Distinctive Personnel

An American staffing company, Distinctive Personnel specializes in contingent and temporary labor. It recruits and screens workers, runs their payroll in-house and supplies them to private employers as well as to government agencies. The company describes itself as a service-disabled veteran owned business, and it says it has built its reputation on reliability, empowerment and open communication with clients and candidates alike. Its work is organized around a national candidate database.

Temporary and contract staffing from a national database

The company supplies qualified temporary and contract workers from a national candidate database that it says holds more than a million resumes. Its recruiters match each client's stated needs with candidates who fit the organization, and the company says that this breadth of choice is something few staffing agencies can match.

Payrolling handled in house

The company runs payroll for the workers it places, which it says means less markup for clients. Its payrolling service covers online employment applications and the required federal and state forms, electronic timesheet submission and approval, weekly payroll checks and weekly electronic invoicing. It also handles federal and state payroll tax deposits, workers' compensation and liability insurance, unemployment claims and employee wage garnishments, and it produces the yearly W-2 forms.

Payroll cards for workers without bank accounts

Workers who do not have a bank account can be paid through the Distinctive Workforce Solutions payroll card, a service run by the company's sister company. The company describes this as part of an all-in-one arrangement for clients, which it presents as a way to avoid managing several vendors for staffing, payroll and managed services.

Vendor on premise and managed programs

Vendor on premise solutions place the company's staff at the client's workplace under a managed arrangement. The company says its managed services and vendor management system work are delivered through its sister company, which lets clients run a larger staffing program from one point of contact. The company argues that its work reduces hiring costs and speeds up time to fill, and it states that clients have cut hiring costs by an average of 20 percent.

Screening before any placement

Screening covers one-to-one interviews, skills tests for office work, checks of references, confirmation of work eligibility, verification of education, background investigations and drug testing. The company says this full process lets clients avoid spending their own time on interviews and reference checks.

Government staffing and security clearances

The company says the United States Government has vetted it to supply staffing to every branch of government. It manages the health and welfare stipends for its government workers, sets up customized invoicing for each branch, and can supply personnel who hold a top secret security clearance.

Distinctive Personnel is an American staffing company specialising in contingent and temporary labour. It recruits and screens workers, runs payroll for them in-house, and supplies staff to private employers and to government agencies.

Products and services

• Temporary and contract staffing: supplying qualified workers from a national candidate database.
• Payrolling: employment paperwork, electronic timesheets, weekly payroll and invoicing, payroll taxes, garnishments, unemployment claims and annual W-2s.
• Candidate screening: interviews, office skills tests, reference checks, work authorisation, education checks, background checks and drug testing.
• Vendor on premise: an on-site staffing arrangement at the client's workplace.
• VMS and managed services: vendor management and managed programmes through its sister company, Distinctive Workforce Solutions.
• Government staffing: staff for government branches; it can provide personnel holding security clearance.

Who it works with

The firm serves companies that rely on temporary staff and all branches of the US government, with invoicing set up for each branch.

Key facts

• Ownership: service-disabled veteran owned
• Sister company: Distinctive Workforce Solutions (DWS)
• Leadership: Jean-Paul Renard, CEO