Staffing Agency in Atlanta, GA
KORE1 is a staffing agency in Atlanta placing IT, engineering, accounting, and finance professionals across the metro. Atlanta’s fintech, logistics, and Fortune 500 density keeps it one of the most demanding cities we work in. Specialist recruiting wins here. Generalist sourcing doesn’t.
70% of U.S. payments
92% placement retention
Since 2010
Why Atlanta Companies Choose KORE1
Atlanta’s hiring market isn’t slow. It’s punishing. Eighteen Fortune 500 headquarters, the largest payments cluster in the country, a cybersecurity ecosystem most of the country still underestimates, and a Georgia Tech pipeline that every major employer in the metro is fishing in at the same time. KORE1 was built for markets like this.
- Treats fintech, cybersecurity, and logistics as one “IT market”
- Sources from job-board candidates anyone else can find
- Optimizes for time-to-fill at the expense of fit
- Ghosts you after the placement fee clears
- Vertical-specific recruiters across IT, engineering, and finance
- Active relationships with candidates who aren’t on job boards
- Technical screening that surfaces the things interviews miss
- 30, 60, and 90-day check-ins on every placement we make
Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro keeps adding tens of thousands of professional and business service jobs year over year, and every one of those requisitions is chasing the same pool of experienced candidates that every other employer in the metro is trying to reach first. Translation? A lot of competition. Generic sourcing fails. You need recruiters who actually know which neighborhoods the talent lives in, which offers they’ll seriously consider, which counteroffers their current employer is likely to throw at them, and which ones they’ll quietly ghost after the first phone screen.
Staffing Services We Offer in Atlanta
IT Staffing
Atlanta’s tech scene is not one thing. Not even close.
It’s fintech platforms in Midtown, cybersecurity firms in Alpharetta, enterprise cloud migrations inside every major corporate HQ between Perimeter and downtown, and a thousand mid-stage SaaS companies quietly building products you’ve probably never heard of because they sell to other businesses and don’t need to market to consumers. Our IT staffing services are built around the actual stack. Not the title.
Engineering Staffing
Georgia’s engineering demand is bigger than most people outside the region realize.
Kia at West Point. SK Battery in Commerce. Gulfstream pulling talent from across the state. Norfolk Southern, Southern Company’s nuclear and grid operations, and a growing advanced manufacturing footprint that’s still expanding into places most recruiters have never visited. A process engineer from consumer electronics is not a drop-in replacement for one from automotive manufacturing, no matter how polished the resume looks on paper or how confident the candidate sounds in a screening call. Our engineering staffing team covers contract and permanent roles across metro Atlanta and the broader Georgia corridor.
Accounting and Finance Staffing
Atlanta’s financial services footprint is enormous. And weirdly underrated.
Truist. Invesco. Intercontinental Exchange runs the NYSE out of Buckhead. Primerica, Global Payments, WestRock, and legacy SunTrust talent still flow through the city in ways national press rarely covers but which absolutely shape hiring across the entire finance ecosystem here. Our accounting and finance consulting team places people who match where your business actually is. Not the pitch deck version. For interim or fractional leadership, we also place fractional CIOs and CIO-level talent that complements the finance function on larger transformations.
FP&A Analysts
Staff Accountants
AP/AR Specialists
Treasury
VP of Finance
CFO Search
Fractional CIO
HR and Administrative Staffing
Atlanta companies scaling past a few hundred employees hit the same wall every time. Our human resources staffing practice covers HR generalists, recruiters, benefits coordinators, office managers, and executive assistants for companies at every growth stage. Temporary surge or permanent hire.
Light Industrial and Warehouse Staffing
Atlanta is a logistics city at heart. Hartsfield-Jackson, the I-85 and I-75 corridors, massive fulfillment and manufacturing operations across the metro. Our light industrial staffing solutions focus on retention because high turnover costs more than patient recruiting ever will.
How We Work
Consultation
A real conversation about what you actually need. Not the job description. We learn the business, the team, the stack, and the soft skills that separate someone who thrives from someone who just survives.
Targeted Sourcing
Atlanta-specific candidate networks built from years of placements. Midtown software engineers. Data scientists near Georgia Tech. Cybersecurity specialists in Alpharetta. Process engineers along the automotive corridor.
Rigorous Screening
Technical assessments, reference checks, background verification, and behavioral interviews designed to surface the problems polished resumes hide. We present candidates who are qualified and who actually want the specific role.
Placement & Support
We check in at 30, 60, and 90 days after every placement. If something isn’t working, we fix it immediately. Our retention rates prove replacements are rarely needed. The guarantee exists anyway. No fine print.
Industries We Serve in Atlanta
Fintech & Payments
Atlanta isn’t just a fintech city. It’s the fintech city.
- Global Payments, Fiserv, NCR, FLEETCOR
- ~70% of U.S. card transactions processed here
- Engineering, product, compliance, and finance talent
See our dedicated fintech staffing practice. The Metro Atlanta Chamber tracks the cluster.
Logistics & Supply Chain
UPS is headquartered here. So is the world’s busiest airport.
- UPS, Delta, Norfolk Southern, Manhattan Associates
- I-85 and I-75 distribution corridors
- Supply chain analysts, warehouse management, logistics IT
We also place data analytics and ERP consulting talent for supply chain work.
Cybersecurity & Enterprise SaaS
Alpharetta has quietly become a national cybersecurity hub.
