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Staffing expertise and talent strategy for employers who set higher standards.

Catapult Solutions Group is a staffing firm focused on placing high-quality talent across multiple professional fields and raising hiring standards for its clients. Their MarketScale channel covers workforce strategy, talent acquisition, and the evolving expectations of employers and candidates. Content is relevant to HR leaders, hiring managers, and business operators managing growth.

7 episodes
Channel Brief·Catapult Solutions Group · 7 episodes
Updated Sep 27, 2023

Staffing and talent acquisition drive operational transformation

Catapult Solutions Group argues that recruitment, referral programs, and transparent hiring practices solve real labor-market problems. The channel offers founder testimony, practitioner insight, and specific labor-market data to prove it.

Catapult Solutions Group believes that staffing, recruitment, and transparent talent practices are not peripheral to business success but central to it. The channel proves this through founder and C-suite testimony about how the company scaled from 2013 to become a top staffing firm, and through practitioner voices explaining how referral programs, transparency, and sector-specific recruitment (healthcare, IT, skilled trades, engineering) solve billion-dollar operational gaps.

Drawn from 10 Years of Catapult Solutions Group and 2 more →

“Transparency is one of the most important factors when it comes to being a recruiter.”

Ashli Zimmerman, National Account Manager and Senior Recruiter, Catapult Solutions

By the numbers

$4,000 per week

peak travel-nurse pay rates by end of December 2021

Since 2013

Catapult Solutions Group founding year to 10-year milestone

Multiple awards

won between 2021 and 2022, including fastest growing firms in USA

What the channel argues

InsightCatapult Solutions Group grew from startup to top staffing firm in 10 years, winning multiple awards between 2021 and 2022.→
DataTravel-nurse pay reached close to $4,000 per week by end of December 2021 before stabilizing.→
InsightRecruiters serve as liaisons between clients and candidates, helping candidates negotiate and find roles aligned with their priorities.→
InsightStaffing referral programs leverage employee networks and incentives to find qualified candidates familiar with company culture.→
InsightSpacee uses IoT rovers and computer vision to provide real-time inventory visibility in retail, solving operational inefficiencies.→

What you'll learn

•Travel nursing salaries peaked at $4,000 per week in late 2021 and have since stabilized, but temporary contracts remain a significant part of healthcare labor.
•Transparency in recruitment means understanding each candidate's motivating factors and matching them to roles that fit their priorities, not just filling vacancies.
•Referral programs work by incentivizing current employees to recommend candidates from their networks, improving cultural fit and hiring quality.
•Catapult Solutions Group built a multi-sector staffing operation by starting with founder staffing experience and scaling through leadership focus on growth and talent delivery.
•AI and IoT technologies like Spacee's can bridge digital-physical retail gaps by providing real-time inventory visibility across channels.

What to do about it

→Audit your recruitment process for transparency: document what you tell candidates about priorities, job fit, and career trajectory before they apply.
→Design and launch a staffing referral program with clear incentives and a simple nomination process to tap your employee network.
→If you operate in healthcare, IT, skilled trades, or engineering, map your labor-supply gaps and evaluate whether travel staffing, temporary contracts, or permanent hire models best fit your cost structure and continuity needs.

Who and what shows up

Patrick Burke

CEO and Founder, Catapult Solutions Group

Founded Catapult with his brother in 2013 and scaled it to a top staffing firm, winning multiple awards between 2021 and 2022.

Chris Burke

VP of Delivery and Founder, Catapult Solutions Group

Co-founder alongside Patrick Burke who worked to build the company their own way.

Mitch Blackwell

Chief Delivery Officer, Catapult Solutions Group

Leadership team member who contributed to the company's 10-year growth and expansion.

Ashli Zimmerman

National Account Manager and Senior Recruiter, Catapult Solutions

Articulates transparency as foundational to recruitment success and candidate matching.

Alex Anderson

CFO, Catapult Solutions Group

Finance leader who joined early to manage company growth alongside Patrick Burke.

Questions this channel answers

Q

What is a staffing referral program and how does it work?

A staffing referral program is when a company asks employees and contacts to recommend candidates for job openings, often with incentives or rewards for successful referrals. It leverages existing networks familiar with the company and its culture to find qualified candidates.

New Staffing Referral Program: A Boost for Healthcare Pr… →
Q

How do sales and recruitment differ, and how are they related?

The channel notes that sales and recruitment are often used interchangeably but are distinct roles that go hand in hand. Both require matching expertise to need, but the content does not fully elaborate the difference.

Into the Mind of Sales →
Q

Why is transparency critical in recruitment?

Transparency helps recruiters understand each candidate's individual priorities and motivating factors, allowing them to match candidates to roles that genuinely fit, not just fill vacancies.

Hire Education: Recruiting Rooted in Transparency and Ho… →
Q

What happened to travel nursing demand and pay post-pandemic?

Travel nursing was highly lucrative during the pandemic, with pay rates reaching close to $4,000 per week by end of December 2021. Since that peak, travel nursing salaries have stabilized, but temporary nursing contracts are expected to remain a significant portion of the healthcare labor workforce.

Two Best Friends Working at CHS: Benefits of Travel Nurs… →
Topics:Healthcare staffing and travel nursingTalent recruitment and referral programsSales and recruitment alignmentAI-driven inventory management in retail
Themes:Transparency and honesty as recruitment anchorsStaffing as strategic operational functionMulti-sector talent acquisition and labor-market adaptation

Industry context

Staffing has shifted from traditional permanent hiring to flexible models combining full-time, travel, contract, and per diem workers across healthcare and other sectors. Candidate experience—clear communication, transparent expectations, and responsive engagement—is now a competitive differentiator for staffing organizations.

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