One of the better staffing firms - werkgeversreview Staffing Sales bij Kforce

4,0
30 jun 2013
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I worked for three staffing firms and had inside views of dozens more. Kforce as a whole is one of the better ones. Pay, management, and opportunity are generally as explained. While one office may be better or worse than another, the opportunity to succeed and make a six figure income in the second year is substantially higher at a Kforce branch than most firms. It was an excellent mid-career company. It would not have been a good entry level position, though those who were at the headquarters at Tampa might have felt differently.

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Kforce pitches a great culture, but they are in essence a high quality call center. They fill an important niche for other public companies, but to be successful, you need to be a smile and dial recruiter focused on profit, not on placement. Nothing wrong with that, but numbers are more important than the "right" thing. I remember one time being chewed out for a placement that brought in $40,000 in gross margin because it didn't match the regional manager's need for a higher margin percentage. I made $8,000 on that contractor, who wouldn't have taken the job for less. It was right for me, right for the contractor, but bad for the manager, who got their bonus on percentage. It was the only low margin contractor I had at the time.

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5,0
26 mei 2026
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Kforce is in a strong position with a clear strategy, real momentum, and a differentiated model that combines talent and solutions in a way that aligns with where clients are heading. There’s a genuine opportunity to take market share right now if teams move with urgency and stay focused externally, and leadership reinforces that consistently. If you’re someone who wants ownership, values outcomes over activity, and is motivated by building relationships and expanding accounts, there’s a lot of room to grow and make an impact.

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I don’t have true “cons” to call out, but I would highlight that Kforce will not be the right fit for everyone. This is a high accountability, performance-driven environment that requires the ability to balance pace with precision. Success here is not about choosing between quality or quantity. Both matter. Individuals who lean heavily toward one at the expense of the other may find it challenging, as the expectation is to deliver both consistently.

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2,0
3 jun 2026
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Decent salary base, probably could be a really good paying job if the job market was better

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Definitely a typical, corporate sales culture where you are defined by your metrics and your metrics only. They are money grabbers, and their commission structure isn't that great. After 2 years you lose 50% of your commission from contractors and they eliminated early release days before holidays. My office started becoming a "bro culture" and the leader was clearly trying to act like "one of the guys" with the males in the office. If your market is slow with reqs, they expect you to reach out to other offices for subs which is hard to do when other offices favor their own teams' recruiters. They'll likely give you a picked over req or one not close to the money that their own team didn't want to work on. I had to reach out to other offices daily to basically beg for a req to work on to hit my metrics. To add to it, the PTO structure for salaried employees is not how they described it when I joined. 17 PTO days total (including sick/personal time btw) and it is actually accrued throughout the year. I had to use PTO for sick time and a vacation, so when I left I had to write them a check for my balance! Talk about a way to really give someone the boot when they're on their way out the door.

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