101 Best Illinois Human Resources Startups & Businesses – Revolutionising The Human Resources Industry

September 25, 2022
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based Human Resources companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Human Resources industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact
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Top Illinois Human Resources Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

The Mom Project

The Mom Project

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The Mom Project is a digital talent marketplace helping women remain active in the workforce.

Alight Solutions

Alight Solutions

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Alight Solutions is a provider of benefits administration and cloud-based HR and financial solutions.

Alight Solutions

Hireology

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Hireology is a staffing and hiring platform for the franchise and retail-automotive industries.

Alight Solutions

Envoy Global

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Envoy Global provides computer software and SaaS.

Alight Solutions

Jellyvision

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We make learning and decision making delightful. ALEX, our benefits expert, helps millions of employees understand their benefit options.

Alight Solutions

PerkSpot

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PerkSpot is a buying programs for organizations.

Alight Solutions

Maestro Health

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Maestro Health offers a technology-meets-service platform that is reimagining employee benefits.

Alight Solutions

Anthill

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Solutions for employees that don’t sit at a desk. Enables open, ongoing communication through the most inclusive technology: text messaging.

Alight Solutions

UrbanBound

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UrbanBound is a smart software solution designed for employee management and relocation benefits.

Alight Solutions

Fieldglass

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Fieldglass provides SaaS-based solutions that help firms procure and manage contingent workers, services, independent contractors and more.

Alight Solutions

MVP Staffing

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MVP Staffing develop a game plan to ensure productivity and operational stability to devote more time and energy to things you do best.

Alight Solutions

Lightbank

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Lightbank is a VC started by serial entrepreneur Eric Lefkofsky helping early stage founders across SaaS, marketplaces, fintech and crypto.

Alight Solutions

Aasonn

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Aasonn is a global consultancy that provides Human Resources consulting,

Alight Solutions

WittKieffer

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WittKieffer is a global executive search firm dedicated to organizations that improve quality of life in healthcare, education, and more.

Alight Solutions

StoryBolt

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The marketplace of storytellers for employee engagement solutions

Alight Solutions

humanpredictions

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humanpredictions is a B2B data company focused on gathering professional public data about technical people.

Alight Solutions

Peanut Butter

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Student loan assistance as an employee benefit

Alight Solutions

Parker Dewey

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Helps companies work with college students / recent grads on short-term projects both to address immediate needs and improve hiring.

Alight Solutions

Discovery Partners Institute

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Discovery Partners Institute is an organization designed for tech workforce development and applied R&D in Chicago.

Alight Solutions

LYLA

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LYLA develops a support system for employees to reduce stress in the workplace, benefit mental wellbeing, and increase overall retention.

Alight Solutions

CareerBuilder

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CareerBuilder is an online platform specialized in HR Software-as-a-Service to help companies with the recruitment process.

Alight Solutions

Paylocity

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Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY) is a leading provider of cloud-based payroll and human capital management (HCM) software solutions.

Alight Solutions

Working World

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Working World is a staffing agency that offers staffing solutions to industrial and clerical sectors.

Alight Solutions

Digi-Me

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Digi-Me operates in the staffing and recruiting, also termed talent acquisition, segment of the human resources technology market.

Alight Solutions

MAKE Corporation

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MAKE Corporation is a staffing and recruiting company providing IT staffing, recruiting, and consulting solutions.

Alight Solutions

Wonderlic

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At the forefront of hiring – assessing, analyzing, & comparing candidates for objective, informed selection.

Alight Solutions

Code SixFour

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The Code SixFour Benefits Consulting Cloud empowers insurance agents and benefits brokers to deliver better benefits outcomes to employers.

Alight Solutions

Kincentric

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Kincentric is providing employee engagement and HR consultancy services.

Alight Solutions

MoreWithUs – Everyday Jobs

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Jobs and hiring for small businesses and people seeking entry level, part-time, and hourly wage jobs. Need a job? Let employers find you!

Alight Solutions

SurePayroll

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SurePayroll provides online payroll services such as payroll tax services, accounting services and 401k plans for SMEs.

Alight Solutions

Kin

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Kin helps you manage new hire onboarding, employee data, time-off tracking, and employee reviews & objectives.

