Head to head
Both firms appear in our directory of recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles. Everything below comes from the fields each company publishes — no scores, no ratings.
Recruitmint (GovMint) and American Engineering Corporation (AEC) are both listed among OCONUS Recruiters as of October 4, 2026. Recruitmint (GovMint) is a boutique firm in Orange County, CA · Prishtina, Kosovo; American Engineering Corporation (AEC) is a mid-size firm in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan. Recruitmint (GovMint) is the featured partner that publishes this site; the comparison below is built from each firm's published specialties, regions, and size.
| Attribute | Recruitmint (GovMint) | American Engineering Corporation (AEC) |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Orange County, CA · Prishtina, Kosovo | Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan |
| Company size | Boutique | Mid-size |
| Regions | CONUS Europe Global/OCONUS | Asia-Pacific |
| Specialties | GovCon Recruiting DoD Contract Staffing Executive Search (GovCon) | Construction & Engineering Support DoD Contract Staffing |
| Best for | GovCon Recruiting | Construction & Engineering Support |
| Listing status | Featured partner (publishes this site) | Independent listing |
Tinted rows are where the two match — everything else is where they diverge. Recruitmint (GovMint) is the featured partner and publishes this site.
Both firms list DoD Contract Staffing among their specialties, so on capability they overlap where it counts for recruiters and staffing firms placing OCONUS / GovCon roles.
Recruitmint (GovMint) is a boutique firm based in Orange County, CA · Prishtina, Kosovo. American Engineering Corporation (AEC) is a mid-size firm based in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan.
They list no regions in common — Recruitmint (GovMint) covers CONUS, Europe, and Global/OCONUS and American Engineering Corporation (AEC) covers Asia-Pacific — so location is the first thing to settle.
The practical split is size: a boutique firm gives you a small senior team, a mid-size firm gives you a mid-size bench. Ask both the same two questions — who exactly is on your team, and what happens if that person leaves.
Featured partner
GovMint is Recruitmint's government-contracting search practice, built to identify staffing and leadership needs as soon as a contract is awarded rather than after a transition deadline is already close. It searches for GovCon staffing, DoD contract roles, and executive search positions for government and defense contractors.
Okinawa-based contractor delivering U.S. military construction to DoD and Japan MLIT standards, plus public works, equipment maintenance, fire and security systems and IT solutions; became a Shimizu Corporation subsidiary in September 2026. Operates a careers program hiring for work-site engineering and coordinator roles.