About Carex

When we founded Carex, we had a vision — to completely reinvent the staffing process. At best, staffing can be inefficient and impersonal, and at its worst…well, we’d prefer not to dwell on that. So, we’ve opted for something completely different: building lasting, transparent relationships with both partners and candidates. After all, if we don’t get to know you, we can’t really help you find what you’re looking for.

OUR TEAM

We know staffing because we’ve lived it.

Before we started Carex, we sat on every side of the table — operating as vendors, clients, and consultants. Our past experience has everything to do with the way we do business today. No two candidates — or partner organizations — are the same, so you’re not going to find any cookie-cutters here.

What you will find? A group of hiring experts, who go above and beyond to understand the people, skills, and personalities needed for a specific project, role, or fit within a company.

HERE’S WHAT WE BELIEVE

Our Guiding Principles

Care

Careers and great teams need to be nurtured in order to grow — so we treat your career path or hiring needs like they’re our own, ensuring you always feel supported by our team. We also care for our community by working with local nonprofits to make sure Madison is a great place for everyone to live, work, and play.

Be Real

Transparency is the name of the game at Carex. If you’re a candidate, that means you know what we know. Those recruiters who submit your resume to a company and you never hear from them again? Yeah, that’s not us. We do the same for partners — keeping you in the know about our candidate pipeline and being candid about what we’re seeing in the market.

Have Fun

We spend a LOT of our time working. If you can’t have fun, what’s the point? We take a lot of pride in helping people build their careers — and helping companies build talented teams — so we always take the time to celebrate wins together as a team. (We just might have a wheel that we spin for prizes at the office.)

HELPING COMPANIES BUILD MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCES

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

As a female- and minority-owned company, we know DEI&B is more than policies, programs, headcounts, and conversations—it’s how companies respect the unique needs, perspectives, and potential of all team members. And, it starts with a company’s hiring process.

Click below to learn more about our commitment to DEI&B and download our whitepaper on Promoting DEI in Job Descriptions.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DEI&B

FROM GLASSDOOR

“Progressive Caring Atmosphere”

“I was referred to Carex via a job opportunity I was pursuing. The whole Carex team has been very responsive and they clearly go out of their way to be a hands-on and personal company, with both their contract employees and staff. Their main office is located in a budding tech hub in downtown Madison, connecting them with progressive startups as well as larger corporate players in the area.”

VISIT GLASSDOOR PROFILE

HI, WE’RE CAREX.

Meet Our Team

Mom to rambunctious boys, Hazy IPA fiend, known to spontaneously handstand.

Theresa Balsiger

Vice President of Recruiting

Stairs > Elevators. College sports > pros. Life > social media. History books > everything else.

Matt Duffy

President

Weight-lifting enthusiast, dog training amateur, and year-round iced coffee drinker. Lifelong Midwesterner with a love of international travel.

Andie Dumond

Recruiter

Jesus follower. Brazilian. Netflix lover. Work hard, travel harder.

Keitti Halberslaben

Operations Specialist

Cheese curds aficionado (and I mean deep-fried), paper planner, to-do list maker kind of gal, super mom, and advocate of Taco Tuesday every night of the week.

Joy Kurber

Healthtech Director

Proud Mama. Cheese and wine enthusiast. Gemini homebody with a hint of wanderlust.

Lydia Lightfoot

Technical Recruiting, Team Lead

Wanderlust spirit mama seeking the perfect balance between running and tacos, pairs well with sand and humidity.

Jenny Medeke

Sourcing Strategist

Fan of all things Wisconsin sports. Most likely either enjoying pitchers at the union or playing soccer.

Andree Mendoza

Technical Recruiter

Wisconsin born and raised. Mom to two girls. Lover of travel, food and family time.

Erin Mosleth

Healthtech Recruiter

Adventure seeker. Book addict. Video game lover. Unofficial curly hair product tester.

Erin Mowbray

Marketing Specialist

Entrepreneur. Connector. Proud Working Mom. Dog Lover.

Rachel Neill

CEO

Founder with a high proclivity towards dad jokes. Headphone aficionado and all-around ‘gadget guy’.

Bill Neill

COO

Wisconsin badger. Minnesota native. Lover of travel, new adventures, and Starbucks pink drinks!

Kayla Rademacher

Marketing Intern

Proud mom of a musician, music lover, and fur baby mama with a serious love of all the java (the coffee kind that is), will try any crafty adventure once!

Wendi Reuter

Senior Technical Recruiter & RecOps Lead

Proud father, beer snob, fitness enthusiast, grill master, Packer backer, and amateur gardener. Seinfeld is the greatest sitcom of all time and it’s not debatable.

Andrew Schroeder

Recruiter

Family-Focused Father. Life-long Learner. Avid world traveler, but Wisco Boy forever.

