Specialty leaderboard · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Sales & Marketing recruiters, Chicago

Fee models, from the firms' own websites: 1 retained and 3 hybrid. Together they advertise 319 open roles.

Sales & Marketing firms ranked

Sales & Marketing recruiting firms in Chicago, ranked within the specialty
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=01	CS Recruitingsince 2011	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	77	69.7
=01	Pacific Advisory Servicesince 1988	Japanese-English bilingual professional search	Not stated	Not disclosed	21	69.7
03	Cambridge Consulting Services	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	67	62.8
04	BottomLine Recruitingsince 2011	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	7	62.5
05	Bond Consultants	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	15	42.2
=06	Dean SearchNaperville · since 1994	Cosmetics, personal care, and household products search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=06	Resolute TechnologiesSchaumburg · since 1998	Sales recruiting and SAP talent	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=06	Sales Recruiters Chicago, Inc.since 2003	Sales professionals and leaders across B2B manufacturing, technology, medical and capital equipment businesses.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
=06	The Eldridge Groupsince 1991	Sales, sales leadership and marketing recruitment across CPG, food service, B2B, medical and industrial markets.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	41.3
10	People Freight	Freight forwarding account management, commercial and office-based logistics operations recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	37	41.2
11	Hirewell	Technology, executive, HR, finance, legal, sales and marketing recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	89	40.0
=12	Melo Associatessince 2016	Customer success, customer growth, post-sales and revenue leadership recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	35.4
=12	Victory Lapsince 2016	Sales recruitment, assessment and placement of trained sales development professionals	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	35.4
14	LHS Recruiting Solutions LLC	CPG brand, market research, and SaaS commercial roles	Retained	Not disclosed	4	25.4
15	Lynn Hazan & Associates	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	2	24.1
=16	CCR Search LLC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Faherty Group	SEO, paid media, web development and digital analytics recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Global Recruiters Mid WestDeerfield	Consumer packaged goods executive, sales and marketing leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Global Recruiters of Downers GroveDowners Grove	AdTech and MarTech sales, go-to-market and commercial leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Global Recruiters of Lincoln Square	Sales, marketing and project management recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Global Recruiters of North Shore ChicagoVernon Hills	Consumer products analytics, insights, digital marketing and sales management	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Kage Search Group	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Nourish CPG Talent Partners	Recruiting for better-for-you CPG brands	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	OneMarket Recruiting	Sales, customer success, technology, operations and administrative recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	SEARCHPOINT GROUPOak Brook	Sales, marketing, and consumer-goods search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=16	Vocation LLC	Marketing, communications and go-to-market recruiting	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8

=01CS Recruiting69.7
Not statedNot disclosed77 open roles
=01Pacific Advisory ServiceJapanese-English bilingual professional search69.7
Not statedNot disclosed21 open roles
03Cambridge Consulting Services62.8
Not statedNot disclosed67 open roles
04BottomLine Recruiting62.5
Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
05Bond Consultants42.2
Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
=06Dean SearchNaperville · Cosmetics, personal care, and household products search41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=06Resolute TechnologiesSchaumburg · Sales recruiting and SAP talent41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=06Sales Recruiters Chicago, Inc.Sales professionals and leaders across B2B manufacturing, technology, medical and capital equipment businesses.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=06The Eldridge GroupSales, sales leadership and marketing recruitment across CPG, food service, B2B, medical and industrial markets.41.3
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
10People FreightFreight forwarding account management, commercial and office-based logistics operations recruitment41.2
Not statedNot disclosed37 open roles
11HirewellTechnology, executive, HR, finance, legal, sales and marketing recruitment40.0
Not statedNot disclosed89 open roles
=12Melo AssociatesCustomer success, customer growth, post-sales and revenue leadership recruitment35.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=12Victory LapSales recruitment, assessment and placement of trained sales development professionals35.4
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
14LHS Recruiting Solutions LLCCPG brand, market research, and SaaS commercial roles25.4
RetainedNot disclosed4 open roles
15Lynn Hazan & Associates24.1
Not statedNot disclosed2 open roles
=16CCR Search LLC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Faherty GroupSEO, paid media, web development and digital analytics recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Global Recruiters Mid WestDeerfield · Consumer packaged goods executive, sales and marketing leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Global Recruiters of Downers GroveDowners Grove · AdTech and MarTech sales, go-to-market and commercial leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Global Recruiters of Lincoln SquareSales, marketing and project management recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Global Recruiters of North Shore ChicagoVernon Hills · Consumer products analytics, insights, digital marketing and sales management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Kage Search Group23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Nourish CPG Talent PartnersRecruiting for better-for-you CPG brands23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=16OneMarket RecruitingSales, customer success, technology, operations and administrative recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16SEARCHPOINT GROUPOak Brook · Sales, marketing, and consumer-goods search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=16Vocation LLCMarketing, communications and go-to-market recruiting23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles

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How these firms are scored

Rank here is within Sales & Marketing. Every score is built from public signals and measures specialisation and activity, not a guarantee of service quality. Terms, claiming and sponsorship never change it.

Specialist focus: 40%
Market activity: 35%
Track record: 25%

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Sales & Marketing recruiters in Chicago: questions

How do sales & marketing recruiters in Chicago charge?

Of the firms ranked here, by their own websites: 1 retained and 3 hybrid. 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.

How are sales & marketing recruiters ranked here?

Rank is within this specialty only. The biggest factor is specialist focus: the share of a firm's open roles that are in this field. Hiring activity and track record make up the rest. No firm can pay for placement.

Should I use more than one recruiter?

For contingency roles many employers brief two or three firms at once. Retained searches are exclusive by design. Posting one brief here sends it to the specialists and lets you compare their approach and terms before you commit.