of your workforce.

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    Payrolling

    We are experienced in handling onboarding, payroll, benefits, & more.

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Hunter Advantage

  • 1.2 million in our applicant pool
  • Over 15k placements
  • Rooted in connection
  • Based in the USA
92%

of our temp-to-hire placements move into a direct-hire role within 90 days of employment.

97%

of employers report high satisfaction with the quality of temporary staff placed by Hunter.

99%

of temp-to-hire conversions remain in their permanent roles for over a year.

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Temp-to-Hire Recruiting FAQ

What is temp-to-hire staffing?

Temp-to-hire staffing, also known as contract-to-hire or temp-to-perm, is an arrangement where the worker is initially hired on a temporary basis through a staffing agency. At the end of the temporary period the employer will have an option to transition the candidate to a permanent employee.

When you work with a staffing agency to fill a temp-to-hire position, they will assess your needs, source and screen candidates, schedule interviews, and provide assistance through the process from the initial consultation until a placement is made.

We can also help with onboarding, payroll, scheduling, training, and more.

Why use temp-to-hire staffing?

Temp-to-hire staffing offers many benefits to your business. This includes:

  • Reduced risk of bad permanent hires
  • Flexibility to evaluate talent without long-term commitments
  • Faster hiring through agencies vetted candidates and experienced filing roles
  • Evaluating talent before hiring full-time reduced turnover, improving employee retention

How do you find the right candidates for my role?

Hunter Recruiting follows internal best practices and principles developed over the past 20 years to make effective placements. This starts with a rooted connection with our clients and applicants through a deep understanding of their industry, pain points, and goals and efficient communication with all parties.

Every new position search starts with a consultation with a recruiter who gets to know you, what you are looking for in a candidate, and any information we need to lead an effective talent acquisition.

Then we post the opening to our proprietary job board and tap into our talent pool of over 1.2 million candidates to start screening and scheduling interviews.

How quickly can you fill a temp-to-hire position?

Hiring time depends on your specific recruiting needs, but our average time to fill a temporary position is 5 days, and direct hire is 20-40 days. Time to fill spans from the start of the search until an accepted offer from the candidate.

Do I need to pay for my temp-to-hire consultation?

No, our initial temp-to-hire consultation is free and you don’t pay until we find the most qualified candidate for your role.

Can you assist us with onboarding temporary talent?

Yes! We can help you with onboarding including administrative duties like payroll, scheduling, and training.

Do you manage temp-to-hire contracts?

Yes, we can manage your temp-to-hire employees with sourcing, candidate selection, onboarding, training, payroll, administrative assistance, and more.

Would I benefit from a Managed Service Provider?

If you need to hire for many temp-to-hire jobs and want to simplify the process, MSP services would be beneficial. Our MSP services provide scalable recruiting services for temporary workers while streamlining the process and containing costs.

We make hiring easier through our recruitment software, proprietary job board, and a team of experienced professionals to help with recruiting and any other service you are looking for, including onboarding, payroll, HR compliance, and billing.

Do I need staffing services or RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)?

This depends on your company’s recruitment needs.

Staffing services are best if you are looking to fill a specialized or temporary role by working with a recruitment agency who has experience with qualified candidates in your industry to make a timely and accurate placement.

RPO is best for companies looking to outsource the entire recruiting process to a third-party partner who will deliver staffing services on an ongoing basis. Recruitment process outsourcing is a popular option with businesses with high-volume hiring and ongoing recruitment needs. Some companies utilize RPO for a business segment or seasonality, while others utilize RPO services to outsource talent acquisition year-round.

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