About Us

The Velocity Story

After years of working in corporate recruiting, David Simpson and John Fortino had experienced their fair share of difficulties in the candidate sourcing process. Tired of the inefficiencies, an idea was born: outsource the high-volume work of sourcing and qualifying candidates so that organizations can focus on the high-value tasks that get best-fit candidates in the door. Qualified, Available, and Interested candidates delivered overnight. This is Velocity Resource Group’s promise from Day 1.

Since 2001 our goal has been to continuously improve the candidate sourcing and engagement process. 20 years later, we’ve evolved from simply sourcing resumes on the Internet to full-range candidate engagement.

2001

First opened our doors

July 1, 2001 – Velocity Resource Group first opened our doors in Bangkok, Thailand, and Chicago, IL – Qualified Candidates – Overnight

2004

Smilin’ and Dialin’ begins

Smilin’ and Dialin’ begins. We upgraded our services from Internet Resume Sourcing to include candidate telephone screening and qualification.

2008

Hello Milwaukee, WI

Opened our first satellite office in Milwaukee, WI.

2012

Talent databases

Began focusing on passive talent and expanded our toolkit to include a variety of talent databases – which we update regularly.

Passive Talent needs Active Outreach

2016

Hello Tampa, FL

Expanded Velocity’s presence with new corporate headquarters in Downtown Tampa, FL.

2019

GDPR compliance

Obtained GDPR compliance with OneTrust Data Privacy Management, allowing us to securely continue our international sourcing efforts.

2020

Tampa Best Places to Work

Velocity was awarded Tampa Best Places to Work 2020 by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

2021

To Infinity, And Beyond!

Celebrating our 20 th Anniversary! Velocity continues to evolve every day to remain the best value in the recruitment industry, hands down.

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The Velocity Mission

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Integrity

We are guided by integrity to create a culture of excellence, in every single interaction, every single day.

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Collaboration

We collaborate to tackle every challenge with creativity, agility, and purpose.

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Motivation

We are self-motivated and contribute at the top of our ability by bringing our A-game, every single day.

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Value

We go above and beyond the call to provide world-class services that are simple, and that add value to our clients and to each other.

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Dedication

Our work ethic and dedication to VRG’s common cause are unparalleled.

About Us