The Berlin index

Berlin recruitment agencies, ranked.

Every firm we track, scored on public signals: specialist focus, market activity and track record. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change a rank.

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Firms tracked: 462
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 8,000
Updated: Nov 11

Berlin, Germany

The full leaderboard, Berlin

Berlin recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=193	Dragon & Gries GmbH & Co. KG	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Dr. Benz Consulting - Personalberatung	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	DSJ Global	Supply chain leadership, procurement, engineering and logistics management	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	DS Scale	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Eberlein Consulting GmbH	Construction, property management, accounting and controlling specialists	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Egon Zehnder	CEO, board and executive succession and search; Berlin practice also serves startups and political institutions.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Elemano	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Elephant HR	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Empion (Zalvus)	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	EO Executives	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	EPM Scientific	Life sciences, clinical research, regulatory, quality and medical recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	EUCannaJobs	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Expert Recruiting	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	FERCON	Freelance IT support, system administration, network administration and rollout specialists.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	FindYou Consulting GmbH	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	FIND YOUR EXPERT – MEDICAL RECRUITING GmbH	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	First-Class Personalmanagement	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Formation Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	ForTech Consulting GmbH	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	FractaMed	Permanent recruitment for qualified healthcare professionals	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Futurepath	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Gebrüder Schwanke Personalberatung	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	GeCa HR Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Genius Consulting GmbH	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Glocomms	Technology recruitment across cloud, cybersecurity, software and data	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Goddard Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Green Butterfly - Coaching & Recruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Grohmann Consultants GmbH	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Grow Diverse	Executive search and leadership recruitment with a focus on diverse teams.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	hartliebpartner	Executive search in media, marketing, digital business, e-commerce and telecommunications.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	haystax Executive Recruitment Berlin	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Headmatch GmbH & Co. KG	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	HEADSCOUT	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Hecht Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	heiden associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Heidrick & Struggles	Board, CEO and senior executive searches, with leadership and succession advisory.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	HFKC – Horst-Friedrich Krause Consulting	Specialists and managers in media and education, particularly small and mid-sized employers.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Hide & Seek Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	HiFinance	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	HIREcruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	hirfy	Professional recruitment for Berlin's property and real estate businesses.	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Hoffarth Consulting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Hoffmann & Partner	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	HR ARENA GmbH	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	HR-Recruiting Services	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Humaera	Startup recruiting, sourcing and screening, alongside HR operations and HR systems implementation.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	hyrise	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	IKP Executive Search	Executive search and professional appointments supported by leadership and organisational advisory	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	Impledio	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=193	INsynq Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=193Dragon & Gries GmbH & Co. KG23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Dr. Benz Consulting - Personalberatung23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193DSJ GlobalSupply chain leadership, procurement, engineering and logistics management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193DS Scale23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Eberlein Consulting GmbHConstruction, property management, accounting and controlling specialists23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Egon ZehnderCEO, board and executive succession and search; Berlin practice also serves startups and political institutions.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Elemano23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Elephant HR23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Empion (Zalvus)23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193EO Executives23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193EPM ScientificLife sciences, clinical research, regulatory, quality and medical recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193EUCannaJobs23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Expert Recruiting23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=193FERCONFreelance IT support, system administration, network administration and rollout specialists.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193FindYou Consulting GmbH23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193FIND YOUR EXPERT – MEDICAL RECRUITING GmbH23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193First-Class Personalmanagement23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Formation Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193ForTech Consulting GmbH23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193FractaMedPermanent recruitment for qualified healthcare professionals23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Futurepath23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Gebrüder Schwanke Personalberatung23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193GeCa HR Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Genius Consulting GmbH23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193GlocommsTechnology recruitment across cloud, cybersecurity, software and data23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Goddard Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Green Butterfly - Coaching & Recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Grohmann Consultants GmbH23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Grow DiverseExecutive search and leadership recruitment with a focus on diverse teams.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193hartliebpartnerExecutive search in media, marketing, digital business, e-commerce and telecommunications.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193haystax Executive Recruitment Berlin23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Headmatch GmbH & Co. KG23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193HEADSCOUT23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Hecht Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193heiden associates23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Heidrick & StrugglesBoard, CEO and senior executive searches, with leadership and succession advisory.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193HFKC – Horst-Friedrich Krause ConsultingSpecialists and managers in media and education, particularly small and mid-sized employers.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Hide & Seek Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193HiFinance23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193HIREcruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193hirfyProfessional recruitment for Berlin's property and real estate businesses.23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Hoffarth Consulting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Hoffmann & Partner23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193HR ARENA GmbH23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193HR-Recruiting Services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193HumaeraStartup recruiting, sourcing and screening, alongside HR operations and HR systems implementation.23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=193hyrise23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193IKP Executive SearchExecutive search and professional appointments supported by leadership and organisational advisory23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193Impledio23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=193INsynq Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score

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Recruitment agencies in Berlin: questions

How are these Berlin recruitment agencies ranked?

Each firm gets a score from public data: how focused it is on one specialty, how many roles it is actively hiring for, and its track record. We rank 462 firms in Berlin so far and re-score them as new data comes in. The full method is on our methodology page.

Can a recruitment agency pay to rank higher?

No. There is no paid placement. Claiming a profile, adding terms and our sponsor never change a score or a rank.

What's the difference between a recruitment agency, a headhunter and an executive search firm?

They overlap. A recruitment agency fills roles for employers, usually on contingency. Headhunter is the informal name for a recruiter who approaches people who aren't job hunting. Executive search firms are headhunters for senior roles and usually work on a retained basis. We list all three when they fill professional, white-collar roles.

How much do recruitment agencies in Berlin charge?

Most agencies charge a percentage of the hire's first-year base salary. Contingency recruiters are commonly quoted at around 15–25% and are paid only when you hire; retained and executive search firms often charge 25–35%, paid in stages as the search progresses.

My firm is missing or something is wrong. What can I do?

Firms can claim their profile for free and correct their details. Anyone can request a correction; we reply within three working days.

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Berlin recruitment agencies, ranked.

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