Every recruiting firm says it delivers. These are the engagements we can show, with the numbers from each one, followed by how we measure the figures we quote across the site.
40+ placements and a #2 vendor ranking for a $1B security systems integrator
An embedded PartnerHire team of four senior recruiters filled 40+ roles across six job functions and 20 hiring managers in the first year, at a 47% fill rate and one hire for every three submissions.
PartnerHire · Defense & security Read the case study →20 cleared starts in seven months on a U.S. Navy financial management program
For a $3B government solutions integrator on SeaPort-e, 70% of submissions went to interview and one in four was hired. More than 75% of the positions required an active clearance.
GovCon · Cleared Read the case study →20+ hires in under a year to build a global consulting firm's public sector practice
Cloud, data, blockchain, and cybersecurity roles, many cleared and on-site, at two to three submissions per hire. The firm ranked BizFirst its #2 talent team and granted Premier Vendor status.
PartnerHire · Federal Read the case study →96% retention across a two-year DirectHire engagement for SitScape
Solution architects, product developers, and AI/ML consultants for an enterprise no-code software company, at about one placement a month, each backed by a replacement guarantee.
DirectHire · Enterprise software Read the case study →Six cleared engineers in 10 weeks for Virsec's defense product team
Two of the six hold Top Secret clearances. Six months after onboarding, retention across the team stood at 100%.
PartnerHire sprint · Defense product Read the case study →Candidates in five business days on average for a Silicon Valley data and cloud company
An embedded team vetting 150+ candidates a month, with 95% retention across placements. The engagement grew into contractor workforce management.
PartnerHire · Technology Read the case study →How we measure the numbers we quote
Three figures appear across bizfirst.net. Here is what each one means and where it comes from.
94% of placements still in seat past 90 days
Of the placements BizFirst made in 2024 and 2025, 94% were still employed by the client on day 90, the end of our standard guarantee period. We count every placement on DirectHire and managed PartnerHire engagements, and a placement counts as retained only if the person is still in the role on day 90. Client-directed engagements, where the client's own process governs screening, sit outside this figure.
First qualified candidates in about 3 business days
On PartnerHire engagements in 2025, the first qualified submissions reached the client in about three business days on average, measured from the kickoff call to the first submission the client received. Specialized or complex roles can take longer. On DirectHire, first submissions typically arrive in 5 to 7 business days.
3 to 4 clients per Client Delivery Lead
A standing operating rule rather than an average: each Client Delivery Lead carries three or four client accounts at a time, and as we grow we add people rather than accounts.
Case study figures
Each number on a case study comes from that engagement's own records or the client's vendor scorecard, and describes only that engagement. Some clients are named; others are described by size and sector.
All figures are company-reported and unaudited. We refresh this page when the numbers change. If you'd like to talk through any of them, email info@bizfirst.net. How we research and label facts in our buyer guides is on the methodology and editorial standards page.
Last updated September 24, 2026.