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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 recruitment drive operational and revenue outcomes.

Catapult Solutions Group argues that transparent recruiting, referral programs, and understanding sales-recruitment alignment solve real labor-market friction. Evidence comes from founder interviews, recruiter case studies, and industry trend analysis.

Catapult Solutions Group's core thesis is that staffing excellence, transparency in recruitment, and structured referral programs directly enable business growth and talent retention. The channel proves this through founder testimony about decade-long scaling, recruiter case studies on matching candidates to roles, and data on travel nursing compensation trends that shaped workforce decisions during the pandemic.

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/week

travel nurse pay peak rate, end of December 2021

2013

year Catapult Solutions Group was founded

15+ years

staffing industry experience Patrick Burke had before founding Catapult

What the channel argues

DataTravel nurse pay stabilized after peaking near $4,000 per week in December 2021.→
InsightCatapult Solutions Group has won multiple awards between 2021 and 2022 and was named one of the fastest growing firms in the USA.→
InsightRecruiters function as liaisons between clients and candidates, helping navigate needs and negotiate prospects in a candidate-advantaged market.→
InsightStaffing referral programs leverage existing employee networks and incentives to source qualified candidates aligned with company culture.→
InsightCatapult Solutions Group was founded in 2013 by Patrick Burke and his brother, scaling from a small operation to a top staffing firm.→

What you'll learn

•How pandemic-driven travel nursing compensation peaked then stabilized, reshaping healthcare labor market expectations and workforce composition.
•Why transparency in matching candidate motivations to role fit produces better placements than transactional recruitment approaches.
•How staffing referral programs unlock peer networks as talent pipelines and create alignment between employee advocates and hiring success.
•The operational and cultural differences between sales and recruitment, and how both functions depend on relationship-building and matching skills.

What to do about it

→Audit your recruitment process for transparency gaps, particularly around candidate motivations and role fit, using Ashli Zimmerman's framework of understanding priorities per candidate.
→Launch or optimize a staffing referral program with clear incentives and culture alignment messaging to unlock your internal network as a talent source.
→Map the overlap between your sales function and recruitment operations to ensure both teams are aligned on relationship-building, prospecting, and closing methodology.

Who and what shows up

Patrick Burke

CEO and Founder, Catapult Solutions Group

Founded Catapult in 2013 with his brother; shared vision of starting their own company and doing it their way, scaling to a top-tier staffing firm.

Chris Burke

VP of Delivery and Founder, Catapult Solutions Group

Co-founder alongside Patrick; key voice in company's ten-year milestone and strategic direction.

Ashli Zimmerman

National Account Manager and Senior Recruiter, Catapult Solutions

Articulated transparency as foundational to effective recruiting and candidate-role matching in a tight labor market.

Mitch Blackwell

Chief Delivery Officer, Catapult Solutions Group

Leadership voice on company growth and operational delivery over ten-year period.

Alex Anderson

CFO, Catapult Solutions Group

Finance leader who joined early; discussed company's creation and successful growth management with CEO.

Questions this channel answers

Q

How has travel nursing compensation evolved since the pandemic peak?

Travel nurse pay rates peaked near $4,000 per week by the end of December 2021, then stabilized at lower levels. Experts expect temporary nursing contracts to remain a significant portion of the healthcare labor workforce.

Two Best Friends Working at CHS: Benefits of Travel Nurs… →
Q

What is the difference between sales and recruitment?

Sales and recruitment both rely on relationship-building and matching, but recruitment focuses on matching talent with companies and roles, while sales focuses on selling products or services to clients. The two functions are related but distinct, though many people use the terms interchangeably.

Into the Mind of Sales →
Q

Why is transparency important in recruiting?

Transparency allows recruiters to understand each candidate's unique priorities and motivations, which enables better matching to roles that fit their needs and values, ultimately improving placement success.

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

How does a staffing referral program work?

Companies ask employees and contacts if they know qualified candidates for open positions, often providing incentives or rewards for successful referrals. This leverages networks of people familiar with the company culture to find aligned candidates.

New Staffing Referral Program: A Boost for Healthcare Pr… →
Topics:Healthcare staffing and travel nursingRecruitment transparency and candidate matchingStaffing referral programsSales and recruitment alignmentTalent retention in high-turnover verticals
Themes:Transparency as competitive recruiting advantageReferral networks and internal talent pipelinesLabor market data driving staffing strategy

Industry context

Healthcare staffing buyers increasingly expect transparency, speed, and measurable operational value. MSP and VMS programs now manage over 85% of travel nurse revenue, making performance visibility and compliance critical to vendor selection.

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