The partnership gives staffing and recruiting firms a connected path from candidate sourcing to compliant worker engagement, without the administrative burden.
King of Prussia, PA – April 27, 2026 – People2.0, a global provider of workforce compliance and payroll services, and Crelate, the AI-powered recruiting platform trusted by more than 25,000 professionals, today announced a strategic partnership. Together, the two companies will help staffing and recruiting firms move more smoothly from candidate sourcing and placement to compliant worker engagement and payroll.
Many staffing and recruiting firms rely on separate tools to manage front-office recruiting and back-office compliance. That disconnect creates friction: manual handoffs, duplicated data entry, and gaps where compliance risk can creep in. This partnership is designed to close those gaps.
By combining Crelate’s powerful applicant tracking system (ATS), recruiting CRM, and AI-driven sourcing tools with People2.0’s employer of record (EOR) and agent of record (AOR) services, firms can now manage the full placement lifecycle in a more connected way. From the moment a candidate is identified to the point they are compliantly engaged and paid, the process becomes cleaner and more efficient.
Craig Cohen, Global CRO at People2.0, sees this as a natural next step for the industry. “This partnership reflects something we believe deeply: that the staffing industry grows when its infrastructure grows with it. Crelate has built a platform that meets recruiters where they work, and People2.0 handles what comes next. Together, we give our partners the foundation to scale with confidence.”
Executive search firms, direct placement agencies, and staffing firms of all sizes stand to benefit most from this partnership. These businesses can now source, place, and compliantly engage workers without switching between disconnected platforms or chasing down administrative tasks. The result is more time spent building client relationships and less time managing the systems behind them.
Jason Hoback, President of Crelate, echoed that sentiment. “Staffing firms are running complex operations including sourcing, compliance, payroll, and workforce administration, often stitched together with workarounds. This partnership with People2.0 closes that gap in a way that actually reflects how our clients work. We’ve built Crelate to adapt to the way firms operate, and People2.0 brings the back-office infrastructure to match. The combination means less time managing systems and more time building the relationships that drive their business.”
Both companies are committed to making this partnership a meaningful resource for the staffing and recruiting industry. For firms that have long felt the strain of disconnected tools and manual workarounds, this collaboration offers a more supported path forward. People2.0 and Crelate share a belief that when the right technology and the right compliance infrastructure work together, recruiting firms can focus on what they do best: placing great talent and building lasting relationships.
