What Makes Frontline Source Group Raleigh's Top-Rated Staffing Agency?

Frontline Source Group's Raleigh team provides temporary and contract staffing, contract-to-hire placements, direct hire recruiting, executive search, and fractional executive placements for employers across the Research Triangle. Frontline handles sourcing, recruiter interviews, skills testing, and reference checks so your team interviews only pre-qualified professionals. Every direct hire and executive search placement is backed by the 5-Year Placement Warranty, 20 times longer than the 90-day industry guarantee, and temporary placements include a four-hour replacement provision on day one. Restrictions apply.

Frontline recruits accounting and finance, information technology and help desk, human resources, legal and paralegal, administrative and executive assistant, customer service and call center, engineering, pharmacy, dental, oil and gas energy, and C-suite executive search talent in Raleigh. Demand comes from life sciences and contract research companies in Research Triangle Park, technology employers in Raleigh, Cary, and Morrisville, financial services operations, and large university and hospital systems hiring for finance, HR, IT, and administrative roles.

The Raleigh team serves the full Research Triangle across Wake, Durham, and Orange counties, including downtown Raleigh, North Hills, Brier Creek, Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Clayton, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Research Triangle Park, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro. Frontline's 32 plus offices nationwide coordinate searches for employers hiring in more than one market.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 wage survey, released July 8, 2026, the Raleigh-Cary mean hourly wage across all occupations was $34.01, compared with $33.54 nationally. Business and financial operations jobs make up 8.7 percent of local employment versus 6.8 percent nationally, at a mean of $44.93 an hour. Computer and mathematical jobs make up 5.9 percent versus 3.4 percent, and the metro's 12,580 software developers average $136,640 a year. Office and administrative support pays a mean of $23.90 an hour locally versus $24.79 nationally.

The Research Triangle pairs three major research universities, NC State, Duke, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Research Triangle Park, a roughly 7,000-acre research park home to hundreds of companies. SAS Institute is headquartered in Cary, Red Hat in downtown Raleigh, and Lenovo's North American headquarters in Morrisville. Federal wage data shows the metro holds a far larger share of business, finance, and technology jobs than the U.S. average, which keeps qualified candidates in short supply and makes access to passive candidates important.

The 5-Year Placement Warranty covers every direct hire and executive search placement made by Frontline's Raleigh team. If a placed candidate leaves or is separated within five years, Frontline credits a pro-rated portion of the original placement fee based on days employed, applied toward a replacement or future placement. Most staffing agencies offer a 90-day replacement guarantee, so the Frontline warranty lasts 20 times longer. It is backed by a 98.94% executive placement retention rate. Restrictions apply, and full terms are on the 5-Year Placement Warranty page.

If you are not satisfied with a temporary employee's performance within the first four hours of a new assignment, Frontline replaces the worker and you are not billed for those hours. The provision applies to temporary placements made by the Raleigh team across the Research Triangle and is supported by recruiter interviews, skills assessments, and reference checks before any candidate is presented. Restrictions apply.

No. All interviews are set by appointment only and we do not allow walk-ins at any location. Everything starts online: candidates apply at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html, and employers request talent at frontlinesourcegroup.com/employer-request-form.html. A Raleigh recruiter then schedules any phone, video, or in-person meeting. The Raleigh office, opening soon at One City Plaza, 421 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, is used for scheduled meetings only.

Employers can submit the hiring request form at frontlinesourcegroup.com/employer-request-form.html, call the Raleigh team at (919) 341-7105, or email Raleigh@frtline.com. A Raleigh recruiter gathers your requirements, learns your company culture, and presents pre-screened candidates. Job seekers apply at frontlinesourcegroup.com/how-to-apply.html. All interviews are set by appointment only and we do not allow walk-ins at any location.

Jessica Payne, Executive Recruiter, leads the Raleigh and Research Triangle market for Frontline Source Group, working with employers from life sciences companies in Research Triangle Park to financial services and healthcare employers across Wake and Durham counties. Founder, President, and CEO Bill Kasko and Senior Vice President of Operations Shelly Hubble, CSP support Raleigh executive search engagements at the C-suite level.

Contract staffing is billed at an hourly rate, typically a 50 to 85 percent markup that covers the candidate's wages, payroll taxes, insurance, and the recruiting margin. Direct hire placement is a contingent fee, typically 20 to 30 percent of the placed candidate's first-year base salary depending on seniority and search complexity, and C-suite executive search runs 25 to 35 percent of first-year compensation. All major credit cards are accepted at no additional charge. Full details are on the Frontline pricing page.

Frontline Source Group was founded in Dallas in 2004 by Bill Kasko and has grown over 22 years to 32 plus offices nationwide. The firm has completed 5,619 plus placements, holds a 5.0-star Trustpilot rating across 683 plus verified reviews and a 5.0 rating on G2 from validated reviewers, and keeps a 98.94% executive placement retention rate. It is a Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firm for 9 consecutive years (2018 to 2026), Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firms #148 (2026), a 9-time ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for Client and Talent, a ClearlyRated Diamond Award recipient, an Inc. 5000 honoree, an Expertise.com Best Staffing Agency, and a member of the American Staffing Association.