The ROCS Story, Who We Are, Community Involvement

What We Do

We are a staffing and recruiting services company which helps companies find the top college student and recent graduate talent.

The Story of ROCS

It all began in 2003, when two college students became frustrated with the typical college job offerings such as selling kitchen knives, painting houses, and every other job using the phrase: “Residual Income” or “Make Thousands From Your Dorm Room.” They set out to create a place where college students and recent grads could find jobs that related to their career interests and goals. ROCS was born...

ROCS has now worked with over 200 companies in the Northern Virginia and Washington DC metropolitan areas and has helped more than 1,000 students and recent grads find a great job.

Our Mantra

It’s all about finding students and recent grads jobs. We could have opted for other careers, but we stuck to our beliefs since day one and have enjoyed every second of it. Whether we’re talking to a customer or a student on campus, this is what we get up for in the morning.

Our Team

Brandon Labman
Co-Founder → chat with brandon

Tom Moore
Co-Founder → chat with tom

Sarah Wright
Lead Client Rep → chat with sarah

Colton Naill
Client Rep → chat with colton

Madeleine Urick
Client Rep → chat with madeleine

Elleka Watts
Intern → chat with elleka

Avista Bari
Intern

DeAna Funderburk
Intern

ROCS Team Pics

Check out our Flickr photostream to see more pictures.

Community

We think being involved in the community entails more than holding up a check and giving it to an organization. We're proud to say that we volunteer for a few causes we believe in as well. We feel we've had a great opportunity to succeed, and are focused on giving back when we can. Here are some of the causes you'll find members of the ROCS team supporting:

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Tom has always been the Big Brother to his younger Sister and Brother. So naturally, Tom fit in when he saw an opportunity to make a difference in a young person's life. Now, Tom is a Big Brother to a young person in the area, as a result of volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area. Learn more ›

Colleges + Universities

ROCS works with many Universities throughout the country. Tom and Brandon also serve as guest speakers at a variety of campuses regarding youth entrepreneurship.

GMU Business Roundtable

Along with other companies in the area, we are proud to be part of the GMU Business Roundtable, a network of GMU Alumni and friends focused on building mutually-beneficial relationships between business people that have a wealth of knowledge and influence. Learn more ›

Youth Business Initiative (YBI)

A non-profit organization based in Northern Virginia, the Youth Business Initiative helps and supports foster youth successfully transition out of the foster care system to independence. This is particularly important to Brandon, as he is a founding member on the Board of Directors for YBI. Learn more about YBI ›

Chantilly Youth Association (CYA)

Despite a lack of an NBA contract or playing in college, you can't keep us away from b-ball. CYA provides us with a great outlet to showcase our b-ball coaching skills. We proudly boast a Championship team from '07 and have yet to throw a chair at any of our players.

Society of HR Management (SHRM)

We always like to stay on top of the HR industry, rules, regulations, etc. There's no better way to do that than keeping up with the industry expertise, knowledge and resources from SHRM. Learn more about SHRM ›

Events

ROCS Mad Marchness Tournament Extravaganza

We don't condone gambling, but we figure we'd act as another outlet for distraction in the month of March. March Madness is incredibly addictive and full of bragging rights to the random co-worker who knows jack about college hoops. So, each year since 2004, we have hosted the ROCS Mad Marchness Tournament Extravaganza, which is free to play and hands out some awesome prizes.

The ROCS Holiday Toy Donation Event

We went on a shopping spree and filled up a U-Haul full of toys for the kids at Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Learn About ROCS

We're a small staffing and recruiting services company which helps companies find the top college student and recent graduate talent, nothing else. We focus on one thing and do it right.