About Us

Forward Progress Staffing is a boutique IT and Finance recruiting firm founded by Eric Kinsey — 25+ years in the industry, built to deliver white-glove service without the cookie-cutter approach. We find the right people, fast.

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What We Do

Staffing Solutions

  • Contract-to-Hire
  • Long-term & Short-term Projects
  • Direct Placement
  • Payroll Services
  • Sample Technical Roles

  • AI Engineer\Solution Architect
  • Cybersecurity
  • Project\Product Management
  • DevOps\Cloud Administration
  • Systems Administration
  • Application Development
  • Data Analysis
  • Business Analysis
  • Sample Non-Technical Roles
  • Executive Placement - CIO\CTO\CFO\CHRO\CISO
  • Accounting & Finance
  • Marketing
  • Human Resources
  • Sales
  • Industries Served

  • Technology
  • Financial & Professional Services
  • Social Media & Entertainment
  • Gaming & Hospitality
  • Aerospace
  • Local Government
  • Food & Beverage
  • Why Us?

    Speed to Hire

    According to the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), the average time to fill a position is 42 days! We save our clients time and money with our streamlined process which includes:

    • 2 days Average time to identify and present qualified candidates
    • 2 Average number of interviews needed


    Our thorough vetting process enables our clients to reduce the total number of interviews needed to make a hiring decision. Our guarantee gives them the confidence they need back that decision!

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    Blog, Articles & Musings

    The Candidate Playbook: How to Work with Recruiters

    Many of those looking for work are reaching out to recruiters, both internal and external. Many of these same people aren’t aware of the protocol or best practices for working with those recruiters. So, unto you, I provide the Playbook for candidates working with Recruiters: Be Transparent If you’re going to play coy about your

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    Tech layoffs continue…here are the hot jobs

    415,000 people laid off in the last 19 months. 165k in 2025 and 245k already in 2026. https://lnkd.in/g8C6rhxm New grads are struggling to find work and mid-senior level folks are competing for lower paying jobs. According to CIO.com these are the hottest roles still in demand: AI\ML Engineer Cybersecurity Data Analyst Data Scientist DevOps Engineer

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    When is the market going to shift?

    I’ve been asked this question daily since the summer of ’24. Being in the business for 24 years you see patterns. You’re able to predict downturns and upswings. You follow the trends and can forecast fairly accurately. Yeah, those were the days. My first role started in 2002 when the Dot com bubble burst. IT managers were driving airport shuttles

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    Main: 805-383-9556
    Nevada: 702-381-3422