Alight Solutions

Skill Scout

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They make your hiring better by making job skills tangible.

Alight Solutions

Epay Systems

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Epay Systems is a tech company that provides web-based time and labor management solutions for employers with a distributed workforce.

Alight Solutions

Betterteam

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Betterteam allows you to replace email and spreadsheets with a beautiful, easy to use, web based applicant tracking system

Alight Solutions

CIC Plus

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CIC Plus offers online forms management solutions for HR and payroll tasks.

Alight Solutions

Accurate Personnel

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Accurate Personnel is a staffing and recruiting company that offers workforce solutions.

Alight Solutions

TopBloc

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TopBloc is a medium enterprise businesses and provides ongoing support services.

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WinningWise

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WinningWise specializes in executive, leadership, team and career development, culture transformation, and talent engagement.

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Spindle Technologies

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Spindle Technologies, operations management software increases productivity and reduces utility costs for businesses.

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LaSalle Network

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LaSalle Network, a leading provider of professional staffing and recruiting services, specializing in technology, administrative, and more.

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HR Imaging Partners Inc.

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HR Imaging Partners is a photography company offering school photography services.

Alight Solutions

Blue Marble Payroll

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Blue Marble Payroll is an integrated payroll management solution that combines leading-edge technology with superior customer service.

Alight Solutions

Swoon Group

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Swoon Group is a staffing and recruiting company offering contract and client management services.

Alight Solutions

Wiseful

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Community learning & recruiting platform for Tech

Alight Solutions

MFGWorx

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A live chat job board that targets the manufacturing and industrial sectors connecting hiring managers to candidates instantly.

Alight Solutions

Johnson Service Group

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Johnson Service Group is a recruitment firm that help companies hires talented people.

Alight Solutions

DHR International

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DHR International provides executive search services, succession planning, and middle management/emerging leaders search solutions.

Alight Solutions

myCNAjobs

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myCNAjobs is a community of professional caregivers.

Alight Solutions

LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions

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LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions is a staffing and recruiting company offering aviation technicians and engineers placement solutions.

Alight Solutions

CRS Group

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CRS Group is a staffing and recruiting company providing talent management solutions.

Alight Solutions

Medhq LLC

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Medhq LLC Provides Business And Staffing Services For Healthcare Industry.

Alight Solutions

PlaneTechs LLC

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PlaneTechs is a staffing and recruiting company offering contract aviation mechanics and technicians.

Alight Solutions

FurstPerson, Inc.

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Pre-hire assessment software, products, services, and analytics

Alight Solutions

Qualigence International

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Qualigence International is a staffing and recruiting company that provides recruitment research and executive search services.

Alight Solutions

Yona Solutions

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Yona Solutions is an environmental and dining services company.

Alight Solutions

Doyle HCM

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Payroll, Payroll tax filing, onboarding, custom handbook & policy writing, affordable care act services, affordable care act clean up

Alight Solutions

StratEx

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StratEx helps mid-sized businesses manage strategic HR functions.

Alight Solutions

Careers In Nonprofits

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Careers In Nonprofits is a staffing and recruiting company.

Alight Solutions

Elite Staffing Inc

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Elite Staffing provides temporary staffing and employment services to workers across a wide variety of industries

Alight Solutions

CAVU Human Capital Management

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CAVU Human Capital Management customizable suite of products and services include Payroll, Payroll Tax, Applicant Tracking.

Alight Solutions

BiznusSoft Inc.

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BiznusSoft is a SaaS company with a vision to provide maintenance free business applications to companies worldwide.

Alight Solutions

Howard Simon and Associates

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Howard Simon and Associates provide financial services like retirement plans, payroll solutions, and HR management.

Alight Solutions

Systems Research Inc. (SRI)

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Systems Research is a staffing and recruiting company specializing in talent management services.

Alight Solutions

Benefit Planning Consultants

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BPC is in the business of taking care of people.

Alight Solutions

Coast Inc.

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Lombard, IL based marketing, advertising, and sales firm.

Alight Solutions

Digital People

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Digital People is a staffing and recruiting company specializing in digital staffing services.

