Professional Recruitment Agency in Chicago
The right hire in days, not months — permanent, contract and executive recruitment for Chicago employers, with an honest call back for every candidate.
Eight Ways To Hire With Kilnworth
From one hard-to-fill seat to a whole new office — pick the engagement that fits the job.
Who We Recruit For
Professional Services
Law, accounting and consulting firms across the Loop and River North.
Technology
Software and data teams from Fulton Market startups to enterprise IT.
Manufacturing & Logistics
Plant, warehouse and supply chain roles across Chicagoland.
Healthcare Administration
Revenue cycle, scheduling and practice management teams.
Financial Services
Banks, insurers and trading firms that need people who can start fast.
Nonprofits & Education
Development, operations and finance roles for mission-led employers.
Loud About Results. Quiet About Everything Else.
Kilnworth started in 2009 in a two-desk office above a West Loop coffee shop. Seventeen years and more than nine thousand placements later, the approach hasn't changed: learn the job properly, send fewer and better candidates, and tell everyone — clients and candidates — the truth quickly.
- ✓Every candidate gets a call back
- ✓Shortlists of three to five, not thirty
- ✓A replacement guarantee on every permanent hire
What You Can Hold Us To
A Shortlist In About 48 Hours
For most permanent and contract roles, because we're already talking to the people you need.
Three To Five Candidates, Not Thirty
Each one interviewed, tested and referenced before you see a name.
A Replacement Guarantee
If a permanent hire leaves in the first 90 days, we search again at no cost.
One Consultant, Start To Finish
The person who takes your brief is the person who closes the offer.
Brief To Start Date
Brief
A thirty-minute call on the role, the team and the timeline.
Search
We tap our Chicago network and screen properly.
Shortlist
Three to five candidates in about 48 hours.
Offer & Start
We manage the offer and check in after day one.
What Clients And Candidates Say
We opened a Fulton Market office with forty seats to fill in ten weeks. Kilnworth ran it like a project — weekly scorecards, no wasted interviews — and we opened on time with every desk taken.
They called me back the same afternoon, told me honestly which roles I'd get and which I wouldn't, and had me in a better-paid job within three weeks.
Our interim CFO started four days after we called. Kilnworth ran the permanent search alongside it, so the handover was seamless.
Better Jobs, Faster — And A Call Back Every Time
Register once and a consultant will call you the same day or the next. We'll tell you honestly which roles fit, what they pay and how to stand out — and we'll never send your résumé anywhere without asking first.
- ✓A real call back, every time
- ✓Permanent, contract and temporary roles
- ✓Interview prep before every interview
How We Treat Job Seekers
Always free
Employers pay our fees. You never pay a thing.
No surprise submissions
We ask before your résumé goes to any employer.
Honest feedback
Win or lose, you'll hear why.
Salary on the first call
You'll know the range before you apply.
Register With Kilnworth
Two minutes. A consultant will call you within one business day.
Send Us The Brief. We'll Send The Shortlist.
Most clients see three to five interviewed candidates within 48 hours of the first call.
Questions We Hear Most
What does Kilnworth charge?
Permanent placements are a percentage of first-year salary, paid only when your hire starts. Contract and temporary staff are billed hourly. We'll quote on the first call.
How fast can you fill a role?
Most permanent and contract roles have a shortlist in about 48 hours. Executive searches take three to six weeks.
Is registering free for candidates?
Always. Employers pay our fees.
Do you only recruit in Chicago?
Most of our roles are across Chicagoland, but we recruit nationally for executive and remote positions.
What if a hire doesn't work out?
Every permanent placement carries a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Can you handle a whole new office?
Yes. Our volume hiring team regularly fills forty to two hundred seats for openings and expansions.
Tell Us Who You Need
The role, the team and your timeline. A Kilnworth consultant will call you within one business day.
- Visit usChicago, IL 60606
- Call us(312) 555-0126
- Email ushello@kilnworthrecruitment.com