The 90's: Augustine was founded in the mid 1990's by its current owner, John Laporta and quickly became a market leader in the recruitment process outsourcing space. From its modest beginnings to today...our vision remains clear...to be the most sought after recruitment process outsourcing firm.
2008 (10 Years of RPO Leadership) : Augustine celebrates ten years in business while looking forward to a future bright with opportunity, developments and exciting ideas for the evolution of talent acquisition, development, and management. Augustine has grown in just ten short years from a start-up recruitment process outsourcing provider to today’s position as a leader in the top tier of the world’s recruitment process outsourcers.
Augustine was founded as a start-up recruiting firm with the goal of providing clients access to the passive candidate market and critical market intelligence regarding talent, the competition, and more. Augustine continues to develop and implement creative recruiting solutions around the world. The original goal of the company is still in place today, “provide seamless access to talent and information, regardless of its location”.
Augustine provides worldwide service and support through the headquarters office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Augustine has completed thousands of projects for well over a thousand customers ranging from start-up to Fortune 50.
“Although 10 years have brought many changes, Augustine’s commitment to open, intelligent talent acquisition and development processes and systems has remained constant. Our customers know Augustine is a dependable provider of cutting-edge talent solutions, with dedicated and talented employees,” said Mark Lukens, President of Augustine. “Augustine’s customers are a key part of our success and growth. We enjoy working with so many clients that are quick to recognize the value of Augustine’s combination of incorporating new processes and technologies while building on proven standards for unique talent acquisition and development systems.”
"In the past 10 years, Augustine has achieved unprecedented success. Positive customers, a dedicated staff, an expansive line of proven talent solutions, and a clear vision for the future are key factors for continued success,” said Mark Lukens. “Augustine will continue to have the vision, research and development resources, and corporate strength to enhance the recruitment outsourcing experience. As Augustine continues to expand the recruitment process outsourcing experience, provide successful market research and intelligence solutions, and delve into opportunities with global solutions, Augustine’s solutions will continue to create real value for the long-term strategies of our clients around the globe.”
Customers are Key to Success
Augustine’s success is largely influenced by the input and advancements of hundreds of Augustine customers worldwide. Augustine’s customer base includes start-ups to Fortune 50 companies in numerous countries spanning multiple continents including North America, South America, Australia, Asia, and Europe. Augustine holds the distinctions of working with the some of the largest companies in the world.
A Full Range of Talent Solutions
Augustine is a company with smart leadership, creative staff, and a determination for success, but most of all, an organization with a passion for cutting-edge solutions. Turning heads in the 90’s, Augustine was one of the first true recruitment process outsourcing firms in North America.
Augustine has continued the trend setting ever since, announcing a suite of recruitment outsourcing solutions that could truly be tailored to a client’s specific market, geography, and business model. Instead of offering a cookie cutter recruiting solution Augustine first focuses on understanding the client and its unique needs. From this qualitative and quantitative research comes a solution based upon the collective insight of Augustine and its client.
Augustine’s approach is truly strategic in nature and is based upon the philosophy of business. In other words, Augustine employs the same processes and procedures to recruiting that a company would to product research and development. Seek first to understand and then be understood.
