The Dallas index
Dallas 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
- 215
- Specialties
- 12
- Open roles
- 5,848
- Updated
- Nov 11

The full leaderboard, Dallas
| Rank | Firm | Focus | Fee model | Terms | Open roles | Index score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | UNITY Searchsince 2010 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 64 | 92.7 |
| 02 | Thomas Edwards Groupsince 1997 | Accounting, finance, HR and IT direct hire and interim | Not stated | Not disclosed | 86 | 79.2 |
| 03 | Southwest Searchsince 2000 | Accounting and finance, financial services, technology and legal professionals | Not stated | Not disclosed | 16 | 78.5 |
| 04 | Curative | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 202 | 76.4 |
| 05 | Financial Additionssince 1999 | — | Contingency | Not disclosed | 46 | 74.8 |
| 06 | SearchWide Globalsince 1999 | C-suite and director-level recruitment in tourism, venues, hospitality and experiential marketing. | Not stated | Not disclosed | 9 | 72.6 |
| 07 | Nealy Pierce, LLC | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 20 | 68.7 |
| 08 | IDRsince 1998 | IT staffing, software engineering, cloud, data, security and technology leadership | Not stated | Not disclosed | 139 | 67.7 |
| 09 | Taylor White | Accounting and finance professionals from staff accountants to CFOs | Not stated | Not disclosed | 18 | 66.8 |
| 10 | Kaye/Bassman Internationalsince 1981 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 37 | 66.3 |
| 11 | Progressive IT | Technology recruitment for infrastructure, software development and enterprise applications | Not stated | Not disclosed | 30 | 64.5 |
| 12 | Epitecsince 1978 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 119 | 64.1 |
| 13 | Pyramid Consultingsince 1996 | IT, engineering and corporate professional recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 10 | 62.9 |
| 14 | Precision Sales Recruiting | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 14 | 62.5 |
| 15 | Genesis Resources | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 28 | 62.2 |
| 16 | Questprosince 1996 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 87 | 62.1 |
| 17 | i4 Search Group | Permanent healthcare recruitment and clinical leadership | Not stated | Not disclosed | 200 | 61.3 |
| 18 | CBL Solutionssince 2007 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 8 | 61.1 |
| 19 | 4Ci | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 69 | 60.4 |
| 20 | StaffMed Health Partners | Physicians, advanced-practice providers, healthcare leadership and permanent clinical recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 436 | 59.7 |
| 21 | BTI Solutionssince 2006 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 49 | 59.4 |
| 22 | Charles Arissince 1969 | Executive and specialist recruitment, including Dallas finance and accounting | Hybrid | Not disclosed | 10 | 59.1 |
| =23 | Capital Professional Staffing LLC | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 23 | 57.5 |
| =23 | Crawford Thomas Recruitingsince 2007 | Sales and management recruitment, legal, healthcare, finance and technical professionals | Not stated | Not disclosed | 333 | 57.5 |
| 25 | Goldfish Medical Staffingsince 2007 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 26 | 57.3 |
| 26 | Cerami Search Group | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 10 | 56.8 |
| 27 | Delta Dallassince 1983 | Administrative, accounting and professional staffing in Dallas | Not stated | Not disclosed | 24 | 56.3 |
| 28 | Oxford Global Resources | Engineering, technology, life sciences and professional contract staffing | Not stated | Not disclosed | 131 | 55.4 |
| 29 | RightStaff Incsince 1998 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 22 | 55.3 |
| =30 | Amoria Bond | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 54 | 55.2 |
| =30 | Enterprise Medical Recruiting | Permanent physician and advanced practitioner placement | Not stated | Not disclosed | 247 | 55.2 |
| 32 | Harnham | Data science, AI, analytics, data engineering and data leadership recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 234 | 55.0 |
| 33 | Talverosince 2000 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 20 | 54.2 |
| 34 | Wheeler Staffing Partnerssince 2014 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 110 | 53.6 |
| 35 | Eliassen Group | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 101 | 52.5 |
| 36 | ELR Legal Search | Law firm partners and associates | Not stated | Not disclosed | 36 | 52.1 |
