Dawson

Dawson is a Columbus staffing and recruiting agency that connects employers with workers for temporary, contract and full-time positions. Its staffing divisions cover office and administrative work, customer service, manufacturing and distribution, marketing, creative and sales roles, accounting and finance, legal services and information technology.

For employers, Dawson offers direct hire recruiting, managed service provider (MSP) and vendor management system (VMS) programs for national clients with high-volume hiring needs, and HR management services. It also runs community workforce programs, with education for high school and college students, parents and other job seekers. The agency was founded in 1946 to help soldiers returning from World War II find work. Its home office is on Dublin Road in Columbus, and it has another office in Strasburg.