Jake Siudzinski

Vice President of Partner Growth

Caffeinated Mommy of 2. Community Builder. Your Perpetual Cheerleader. Never Not Talking!

Laura Strickland

Partner Success Manager, Northeast Wisconsin

Most likely to be found on her bike or vespa cruising the neighborhood. Always planning the next family adventure!

Katie Winn

Enterprise Partner Manager

LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE AND WORK

Locally Owned, Locally Operated

We’re a national firm with partners and candidates all over the United States, but our roots are firmly planted in Wisconsin. We’re committed to keeping our region’s highly skilled talent right here in Wisconsin (and we like attracting people to our awesome state as well).

We’re proud of the community in Madison and its thriving business environment — and we’re excited to be part of the city’s robust economic development engine.

DOING OUR PART

Our Community Commitment

“Care. Be Real. Have Fun.” That’s our motto while we’re working, but it’s a big part of who we are outside of work, too. Some of our favorite causes align directly with our company values: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County, YWeb Career Academy, Agrace, Rooted, Gilda’s Club, Madison 365, and more!”

My experience with Carex and Jake, specifically, has been smooth and easy since we began partnering last year. They consistently provide us with high-talent candidates, with a focus on culture, as much as skills.

What has set Carex apart is their philosophy of transparency. They take the time to understand our needs without pressuring us and provide us with all the necessary information to make informed decisions. Their philosophy of open transparency around pricing is as rare among staffing and consulting companies, as it is refreshing. Additionally, their team is responsive and proactive, ensuring that we are completely satisfied with the services provided.

If you’re looking to add talent to your team, without sacrificing culture, I would definitely recommend reaching out to Jake at Carex!

Dan Murphy

Caresyntax

Corporate Recruiter

I started using Carex for my staff augmentation just earlier this year, and have really transitioned to using them exclusively. I am consistently impressed with the quality of candidates and the speed at which I receive them. They did a great job getting to know me and understanding what I look for, and they’ve hit four home runs for me in the last couple of months. Can’t say enough good stuff about the team.

Nick

VP of Strategy & Project Delivery

I had a great experience working with Lydia at Carex. She checked in with me regularly to keep me informed about opportunities. She helped me find a great job that gives me a better work/life balance and a more fulfilling experience overall. I cannot recommend Carex enough!

Rachel Witty

Entegral

Software Engineer, Permanent Placement

As AprilAire has been growing, we have needed to leverage our talent acquisition resources effectively. Cue Carex Consulting! They found us temporary recruiters who could step in and immediately hit the ground running! Due to their excellent communication, integrity as talent partners, and quick turn around time, we were able to effectively hire extremely talented individuals to join the AprilAire team. Extra shout out to Jake Siudzinski for being so diligent and knowledgeable when partnering with us!

Claudine Baccheschi

AprilAire

Talent Acquisition Manager

We’ve been extremely pleased with everything the team has done for us. They took all the stress out of the hiring process, including scheduling phone interviews and onsite interviews. It’s a relief to know that every candidate is high-caliber and especially nice knowing exactly what the candidate’s salary expectations are. The first thing I do when I have new hiring needs is email Carex. I couldn’t be more pleased!

Rob F.

Exact Sciences

Carex has been an incredible partner for us. By taking the time to understand our needs, they were able to develop a creative custom recruitment solution.

Kevin K.

First Choice Dental

Carex has been a great hiring partner for our organization. It would have been a much larger challenge to grow our team from 8 to nearly 40 without them! We love working with Joy, our recruiter. She listens to what we’re looking for and evolves her approach based on our needs. She’s like an extension of our team.

Jess Osborn

findhelp

Director of Customer Success

Carex was amazing to work with! They helped us recruit for a position that they had not normally recruited for before, but were willing to try it. They ended up giving us dynamic, quality candidates that we had a hard time choosing from. We ended up with an amazing employee thanks to their timely and efficient screening and recruiting techniques. I would highly recommend their services!

Carrie O'Dell

Group Health Cooperative

Chief Human Resources Officer

Carex has been much more personable insofar as getting to know me, compared to other staffing firms that feel very corporate and very numbers-oriented. Carex is a normal group of folks…just trying to do a good job, do right by people, and I think it really shows in the interactions you have. I’ve just enjoyed the company. Everyone has been really nice and fun to work with.

Mick Blackwell

Olah, A Verisma Company

Director, Marketing and Partnerships

Carex is everything you’d want in a staffing partner. Throughout the years, I’ve worked with them on both sides of the desk, customer and candidate, and they exemplify what it means to be honest, trustworthy, nonjudgmental, and true professionals. They’re someone you want in your network.

Angela Wurtz, PHR