The Boston index

Boston 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: 307
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 6,452
Updated: Nov 11

Boston, United States

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Boston recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=150	Logix	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Lorien	Technology, software, data, cloud and cyber recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Major, Lindsey & Africa	Law-firm partners and associates, in-house counsel, legal management and interim legal professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Management Search Corporate	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Martin Grant AssociatesNewton	Insurance recruiting, including benefits and property and casualty	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	MavenChain	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	MCS GroupMarshfield	IT, fintech, health tech, and clean tech search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	MeduviMelrose	IT and healthcare-business contract and direct hire	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Modern Executive Solutions	Executive search across technology, corporate leadership and functional executive roles.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Motion Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Museum Search & ReferenceLondonderry	Museum leadership search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	NEYPRO Solutions	ERP, Workday, Salesforce, and BI contract staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Norris Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Noventra Talent Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	NU Advisory Partners	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	PACE Engineering RecruitersQuincy	Robotics, computing, defense, and energy engineering search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Pearl Street Collective	Nonprofit, education, and healthcare leadership search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	PMO Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Polaris Staffing Group	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Pravenza Group	Biotechnology, life sciences, scientific leadership and AI-enabled drug discovery recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Propel Careers	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Raines International	Executive leadership, private equity portfolio operations, CEO and CFO search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Ratio Advisors	Associate-to-principal investment professional search for private equity and alternative asset managers	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	RBW Consulting	Life sciences permanent, contract, and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	RecruitSeq	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Rigel Staffing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Roberts RecruitingCambridge	Software engineering and IT contingency search	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Roessel Joy	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	SDL Search Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	South Shore Staffing12 Forge Pond, Canton	Accounting, finance, administrative and engineering recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	SRG	Life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and clinical research.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Staff Insight	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Stone Legal Recruiting	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Stratton Search Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Sullivan Global Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Supreme Staffing Solutions, Inc.	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Synergy Staffing Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Syntricate Technologies	IT and professional contract, permanent and executive recruitment for commercial and public-sector clients.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Talent Masters	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	TC Consults L.L.C.	Direct-hire engineering staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	tCognition	IT professional recruitment, contract-to-hire and direct placement	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Technical Contract Recruiters	Software, fintech, AI, semiconductors, biotech, engineers and executive leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	The Autumn Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	The Bowdoin Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Topfolio	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	TopSourced Talent, LLC	Leadership searches in accounting, finance, IT, HR and operations.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	TPA technologies	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	TrovaTal	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	True Search	Executive recruitment across technology, finance, healthcare, growth companies and investment-backed businesses.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=150	Vardis	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=150Logix23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150LorienTechnology, software, data, cloud and cyber recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Major, Lindsey & AfricaLaw-firm partners and associates, in-house counsel, legal management and interim legal professionals23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Management Search Corporate23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Martin Grant AssociatesNewton · Insurance recruiting, including benefits and property and casualty23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150MavenChain23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150MCS GroupMarshfield · IT, fintech, health tech, and clean tech search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150MeduviMelrose · IT and healthcare-business contract and direct hire23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Modern Executive SolutionsExecutive search across technology, corporate leadership and functional executive roles.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Motion Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Museum Search & ReferenceLondonderry · Museum leadership search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150NEYPRO SolutionsERP, Workday, Salesforce, and BI contract staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Norris Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Noventra Talent Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150NU Advisory Partners23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150PACE Engineering RecruitersQuincy · Robotics, computing, defense, and energy engineering search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Pearl Street CollectiveNonprofit, education, and healthcare leadership search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150PMO Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Polaris Staffing Group23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Pravenza GroupBiotechnology, life sciences, scientific leadership and AI-enabled drug discovery recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Propel Careers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Raines InternationalExecutive leadership, private equity portfolio operations, CEO and CFO search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Ratio AdvisorsAssociate-to-principal investment professional search for private equity and alternative asset managers23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150RBW ConsultingLife sciences permanent, contract, and executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150RecruitSeq23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Rigel Staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Roberts RecruitingCambridge · Software engineering and IT contingency search23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Roessel Joy23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150SDL Search Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150South Shore Staffing12 Forge Pond, Canton · Accounting, finance, administrative and engineering recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150SRGLife sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and clinical research.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Staff Insight23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Stone Legal Recruiting23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Stratton Search Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Sullivan Global Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Supreme Staffing Solutions, Inc.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Synergy Staffing Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Syntricate TechnologiesIT and professional contract, permanent and executive recruitment for commercial and public-sector clients.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Talent Masters23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=150TC Consults L.L.C.Direct-hire engineering staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150tCognitionIT professional recruitment, contract-to-hire and direct placement23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Technical Contract RecruitersSoftware, fintech, AI, semiconductors, biotech, engineers and executive leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150The Autumn Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150The Bowdoin Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Topfolio23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150TopSourced Talent, LLCLeadership searches in accounting, finance, IT, HR and operations.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150TPA technologies23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150TrovaTal23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150True SearchExecutive recruitment across technology, finance, healthcare, growth companies and investment-backed businesses.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=150Vardis23.8
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 Boston: questions

How are these Boston 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 307 firms in Boston 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 Boston 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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Boston recruitment agencies, ranked.

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Recruitment agencies in Boston: questions

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