New: Explore our new interactive Workday Compensation Dashboard
New: Explore our new interactive Workday Compensation Dashboard
Workday Recruiting and Staffing specialists
For 14 years, we've focused exclusively on Workday recruiting and staffing - permanent hires and experienced contract talent - while building around the places hiring decisions most often go wrong.
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From our salary dashboard · 2,500+ contributors · US & Canada
"I had sworn off all staffing agencies, until I crossed paths with Corner Office Consultants."
Kristina B., Head of People
The Risks
Most of it shows up before the offer is ever made: in how the search is run, what the role pays, who makes it through the volume, and what happens if the hire doesn't last.
Most firms bonus recruiters on fills and activity KPIs, not longevity, so they optimize for getting someone placed, not for who actually thrives long term.
The Real Cost
SHRM estimates replacing an employee costs 50–200% of salary. On a $130K hire, one mis‑hire is a five to six‑figure loss.
Compensation and talent teams work from generic data or guesses, so offers miss the market in both directions: you overpay for some hires and lose strong candidates on others.
The Real Cost
In the 2025/26 Workday Compensation & Market Guide, pay is the #1 reason people leave Workday customers and #2 at service partners.
AI‑matched applications flood roles with “qualified” resumes, and recruiters who can't tell Studio from EIB guess what to trust, wasting your team's time.
The Real Cost
Hiring teams we've talked with see 200–300 applications per Workday role, and AI tools have pushed volume up by more than 40% in a year (NYT).
Once an offer is signed, many recruiters immediately chase the next req, so if the hire fails later you restart the search from zero on your own.
The Real Cost
Most recruiting guarantees expire before onboarding truly takes hold. Theirs: 30-90 days. Ours: 365.
How We Help
Each one came from seeing the same problems play out in the Workday market, over and over.
Direct Hire
4.2-year average tenure · 365-day replacement guarantee
The job description is only the starting point. We work with you to define five pillars of success for this role - business credibility, trust & influence, growth capacity, execution & ownership, and longevity alignment - and then recruit against those, not just keywords. The numbers prove it.
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Contract Talent
A network built over years, not a search started when the req opens
When we put someone forward, we're vouching from experience. Our network includes Workday contractors we've known, worked with and seen deliver, so we know more than what is written on a resume.
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Compensation
US & Canada · Workday-specific data · Collected since 2018
Since 2018 we've published the only compensation and market guide built specifically for the Workday ecosystem in the US and Canada. It's now an interactive dashboard.
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WDBeacon
Free job posting · Signal Boost available
WDBeacon is a career platform where employers post roles and Workday professionals manage their next move in one focused place.
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"I've worked with a number of headhunters before and I must say you and your team have been the best to work with. You really listened to what our needs were and presented high quality candidates."
Jeff S.
VP, People Technology
Coverage
Fourteen years focused exclusively on Workday means we've placed and supported professionals across the platform, from analyst to VP.
Platform
Position levels
Analyst
Consultant
Senior Consultant
Lead
Architect
Manager
Director
VP
Lifecycle stages
Scoping, business case, first hires
Cutover, hypercare, stabilization
Steady state, support, optimization
Managed services and ongoing change
Phase two, new modules, expansion
Direct Hire · Contract · Contract-to-Hire
US & Canada
Compensation Data
See how Workday salaries and contractor rates compare across the US and Canada before you make the next hiring, retention, or outside‑support decision.
"Thank you for all the work you have done over the years for the Workday ecosystem. You have been my go-to trusted resource for salary data and I have used that to great value in my leadership role."
Stephan M., Director of IT, HRIS and Finance
The WaveMakers Podcast
Hiring is only part of the picture. WaveMakers brings in people from across the Workday ecosystem to talk about leadership, careers, team building and the changes affecting how people work and grow.
Even if the answer is "don't hire yet," we'll tell you.
One call. A straight read on your role, the market, and how much help you actually need.