- OneTrust, Pindrop, SecureWorks
- Salesloft, Calendly, Mailchimp, CarGurus
- Senior engineering, security, and product talent
Explore our cybersecurity staffing and enterprise staffing solutions.
Healthcare & Healthtech
Atlanta’s healthcare economy is substantial and getting more complex.
- Emory, Piedmont, Northside, WellStar
- Healthtech cluster led by Sharecare and adjacent players
- IT, clinical operations, finance, and admin talent
We also run a full healthcare IT staffing practice.
Media, Entertainment & Film
Atlanta’s film footprint is larger than most outside the industry appreciate.
- Tyler Perry Studios, Marvel, Netflix soundstages
- Cox Enterprises, Turner Sports
- Production support, finance, IT, post-production
Need startup or growth-stage media support? See startup staffing.
Government & Public Sector
Atlanta is the Southeast’s federal and state IT gravity well.
- CDC, GSA, federal agencies, State of Georgia IT
- Cleared and clearable technical talent
- Modernization and infrastructure programs
Specialized recruiting through our government IT staffing team.
Temporary, Contract-to-Hire, and Direct Hire Staffing in Atlanta
Different roles need different approaches. Most of our Atlanta clients use more than one model depending on the situation. For project-based needs with defined timelines and deliverables, we also offer project-based staffing arrangements.
Temporary & Contract
When you need people this week. Not next quarter. Product launches, fintech PCI audit windows, distribution ramp-ups, month-end finance crunches. We handle payroll, benefits, workers comp, and compliance so your team stays on the actual work.
Contract-to-Hire
Try before you commit. Our most popular model for mid-level technical and finance roles in Atlanta. You get actual performance data instead of hoping the whiteboard session translates to real output on your team.
Direct Hire
For roles where you know exactly what you need. Our direct hire staffing practice handles the full search from sourcing through offer negotiation. Senior leadership, specialized engineers, finance executives.
Part of KORE1’s National Staffing Network
Atlanta is one piece of KORE1’s footprint across major U.S. markets. Companies operating in multiple cities work with us because we staff across regions from the same team with the same quality standards. No juggling agencies. No inconsistent bill rates. No finger-pointing when a shared requisition stalls.
Nashville, TN
Healthcare, enterprise IT, and professional services across Middle Tennessee. Our closest Southeast market and a frequent partner for multi-city engagements. See our Nashville IT staffing page.
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Enterprise IT, financial services, telecom, and professional services across the DFW metro. We also cover IT staffing in Dallas specifically.
Chicago, IL
Financial services, insurance, logistics, and enterprise IT. The Midwest mirror for much of Atlanta’s Fortune 500 workload.
Boston, MA
Biotech, healthtech, higher-ed, and enterprise IT. Critical for life sciences roles that also touch our Atlanta healthtech clients.
Southern California
Our HQ is in Irvine with full coverage across Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
Atlanta, GA
Fintech, logistics, cybersecurity, and Fortune 500 staffing across the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro. You are here.
Common Questions About Staffing in Atlanta
What makes Atlanta’s staffing market different from other Southeast cities?
A few things. The Fortune 500 HQ density is unusually high, which means a large share of roles are senior, specialized, or both. The fintech and payments cluster creates domain-specific demand generalist recruiters can’t really serve. And Georgia Tech’s technical pipeline is famous, but every major employer is fishing in that same pool, so the candidates who matter most often aren’t on job boards at all.
How much does a staffing agency in Atlanta typically charge?
For temporary and contract placements you pay a bill rate covering the worker’s comp plus payroll taxes, benefits, insurance, and our fee. For direct hire placements, fees typically run 15 to 25 percent of the candidate’s first-year salary depending on role complexity. We give you transparent pricing up front. No surprise charges.
Can KORE1 fill technical roles quickly in a competitive market like Atlanta?
Common roles like help desk technicians, junior developers, or staff accountants can often be filled within three to five business days from our pre-screened Atlanta candidate pools. Senior software engineers, cybersecurity specialists, or payments domain experts typically take two to four weeks.
What’s the difference between a temp agency and a staffing agency in Atlanta?
A temp agency usually fills short-term general labor positions with minimal screening. A staffing agency like KORE1 handles temporary, contract-to-hire, and permanent placements across specialized fields. The quality gap matters most for fintech, engineering, and senior finance roles.
Which industries does KORE1 focus on in Atlanta?
Fintech and payments, logistics and supply chain, cybersecurity, enterprise software, healthcare, and media are the primary verticals. Fintech and logistics represent the largest share of placements here, partly because the density of domain expertise is unmatched nationally.
Does KORE1 place contract engineers and interim leaders?
Yes. We run dedicated contract and contract-to-hire placements across IT and engineering, and we place fractional leadership through our fractional CIO, CIO, and enterprise staffing practices when you need senior guidance without a permanent hire.
We have offices in Atlanta and other cities. Can you handle multi-market staffing?
Yes. Multi-market staffing is one of the most common reasons companies first reach out. We staff across Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas, and our Southern California markets from the same team with the same standards.
What happens if a placement doesn’t work out?
Every placement comes with a guarantee period, and we run structured check-ins at 30, 60, and 90 days to catch problems early. If a placement genuinely isn’t working, we replace the candidate at no additional cost. Our ninety percent plus retention rate means replacements are rare.
Ready to Build Your Atlanta Team?
Whether you need one specialist or an entire department, KORE1 has the recruiting expertise and Atlanta-specific talent network to deliver. Connect with our team and start your search today.