HR Companies & HR Consultants in Wakefield, RI

Millennium Consulting, Inc. is a professional staffing and recruiting firm that supplies technology and finance specialists to employers. It started in 1996 and serves both private companies and public sector bodies. Its clients range from very large corporations to early-stage start-ups. The firm calls itself New England-based with a national reach. It has offices in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and a Puerto Rico affiliate in Hato Rey that serves the Latin American region.

What the firm provides

The firm's core service is staff augmentation, which means placing outside experts inside a client's team for a set period. Employers can hire consultants by the hour or fill permanent roles through direct hire, and the firm also arranges terms in between. It says it works within the client's budget and advises on current labor market conditions and pay rates.

The firm keeps a pool of pre-screened candidates so it can put people forward faster. It reports that 75 percent of the candidates who interview with a client go on to start, which shortens the time to fill a role.

Its placed consultants help with planning and delivery and are also expected to pass their know-how on to the client's own staff.

Specialties

The firm recruits in two main areas: information technology, and accounting and finance. Its technology consultants cover disciplines such as:

• Agile delivery, project management and release management
• Java development and architecture, web architecture and mobile apps
• Data modeling, ETL work, business intelligence and Hadoop-based big data
• DevOps, cloud deployment and infrastructure or network engineering
• Identity and access management, information protection and compliance
• QA and test engineering, and business analysis

For finance teams, it fills roles from bookkeepers, accountants and internal auditors to controllers, treasurers, actuaries, tax managers, financial analysts and chief financial officers.

How it works with clients

Each client is matched with account managers and recruiters who know its industry, have worked with it before, or understand the technical and market needs of the role. Before a candidate is presented, the firm checks references against trusted sources and runs background checks. It also confirms technical skills through online tests and technical interviews.

Recruiters stay in touch with candidates through the client's interviews, the onboarding period and the project itself. The firm says it aims for long-term relationships with both clients and consultants.

Background and credentials

Founder and CEO Paul Hansen leads the firm, along with co-founder Jim Hansen, who heads customer engagement. Jamie K. Hansen runs digital marketing and administration, and Javier Recio is regional director for Latin America. The leaders who run sourcing hold certification from TechServe Alliance, which covers staffing best practices and employment law.

The firm says all of its recruiters will earn this certification. Its clients come from many sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, high-tech, financial services, insurance, retail and government. That mix may appeal to buyers who want a recruiting partner focused on specialized technical and financial talent rather than a general HR provider.

O'Neill Consulting is a search and talent advisory firm based in Wakefield, Rhode Island, and part of the Acertitude Group. It fills upper and middle management roles for companies that want to grow or change direction.

Its clients include operating companies' leadership teams and private equity executives who need the right people to drive growth or improve operations after an investment. Within the Acertitude Group, sister firms handle board-level and C-suite searches, while O'Neill Consulting focuses on the management layers just below the top.

Core services

The firm's work falls into three main practices:

• Management search: recruiting for upper and middle management positions. Each search starts with a detailed kickoff, and a scorecard helps the hiring panel agree on what a strong candidate looks like.
• Management assessment: reviewing current leaders or whole teams with validated tools. The reviews look at experience, personal traits, management skill and mental agility, to lower the risk of hiring, promotion and development decisions.
• Project recruitment: hiring many people quickly, for example to build a new sales force, enter a new market or staff a merger or acquisition.

Industries and functions

O'Neill Consulting organizes its expertise by sector and by job function. Sectors include business and professional services, consumer, energy, industrial, private equity and social impact. On the function side, it recruits for corporate and finance roles, operations and supply chain, strategy and corporate development, technology, and transformation and restructuring. It also has a dedicated diversity practice.

How the firm works with clients

Project teams follow a management-consulting model with three linked roles: a consultant who owns the client relationship, researchers who map the market and find and screen candidates, and a project manager who keeps the work on schedule. The firm says it acts as a long-term partner that learns each client's business and promotes the client's employer brand to candidates.

It aims to work at the client's pace and combines judgment with data when choosing which candidates to present. Testimonials on its site come from leaders at companies such as LoJack, Platinum Equity, Gilbane Building Company, PepsiCo and Verra Mobility. They mention close attention to detail, flexibility, and success reaching candidates who weren't actively job hunting.

Background and track record

Kevin O'Neill founded the firm and is now its chairman. It reports about 25 years of experience in recruiting and talent consulting. The team includes principals, senior associates, associates and project managers, and staff follow the Acertitude Group's 24 shared principles. An independent survey after each project measures client satisfaction.

The firm reports a net promoter score of +82, an average 9.4 out of 10 for quality of placement, and 8.9 out of 10 for the search experience. Its published placements include a corporate controller for Simply Good Jars, a human resources director for Schimenti, and a president for Rip Van.

For buyers comparing HR partners, it suits companies that need management-level hiring or assessment more than general HR administration.