Team building for staffing agencies

The best team building for staffing agencies and recruiters is short, competitive and scored desk against desk. Book a 60-minute hosted game on video for every branch at once, midweek in the late afternoon and away from the quarter-end placement push, or bring a host to your branch for a game night.

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Team building for recruiters: desk against desk

Recruiters live on metrics, so give them a scoreboard. Each game runs about an hour with a live host on Zoom, Teams, Meet or Webex, and the newest recruiter can win next to the top biller.

Prices are live from our catalog and grow with your headcount. See all activities.

When recruiters can step off the phones

Your placement calendar decides the date. Stay clear of starts and quarter end, with 2026 and 2027 dates.

  1. Early Dec 2026

    The holiday party, before clients go dark

    Many client hiring managers take time off in late December, so the first half of the month is the time to gather. For Thursday, December 10, book a hosted game by November 25 and a kit workshop by November 19. If your light industrial desks staff the holiday peak, give them their own event in January.

  2. Jan 2027

    Kickoff for the new year's numbers

    New goals, new desk assignments, sometimes new branches. Pair the kickoff with a hosted game. Ideas on sales kickoff activities.

  3. Feb 16 to Mar 5, 2027

    Mid-quarter: the main team event

    Far enough from quarter end that nobody is chasing a start date. For Wednesday, February 17, book a hosted game by February 3 and a kit workshop by January 27.

  4. Mar 17 to 31, 2027

    The quarter-end placement push: hands off

    The last two weeks of a quarter belong to closing offers and confirming starts. Q1 2027 ends Wednesday, March 31.

  5. Apr 2027

    Celebrate the quarter's placements

    Desk awards and a game in the first week of the new quarter, while the numbers are fresh. Repeat each quarter.

  6. Sep 2027

    National Staffing Employee Week

    The American Staffing Association's week for temporary and contract employees. In 2026 it ran September 14 to 20; ASA publishes each year's dates on its National Staffing Employee Week page. Check them before you plan.

The best hour in a recruiter's week

  • Not Monday morning. New placements start, and recruiters field first-day calls from candidates and clients.
  • Not the lunch hour. That is when many working candidates can take a call.
  • Late afternoon, midweek. Wednesday or Thursday at 3 or 4 pm local time, after the interview slots.
  • Every branch at once. 4 pm Eastern is 1 pm Pacific, so one session reaches both coasts.

A desk, a branch or the whole firm

Staffing firms are built from desks and branches. Pick the event shape for the unit you are bringing together.

  • One desk

    A desk of 8 to 12

    Most hosted games are one package price for up to 25 guests, so a single desk can have its own hour after a record month.

  • Branch vs branch

    Every branch on one call

    Each branch plays as its own team in one video session. The scoreboard does the rest.

  • In person

    One branch, one room

    A host brings a game night to your office in 17 US cities. See in-person team events.

What it costs for a desk, a branch or the firm

Totals for one desk of 10, a branch of 40 and a firm of 120, from live catalog prices.

Total price for the whole group, by headcount
Fun-Filled FeudHosted game, package price10 people$97540 people$1,195120 people$1,855
Poll Points!Hosted game, priced per 25 guests10 people$85040 people$1,700120 people$4,250
Mixology Cocktail TrioKit workshop, base fee plus a price per kit10 people$1,36940 people$4,339120 people$12,259

Package games grow in blocks of guests; kits add a price per recruiter. Pay by card or by invoice and PO. Get a free quote for your exact headcount.

Celebrate a record quarter, or reset after a rough one

Recruiting runs on offers that get declined and starts that fall off. Mark the good quarters, and give the team something calmer after the hard ones.

Kit workshops need about 3 weeks for US addresses and 5 weeks with anyone in Canada or abroad. See all activities.

Your contractors on assignment are a different group

This page is for your internal team: recruiters, account managers and branch staff.

Contractors on assignment work at the client's site, on the client's schedule, so they usually sit outside your internal event. If you want to thank them, for example during National Staffing Employee Week, send thank-you gifts to their homes, or invite them to an optional evening session on video. Check your client agreements first, and ask payroll whether event time counts as paid time for hourly staff.

Corporate recruiting and talent acquisition teams sit inside HR; for them, see team building for HR teams.

Staffing agency team building questions

What is good team building for staffing agencies?

A short, competitive hosted game scored desk against desk or branch against branch, booked midweek in the late afternoon and away from the quarter-end placement push. Recruiters work from a phone and a screen all day anyway, so 60 minutes on video reaches every branch at once. Celebrate a record quarter with a kit workshop, and book a resilience workshop after a rough one.

What are good team building ideas for recruiters?

Games that reward reading people and thinking fast: survey games, poll games and timed challenges, with desks as teams. Keep it to an hour so nobody misses a candidate callback, and give each branch its own team name on one scoreboard.

How much does recruitment agency team building cost?

It depends on the format and the headcount. Fun-Filled Feud is $39 a person for a group of 25 ($975 package). Mixology Cocktail Trio is $99 a person plus a $379 base fee. You see the full price before you book, a 50% deposit holds the date, and you can pay by card or by invoice and PO.

Can our branches in different cities play together?

Yes. One video session holds every branch, and each branch plays as its own team. 4 pm Eastern is 1 pm Pacific. For a branch that wants to meet in person, a host can run a game night at your office in 17 US cities.

Can we include our contractors on assignment?

They are a different group. Contractors work at the client's site, on the client's schedule. If you want to thank them, send a gift to their home or invite them to an optional evening session on video. Check your client agreements first, and ask payroll whether event time counts as paid time for hourly staff.

How far ahead should we book?

About 2 weeks for a hosted game, about 3 weeks for a kit workshop with US addresses, and about 5 weeks with anyone in Canada or abroad. For a February 17, 2027 event, that means a hosted game by February 3 and a kit by January 27.

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