Who We Are

A veteran staffing agency, run by veterans

LockLeed is a military recruiting firm in the literal sense: veteran-owned, staffed by people who served, and built to move vetted military talent into civilian careers — direct hire, executive search, and industry-dedicated divisions.

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48hr
Response to Every Inquiry
5–10
Days to First Qualified Slate
$0
Cost to Candidates
10+
Years Operating
What We Do

What a military staffing agency actually does

Military careers don’t read like civilian résumés. A platoon sergeant’s résumé says “92A” where a civilian’s says “inventory operations manager”; a clearance that took eighteen months to adjudicate hides in a single line. Generalist recruiters skim past that value — a veteran recruiting agency is built to catch it. We translate every MOS, verify service, interview for the role, and send employers finalists, not applicants.

Since 2015 that model has grown into direct-hire placement across ten industries, a retained executive search practice for leadership roles, a dedicated transportation & logistics division, and specialty desks for engineering, manufacturing, and cybersecurity talent. Headquartered in Minneapolis; placing nationwide.

For candidates: everything we do for job seekers is free — applications, resume help, and interview prep included. Employers pay us; candidates never do.

How we place talent

  • Direct-Hire Placement
  • Retained Executive Search
  • SkillBridge Pipelines
  • Ready Roster Introductions
  • Industry-Dedicated Divisions
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Compare Your Options

Staffing agency vs. everything else

vs. Job Boards

Boards sell access to applicants. An agency delivers vetted finalists with a guarantee. When each one wins.

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vs. In-House Recruiting

Your recruiters know your company; we know the military talent market. How the math shakes out.

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vs. General Staffing

What a military specialist catches that a generalist firm misses — clearances, COOL credentials, MOS depth.

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And the money question: the full fee breakdown — contingency percentages, retained structures, guarantees — lives in our staffing agency cost guide.
Questions

Veteran Staffing FAQ

What is a veteran staffing agency? +
A recruiting firm that specializes in placing military veterans and transitioning service members into civilian jobs. The specialty matters because military careers don’t read like civilian résumés — a good military staffing agency translates MOS codes, ranks, and clearances into the roles they actually map to, then vets each candidate before an employer ever sees them.
What does a veteran staffing agency cost? +
Employers pay a placement fee — typically a percentage of first-year salary on contingency searches, due only on hire, or a credited retainer on executive searches. Candidates pay nothing, ever. Full details in the cost guide.
How is a military staffing agency different from a job board? +
A job board sells you access to applicants; a staffing agency delivers vetted, interviewed finalists and stands behind them with a replacement guarantee. Our comparison guide walks through when each one makes sense.
Do you only place veterans? +
Veteran and military-connected talent is our specialty and our network’s center of gravity — that’s the pool that makes us different. We represent the strongest candidate for the role, and a decade of military-focused search means that candidate usually served.
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Work With a Staffing Agency That Speaks Military

Employers: tell us the role. Veterans: send us your résumé. Either way, you’ll hear from a human within 48 hours.

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