About us
We're not your typical staffing agency. Distinct originated in the UK in 2016, introducing its people-first approach to talent acquisition to North America in 2021.
Established from a desire to create a truly great place to work, our international team of 50+ is divided across the USA and UK, with offices in Boston, London, Nottingham and Leeds. We firmly believe that people make the difference and have grown our business by striving to do the right thing for our employees and our customers. Today, our dedicated USA divisions specialize in public accounting and legal sectors.
We take pride in delivering a quality service that is built on trust and measured by results. Our journey includes:
Challenges, investment and international growth
Our journey hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows. Like many businesses, we were confronted with unprecedented challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic crisis. Proudly, we supported our team through these tough times. As opportunities arose, we resumed investing, fostering business growth and securing jobs for our team.
The surge in remote work enabled us to broaden our candidate network, representing talent across North America, catering to remote, hybrid and on-site opportunities.
Our areas
of expertise:
Our business values
People first
At Distinct we firmly believe people make the difference. Our exceptional team provides an outstanding 360 service to our candidates and clients. However, as a business, we are not content with standing still.
Equality in the workplace
- Part-time working contracts
- A transparent career path and bonus scheme
- Internal mental health aids
- Enhanced maternity package
- Board meeting agenda and actions accessible to all staff
As part of our equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) strategy, our team is taking active steps to continue to improve our workplace for all present and future employees.
Social responsibility
Following our US expansion in 2021, we made it our mission to become carbon neutral. We’re fortunate to have sustainability ambassadors in our team who continue to drive everyday change, including some of our proudest achievements.
- We plant a tree for every permanent placement to reduce carbon in our atmosphere
- Our local suppliers range across organic, Fairtrade and zero-waste businesses
- We are carbon-neutral certified.
We successfully offset 120% of our emissions and removed 2.5k items of plastic from the ocean in 2022. In addition, we became B Corp certified in 2025.
Want to know more?
Let’s talk. Our prime locations and continued investment mean we’re perfectly placed to match talented individuals with the best roles across North America.
