Southern California Staffing Agency
With The Right People, You’ll Go Further
As a California staffing agency, we take a thorough approach to understanding your business by learning your culture, operations, and the processes that drive your success. The result is hiring solutions that deliver value where it matters most.
Flexible Staffing Services for California Employers
Your success is our success – that’s why we believe in the power of a flexible workforce. With more than 50 years of successful staffing experience in Southern California, we’ve been helping companies be more agile and responsive to changing business priorities and market conditions. We’re here to get you the top talent you need, whether that be short-term, long-term, or uncertain.
Temporary Staffing
As your business needs change, keep staffing levels optional with temporary talent. For work peaks, either short or long term, this can reduce the overall cost to usage on the time you need.
Temp-to-Hire Staffing
This arrangement allows you to assess an employee and evaluate if their skills and work ethic fit into your organization for a predetermined length of time. At its completion, choose to hire that employee direct or go in another direction, the choice is yours.
Direct-Hire Placement
Finding the right direct hire employee is essential to the success of your business. Helpmates is committed to locating a custom match for your direct hire needs through our sourcing and screening best practices.
Managed Workforce Services
We will manage all aspects of a company’s staffing function, customizing a program for sourcing, hiring, and managing temporary employees. Helping you to increase productivity and freeing you from the time and cost burdens of hiring.
Onsite Staffing Support
With our On-Premise Program, Helpmates can manage every part of the staffing and hiring process. From interviewing to controlling staffing levels, our on-site representatives will handle all issues involved with managing a large contingent workforce. Our representatives will work with you to develop a highly customized program that fits your staffing and talent needs.
Payrolling Services
You choose the contract employees you wish to add to our payroll. Helpmates is the employer of record and manages all payroll expenses such as taxes, unemployment, and worker’s compensation. Read about the benefits of Payrolling.
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Talent Fit For Your Specialized Workforce
No matter your need, Helpmates has access to fully vetted and dependable people who are ready to work and fill your talent gaps across Southern California. We’ll introduce you to new hires faster than ever without worrying about candidate quality. Click on your industry to see the types of positions we can fill across your business, whether it’s located in Los Angeles, Orange County, or the South Bay area.
Work with a California Staffing Partner to Hire Great People
We’ve found that the most successful companies in California know their people are their most important asset. Our team prioritizes you. That way, you get faster access to fully vetted candidates, shared industry knowledge, and exceptional hiring and recruitment solutions.
Our Approach
We use powerful hiring recruitment technology and tap into our vast candidate pipeline to engage, qualify, and connect job seekers to employers. Helpmates has done this across Los Angeles, Orange County, and the South Bay for more than 50 years, with a median time-to-fill of 4 days.
Certified Staffing Professionals
In partnership with our customers, we’ll work together towards limiting workplace issues through proactive human resources best practices. It’s part of the reason clients rate us 4.5 stars; they trust us to get it right.
Safety Standard of Excellence
It’s a designation that reflects industry leading safety for temporary employees. Helpmates is the first staffing company in the country to earn this from the American Staffing Association (ASA) and the National Safety Council. Our OSHA-10 certified team members bring safety-first insight into every workforce solution.
Candidates, Ready to Go
With 155,858 qualified candidates in our pipeline, we’re not scrambling to find talent—we’re already connected. From Manufacturing and Customer Service to HR, Accounting & Finance, and more, we’ve got reliable people ready when you need them.
100% Happiness Guarantee
We are so confident in our unique hiring process, and our ability to work with you on the qualified talent for the position, that we offer a 100% guarantee. If you should find you are unhappy with the work performed by our Specialist, we will not charge you as long as you participate in our quality control program.
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Staffing Built Around Your Success: Putting the “ART” in Partnership
At Helpmates, staffing is more than filling roles—it’s about building relationships that help businesses grow. We put the “ART” in partnership by taking the time to understand your hiring goals, workforce challenges, and long-term business needs. That means more than delivering qualified talent; it means sharing labor market insights, HR best practices, compliance guidance, and resources that help your business succeed.
Staffing Built Around Your Success: Putting the “ART” in Partnership
At Helpmates, staffing is more than filling roles—it’s about building relationships that help businesses grow. We put the “ART” in partnership by taking the time to understand your hiring goals, workforce challenges, and long-term business needs. That means more than delivering qualified talent; it means sharing labor market insights, HR best practices, compliance guidance, and resources that help your business succeed.
Employer Resource Hub
Blogs, news, California hiring solutions, and case studies to help you learn and achieve success.
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Constant changes at the workplace are stressing out your team. Here’s a practical guide to leading employees through change before it derails your workforce.
California Employment Law Updates for 2026: What HR Leaders Need to Know
Several new California employment laws and regulatory updates take effect in 2026, bringing changes that affect everything from AI-assisted hiring to employee notices and repayment agreements. Here’s a straight-talk summary of the employment law updates HR teams should have on their radar.
The Importance of E-Verification for Temporary Staffing Talent Solutions
Not all staffing agencies or companies use e-verification as part of their hiring process. But the ones who do benefit from peace of mind. Here’s how.
Ready for Faster Hiring and Better Talent Matches?
We’ve found that working with California employers who regard people as their most important asset are the most successful. Whether you need temporary staffing, long-term hiring support, or flexible workforce solutions, our team is always with you.
Ready for Faster Hiring and Better Talent Matches?
We’ve found that working with California employers who regard people as their most important asset are the most successful. Whether you need temporary staffing, long-term hiring support, or flexible workforce solutions, our team is always with you.