A placement is a relationship.

Northbridge Talent was founded in 2011 by Mara Delgado after fifteen years on both sides of the desk — first as a warehouse supervisor who could never fill a shift, then as a recruiter who watched good people get lost in a portal. The conviction was simple: a placement is a relationship, not a transaction. Today Northbridge is a team of recruiters, account managers, and credentialing specialists matching Chicagoland employers with vetted talent — and treating every candidate like a person, not a req.

Two sides, one standard

We exist for both sides of the handshake. Employers get vetted, reliable people fast — backed by a 96% fill rate and a 90-day replacement guarantee. Job seekers get a real recruiter, weekly pay, a path to permanent, and the dignity of never being charged a fee. The same care goes into both.

How we’re different

• We vet on competency and reliability — every associate is interviewed, skills-tested, background-checked, and E-Verified.
• For direct-hire, we send a short list of finalists, not a stack of résumés.
• We’re the W-2 employer of record for temp associates — payroll, taxes, workers’ comp, and compliance are on us.
• Safety is a standard, not a slogan: orientation and PPE before any light-industrial first shift.