About Populus Group

Great companies succeed because of their employees. That's our philosophy, and we've developed our entire business around it. We value people and their differences, and it works to our competitive advantage. As an organization who celebrates diversity, we maintain a strong and diverse candidate pool, both in ethnicity and skill set. We can assist your organization in building a diverse workforce as well.

Founded in 2002, with the vision to provide clients with Diverse Talent Management Solutions, Populus Group is a privately-held, Minority Certified company. Populus Group's recruiting strategy focuses on three primary areas of expertise; Engineering and Design, Information Technology, and Office/Professional.

  • Primary locations in three major metropolitan areas: Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, & Seattle, Washington
  • Placement coverage in 46 states
  • MBE certified in all 50 states

With Populus Group Comes Value

Achieve Minority Spend Credits - Populus Group is a nationally certified minority owned talent management solutions provider that enables companies to meet minority spend goals. Through proven performance, we deliver a diverse suite of talent management solutions and a high quality diverse workforce utilizing our own internal diverse team.

Diverse Talent Management Solutions - Populus Group offers a comprehensive of customizable talent management solutions that yield a high quality diverse workforce quickly. Applying cost effective solutions and innovative business models, we adjust with the dynamics of your business.

Active Performance Management - More and more companies are using contingent workers to support critical segments of their business operations, in particular in the engineering and technical industries, as well as for high volume Light Industrial operations, due to the critical nature of the projects at hand. Populus Group can get you the contingent workers you need, when you need them.

Populus Group has proven performance methods of delivering a highly talented and qualified diverse candidate pool. We implement specialized, in-house service offerings that enable increased visibility into performance, enhanced speed and quality hires while actively managing the cost effectiveness of your use of a contingent workforce.

Compliance and Risk Mitigation - Populus Group mitigates your exposure to risks associated with co-employment, immigration, payrolling, and transitioning supplier contractors. We effectively manage compliance to internal and government regulations associated with contingent resources.

Our Solutions Work for Clients like You

Understanding our clients' goals is the first step. We help companies navigate through the ebbs and flows of their business and a project-based economy by providing a dynamic and reliable contingent workforce. We've worked with the world's largest automotive manufacturer to the world's largest provider of software products and services. Our depth of experience and access to a talent pool that's considered one of the best in the industry ensures that our Fortune 500 clients get the results they demand. The following are a few of the many industries we serve.

  • Automotive
  • Consumer Products
  • Financial Services
  • Government / Public Sector
  • Information Technologies
  • Manufacturing
  • Software
  • Transportation

Highlights

  • $450m in customer spend since inception
  • $90m in Managed Services spend in 2009 as primary vendor
  • 48% compounded annual growth rate since 2004
  • 90% Successful Placement ratio
  • 46% Diverse Candidate Placement ratio
  • 81% Internal Diversity Rate (including women and minorities)
  • 57% Diversity Executive Leadership Team
  • Top 15 fastest-growing private staffing firm in 2009, #1 fastest growing privately held staffing company in 2007 SIA Ranking

Populus Group Certifications & State Certifications

  • National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) through Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC)
  • California Public Utilities Commission
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Connecticut
  • Maryland/District of Columbia
  • Massachusetts
  • Missouri
  • New York
  • Texas
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin

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