Staffing Referrals 2026 Network Impact Awards: Recognizing Staffing Firms That Activate and Scale Their Talent Networks
DENVER, CO / September 10, 2026 — Staffing Referrals, the #1 referral software for staffing agencies, proudly announces the winners of the 2026 Network Impact Awards. These awards recognize the staffing agencies that most effectively activate their talent network to drive business success.
Staffing firms are increasingly recognizing that their most valuable talent pipeline isn't a job board. It's the network they already have: the candidates already sitting in their ATS, and the people those candidates know. Activating that network means doing two things well: redeploying candidates who've already worked with the firm, and asking them for referrals to expand the pool further. Agencies that do both can grow their talent network, and their business, without paying to rebuild it from scratch on every job requisition.
By recognizing these industry leaders, the Network Impact Awards demonstrate how strategic network activation translates into measurable business results.
The 2026 Network Impact Awards comprise three categories of excellence.
Network BuilderRecognizing firms that generate the most active participation across their network
- ACS Professional Staffing
- BizForce
- Care Team Solutions
- CCS Construction Staffing
- CompHealth
- Concentric Healthcare Staffing
- Crucial-Link
- HardHat Workforce Solutions
- Job1USA
- KPG Healthcare
- Openwork Health
- Weatherby Healthcare
Most ReferredRecognizing firms that earn the most candidate referrals from their network
- ACS Professional Staffing
- Broadstaff
- CCS Construction Staffing
- CompHealth
- ComResource, Inc.
- Concentric Healthcare Staffing
- Crucial-Link
- Fettig Jobs
- HardHat Workforce Solutions
- Heitmeyer Consulting
- Job1USA
- KPG Healthcare
- Murray Resources
- PearlCare Search Group
- Uniti Med
- Weatherby Healthcare
- WSi Healthcare Personnel
Best-in-ClassHonoring firms that most effectively leverage their network to grow their business
- ACS Professional Staffing
- Atlas MedStaff
- BizForce
- Blue Chip Talent
- Broadstaff
- Cardinal Staffing Services
- CCS Construction Staffing
- Cell Staff
- CompHealth
- ComResource, Inc.
- Concentric Healthcare Staffing
- Crucial-Link
- Employment Solutions of New York (ESNY)
- Fettig Jobs
- GHR Healthcare
- HardHat Workforce Solutions
- Health Advocates Network
- Heitmeyer Consulting
- Job1USA
- KPG Healthcare
- MAS Medical Staffing
- Openwork
- Partners Personnel
- PearlCare Search Group
- Premier Medical Staffing Services, LLC
- SEEK Careers/Staffing
- Shiftfillers
- Staffworks Group
- TLC Nursing & Allied
- Uniti Med
- Weatherby Healthcare
- WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions
- WSi Healthcare Personnel
- WSI Talent
"The Network Impact Awards showcase the transformative power of authentic talent relationships," said David Folwell, President at Staffing Referrals. "As AI makes candidate access a commodity, the real advantage shifts to firms that can vouch for someone: people they've placed before, people referred by someone they trust. That's not something you can buy access to. You have to build it, and then scale it deliberately across your whole network."
The 2026 Network Impact Awards are based on data collected in the Staffing Referrals platform. Winners are chosen from platform data alone. There is no entry fee, no submission, and no way to buy a place on this list. Interested in being considered for the 2027 awards? Sign up with Staffing Referrals and start leveraging your referral program to its fullest potential.
About Staffing Referrals
Staffing Referrals turns the people already in a staffing agency's ATS into tracked referrals and placements, helping firms reduce job board dependency and deliver higher-quality, longer-tenured talent to their clients. The platform works inside Bullhorn, Avionté, LaborEdge, TempWorks, and Salesforce.
To learn more about Staffing Referrals and to request a demo of the software, visit https://staffingreferrals.com/.