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StaffBuffalo’s full-scale recruiting, human resource, and talent acquisition services help employers identify and retain the right candidates, and employees find the right job.
Bringing top companies and candidates together is all in a day’s work at StaffBuffalo, where premier recruiters make matchmaking easy.
A certified Women Business Enterprise, the full-service professional staffing firm provides executive and direct hire solutions, talent acquisition services, and human resource management for Buffalo-area businesses.
“We love building relationships and helping clients optimize their business by connecting the right candidates and companies,” says Maggie Shea, CPA, StaffBuffalo partner.
Founded in 2015 by Shea and partner Lauren Lewis, MBA, StaffBuffalo has grown from a humble, home-based business to one of Buffalo’s leading staffing agencies. “We bootstrapped for two years, turning the entire first floor of my house into our office,” says Shea.
“In 2017, we purchased our building—and that’s when the business really took off,” adds Lewis. Backed by a decade of pharmaceutical sales experience, she’s a tenured business professional and Shea’s cousin.
“We’re related but have completely different personality types. Lauren is very sales oriented. She handles our marketing and creates unparalleled, long-term business relationships that help us better serve clients,” Shea says. “And I love the staff and client development side of things.”
Together, the duo provides staffing and career management solutions that help small and medium-sized businesses thrive.
Meeting Market Demand
As client needs evolve, so do StaffBuffalo’s growing capabilities and strategies.
“Direct hire accounting placements were our bread and butter at the start. As our clients grew, we expanded into human resources, sales, marketing, legal, and more,” explains Lewis.
Launched last year, HRBuffalo helps companies benefit their bottom line by outsourcing human resources. The service is operated entirely by former human resource managers and supports over 100 companies throughout the Buffalo region. From building internal recruiting processes to developing employee leave policies, HRBuffalo offers fully customizable solutions that optimize human resource capabilities while cutting costs.
“We deliver added value that helps clients optimize their people operations so they can grow their business and increase revenue,” says Lewis. These services make it possible for companies to allocate more of their time, energy, and money to other areas of their operations.
That includes StaffBuffalo talent acquisition services, designed to help companies create, improve, and retool their recruiting process from the inside out. “Every organization is different, so we never take a cookie-cutter approach,” Lewis notes. “We build relationships with our clients and engineer hiring solutions that fit their goals.”
But finding the right candidates for the job takes more than just reading a resume. “It really comes down to deciphering personality types and determining the best match for the role,” says Shea, who left a successful career in recruiting to start StaffBuffalo.
Beyond employer staffing, the agency also provides personalized headhunting and career management services for goal-oriented professionals. As the area’s businesses and workforce continue to expand, StaffBuffalo will be there every step of the way to help bridge the two so that they can meet their full potential.
“We thrive on helping companies overcome obstacles and connecting candidates with Buffalo’s best employers,” Shea says. “There’s so much opportunity to grow our business and truly serve the Buffalo community.