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 Cleared Pacific are both listed among OCONUS Recruiters as of October 4, 2026. Recruitmint (GovMint) is a boutique firm in Orange County, CA · Prishtina, Kosovo; Cleared Pacific is a boutique firm in Honolulu, HI, USA. 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) | Cleared Pacific |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Orange County, CA · Prishtina, Kosovo | Honolulu, HI, USA |
| Company size | Boutique | Boutique |
| Regions | CONUS Europe Global/OCONUS | Asia-Pacific |
| Specialties | GovCon Recruiting DoD Contract Staffing Executive Search (GovCon) | Executive Search (GovCon) GovCon Recruiting |
| Best for | GovCon Recruiting | Executive Search (GovCon) |
| 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 GovCon Recruiting and Executive Search (GovCon) 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. Cleared Pacific is a boutique firm based in Honolulu, HI, USA.
They list no regions in common — Recruitmint (GovMint) covers CONUS, Europe, and Global/OCONUS and Cleared Pacific covers Asia-Pacific — so location is the first thing to settle.
Both are boutique firms, so team shape won't separate them. 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.
Cleared Pacific is an Indo-Pacific cleared talent network that recruits business development, mission operations, and growth executives for defense technology companies. Founded by a former special operations operator and a business development executive, it is based in Honolulu and operates from Hawaii and Guam to DC and Southeast Asia, and is powered by HP Defense Solutions LLC.