ROCS Inc. is a staffing agency that helps recruit top college students and recent graduates for companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Background

ROCS was founded in 2003 by two college students at George Mason University

George Mason University

George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...

 and grew fast, winning a Global Student Entrepreneur Award in 2005. By 2007 the company was fully launched. Within three years, the company's revenue climbed 900 percent — from $250,000 to more than $2.5 million in 2010. ROCS primarily recruits from American University

American University

American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...

, Georgetown University

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...

, George Washington University

George Washington University

The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...

, George Mason University

George Mason University

George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...

, University of Maryland

University of Maryland

When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...

, and Virginia Tech. ROCS has over 200 clients, ranging from small non-profits to Fortune 500 companies, for which it does temporary staffing, temp-to-temp staffing, and direct-hire placement.

Recognition

ROCS has been featured in dozens of publications such as the Washington Post , Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership among academics, executives,...

 , [Washington Business Journal]], and Inc. Magazine . ROCS made Northern Virginia Magazine

Northern Virginia Magazine

Northern Virginia Magazine is a monthly periodical which is available in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The magazine published its first issue in 2006. It focuses on dining, shopping, travel and entertainment in the Northern Virginia area and frequently produces "best of" lists including...

's list of top 10 companies with CEOs under 30.