Direct Hire
Permanent employees, recruited and vetted for you — you pay only when your hire starts.
Find your next role. Build your best team.
Staffing & Recruiting Agency for the United States and Canada
Harbor Recruitment is a staffing and recruiting agency headquartered in San Francisco that places direct hire, contract and contract-to-hire talent across ten practice areas in the United States and Canada. 100% free for candidates, with a pay range on every posting.
18 roles open right now · every posting includes a pay range
Trusted by hiring teams across North America
- Northwind Software
- Cascadia Health
- BLUEPEAK FINANCIAL
- TrueNorth Logistics
- maplecore foods
- IRONLINE MFG.
20,000+
Careers Placed
900+
Client Companies
10
Practice Areas
93%
12-Month Retention Rate
For Job Seekers
Your next role is closer than you think
- A pay range on every posting — no salary guessing games
- 100% free for candidates. No fees, ever.
- Health coverage and 401(k)/RRSP matching for eligible contractors
For Employers
Shortlists in 3–5 business days, not weeks
- Vetted, interested candidates — not a stack of resumes
- One partner for direct hire, contract, and executive search
- Success-fee model with a 90-day replacement guarantee
What we do
Six ways to build your team
From a single direct hire to a full workforce program — pick the engagement that fits, and switch as your needs change.
Contract & Temporary Staffing
Skilled contractors on our payroll, on your team — one all-in hourly bill rate.
Contract-to-Hire
Try before you hire — evaluate on the job, convert when you're sure.
Executive Search
Retained, confidential searches for the leaders who change your trajectory.
High-Volume Workforce Programs
Ramp a facility or a season — dozens to hundreds of workers, one accountable partner.
RPO & Payroll Services
Your recruiting engine or your payroll of record — run by Harbor, branded as you.
Now hiring
Featured openings
Fresh roles across the US and Canada — every one with a pay range, because you shouldn't have to interview to learn the salary.
Data Engineer
Direct HireCascadia Health
- Remote (US)·Remote
- Mid · 3–6 years
- $125K–$150K USD
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Executive Assistant
Direct HireBluepeak Financial
- New York, NY·On-site
- Mid · 5+ years
- $80K–$95K USD
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Senior Software Engineer
Direct HireNorthwind Software
- Austin, TX·Hybrid
- Senior · 5–8 years
- $135K–$165K USD
Posted View details
Maintenance Technician
ContractTrueNorth Logistics
- Charlotte, NC·On-site
- Associate · 2–5 years
- $28–$34/hr USD
Posted View details
Financial Analyst
Direct HireMaplecore Foods
- Toronto, ON·Hybrid
- Mid · 2–4 years
- $70K–$85K CAD
Posted View details
Corporate Paralegal
Direct HireBeacon Ridge Legal
- Chicago, IL·Hybrid
- Mid · 3–6 years
- $75K–$90K USD
Posted View details
Practice areas
Specialists in ten fields
Generalist breadth, specialist depth — recruiters who actually speak your industry's language.
How it works
A clear course from hello to hired
No black box. Here's exactly what working with Harbor looks like, whichever side of the table you're on.
Upload your resume
Five minutes, one form. A real recruiter — not a bot — reviews every submission and reaches out when there's a genuine match for your skills and goals.
Get matched by a recruiter
You'll talk with a specialist in your field about what you want next: pay, work mode, growth. They only send you roles that clear your bar.
Interview with employers
We handle the scheduling and prep you before every round, then debrief with you and the employer afterward so you always know where you stand.
Accept the offer & start
Your recruiter helps you weigh the offer, negotiate where there's room, and plan a clean exit from your current role before day one.
Tell us who you need
A focused intake call covers the role, the team, the pay range, and what success looks like. You leave with a named account manager and a committed shortlist date.
Shortlist in 3–5 business days
You meet a handful of vetted candidates — interviewed, reference-checked, and genuinely interested — instead of a stack of resumes to sort yourself.
Interviews & assessments
We schedule every round, run any skills assessments you want, and debrief both sides within a business day so momentum never stalls.
Offer, onboarding & follow-up
We help you shape an offer that lands, manage the notice period, and stay close through onboarding — with scheduled check-ins across the first 90 days.
Why Harbor
What you can hold us to
Speed
Shortlists in 3–5 business days for most roles — because open seats cost you every week they stay open.
Breadth
Ten practice areas across the US and Canada, from software engineers to skilled trades — remote roles included.
Trust
Candidates never pay a fee. Employers pay on success, backed by a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Support
One named recruiter from first call to first day — and check-ins through the first 90 days after.
Real placements
People and teams we've moved forward
“I uploaded my resume on a Tuesday and had two interviews lined up by Friday. My recruiter knew the Chicago market cold — the range she quoted me was exactly what the offer came in at.”
Resources
Advice you can act on
Straight answers on pay, resumes, offers, and hiring — starting with our 2026 Salary Guide.
2026 Salary Guide: What Top Roles Pay in the US & Canada
Base pay ranges for 10 in-demand roles across the US and Canada, built from our placement data — plus how to read the numbers and three ways to negotiate from them.
Daniel Okafor · July 6, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Beat the ATS: Resume Tips That Actually Work in 2026
Most resumes get screened by software before a recruiter ever sees them. Here is how parsing and AI screening really work this year, plus the five fixes that get your resume through.
Marcus Reid · July 20, 2026 · 5 min read
How to Negotiate a Job Offer — Scripts Included
The first number is rarely the final number. Here's where offers actually flex, the 24-hour move that opens the door, and three word-for-word scripts you can send tonight.
Émilie Tremblay · June 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Ready for what’s next?
Whether you’re making your next career move or building your next team, a real person at Harbor is ready to help — usually within one business day.