Alight Solutions

ROC Group

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ROC Group is an employee communication and human resources company.

Alight Solutions

HappyWork

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HappyWork is a complete employee engagement and recognition solution.

Alight Solutions

FetchFind

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FetchFind provides staff training and business solutions for the $23B pet services industry.

Alight Solutions

Kensington International

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Kensington International is a management consultancy based in Illinois.

Alight Solutions

HireLevel.

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HireLevel is a staffing and recruiting company that offers light industrial and professional staffing services.

Alight Solutions

Connect Search, LLC

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Connect Search is a staffing and recruiting company that provides finance, accounting, and IT recruitment services.

Alight Solutions

Staff Management|SMX

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Staff Management|SMX offers onsite staffing solution, individualized recruitment and placement services.

Alight Solutions

Advanced Resources

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Advanced Resources is a staffing company that help people move their careers forward and help businesses solve complex challenges.

Alight Solutions

Instant Technology

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Instant Technology provides IT staffing solutions on both a temporary and permanent basis.

Alight Solutions

Stivers Staffing Services

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Stivers Staffing Services is a staffing and recruiting company that offers payrolling, administrative staffing, and clerical staffing.

Alight Solutions

3D Results

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3D Results is a management consulting firm.

Alight Solutions

RHM Staffing Solutions

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RHM Staffing Solutions is specialize in providing engineering and technical staffing for contract and direct hire employment opportunities.

Alight Solutions

Person Plus

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Person Plus is a staffing and recruiting company offering personnel staffing and recruitment services.

Alight Solutions

Brisker Group

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Brisker Group is an HR service provider that offers custom payroll solutions and back-office services to organizations through software.

Alight Solutions

Glotel, Inc.

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Glotel is a staffing and recruiting company that provides telecom and it staffing solutions.

Alight Solutions

Brighter Planet

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Advanced carbon management tools

Alight Solutions

SmartSource Technical Staffing

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SmartSource Technical Staffing is a staffing and recruiting company that offers workforce management and project staffing services.

Alight Solutions

Engagement Multiplier

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Engagement Multiplier is an online program that gives companies the power to measure and improve employee engagement.

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Prairie

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Prairie specializes in the placement of Information technology professionals in a wide range of disciplines.

Alight Solutions

Flexible Staffing Services, Inc.

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Flexible Staffing Services is a staffing and recruiting company that provides light industrial and clerical staffing services.

Alight Solutions

Challenger, Gray & Christmas

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Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an executive outplacement firm providing customized, individualized training, coaching, and personal support.

Alight Solutions

Brilliant䋢

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Brilliant䋢 is a staffing and recruiting company that offers staffing and management resources solutions.

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BRGS

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BRGS specializes in talent mobility solutions, program efficiency, mitigating risk & managing compliance and leveraging global supply chain.

Alight Solutions

The Plus Group

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The Plus Group is a staffing and recruiting company that provides temporary and direct hire staffing services.

Alight Solutions

Surestaff

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SureStaff is a recruiting agency that provides staffing and employment services for a broad range of industries.

Alight Solutions

Salesdrive

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SalesDrive is a firm that helps companies offering a variety of tools.

Alight Solutions

TransTech IT Staffing

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TransTech IT Staffing is a staffing and recruiting company offering IT staffing solutions.

Alight Solutions

ScoutLogic Screening

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ScoutLogic Screening’s mission is to make background checks easy for recruiters.

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Advanced RPO

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RPO Services helps you re-engineer your hiring process to deliver top talent to your team.

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247Headhunting

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247Headhunting is a staffing firm, providing real solutions to the demands of the competitive talent industry.

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Fishman Public Relations

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Fishman Public Relations provides publicity and social media support for the franchise industry.

Alight Solutions

Human Kinetics

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Human Kinetics produce innovativ

Alight Solutions

Integrity Trade Services

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Integrity Trade Services provides the highest level of staffing and tailor made business solutions to every client they serve.

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ESPO

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ESPO offers technical staffing, business support, and engineering solutions.

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DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment

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DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment is a staffing and recruiting firm offering actuarial and analytics recruitment services.

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