| 37 | Frontline Source Groupsince 2004 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 16 | 51.8 |
| 38 | GTN Solutions | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 77 | 51.6 |
| =39 | Babich & Associatessince 1952 | Dallas placement firm for finance, IT, legal and sales roles | Not stated | Not disclosed | 15 | 51.2 |
| =39 | CI Health Groupsince 2017 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 264 | 51.2 |
| 41 | GDH | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 24 | 51.0 |
| 42 | Peña Searchsince 2009 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 4 | 50.5 |
| 43 | Professional Alternativessince 1998 | Legal, accounting, finance and professional support recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 13 | 49.8 |
| =44 | Benchmark Search Group | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 7 | 49.7 |
| =44 | Fute Globalsince 2019 | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 29 | 49.7 |
| 46 | Academic Medsince 2012 | — | Retained | Not disclosed | 4 | 49.4 |
| 47 | Motion Recruitment | — | Not stated | Not disclosed | 101 | 49.3 |
| =48 | Constellation Search Group | Technology and engineering, accounting and finance, and legal recruitment | Not stated | Not disclosed | 26 | 48.7 |
| =48 | Freeman+Leonardsince 1990 | Marketing, advertising, creative, digital, brand and communications talent. | Not stated | Not disclosed | 6 | 48.7 |
| 50 | Capstone Search Group5 people | Insurance recruitment across employee benefits, commercial lines, personal lines and leadership | Not stated | Not disclosed | 99 | 48.5 |
- 01UNITY Search92.7Not statedNot disclosed64 open roles
- 02Thomas Edwards GroupAccounting, finance, HR and IT direct hire and interim79.2Not statedNot disclosed86 open roles
- 03Southwest SearchAccounting and finance, financial services, technology and legal professionals78.5Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
- 04Curative76.4Not statedNot disclosed202 open roles
- 05Financial Additions74.8ContingencyNot disclosed46 open roles
- 06SearchWide GlobalC-suite and director-level recruitment in tourism, venues, hospitality and experiential marketing.72.6Not statedNot disclosed9 open roles
- 07Nealy Pierce, LLC68.7Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
- 08IDRIT staffing, software engineering, cloud, data, security and technology leadership67.7Not statedNot disclosed139 open roles
- 09Taylor WhiteAccounting and finance professionals from staff accountants to CFOs66.8Not statedNot disclosed18 open roles
- 10Kaye/Bassman International66.3Not statedNot disclosed37 open roles
- 11Progressive ITTechnology recruitment for infrastructure, software development and enterprise applications64.5Not statedNot disclosed30 open roles
- 12Epitec64.1Not statedNot disclosed119 open roles
- 13Pyramid ConsultingIT, engineering and corporate professional recruitment62.9Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
- 14Precision Sales Recruiting62.5Not statedNot disclosed14 open roles
- 15Genesis Resources62.2Not statedNot disclosed28 open roles
- 16Questpro62.1Not statedNot disclosed87 open roles
- 17i4 Search GroupPermanent healthcare recruitment and clinical leadership61.3Not statedNot disclosed200 open roles
- 18CBL Solutions61.1Not statedNot disclosed8 open roles
- 194Ci60.4Not statedNot disclosed69 open roles
- 20StaffMed Health PartnersPhysicians, advanced-practice providers, healthcare leadership and permanent clinical recruitment59.7Not statedNot disclosed436 open roles
- 21BTI Solutions59.4Not statedNot disclosed49 open roles
- 22Charles ArisExecutive and specialist recruitment, including Dallas finance and accounting59.1HybridNot disclosed10 open roles
- =23Capital Professional Staffing LLC57.5Not statedNot disclosed23 open roles
- =23Crawford Thomas RecruitingSales and management recruitment, legal, healthcare, finance and technical professionals57.5Not statedNot disclosed333 open roles
- 25Goldfish Medical Staffing57.3Not statedNot disclosed26 open roles
- 26Cerami Search Group56.8Not statedNot disclosed10 open roles
- 27Delta DallasAdministrative, accounting and professional staffing in Dallas56.3Not statedNot disclosed24 open roles
- 28Oxford Global ResourcesEngineering, technology, life sciences and professional contract staffing55.4Not statedNot disclosed131 open roles
- 29RightStaff Inc55.3Not statedNot disclosed22 open roles
- =30Amoria Bond55.2Not statedNot disclosed54 open roles
- =30Enterprise Medical RecruitingPermanent physician and advanced practitioner placement55.2Not statedNot disclosed247 open roles
- 32HarnhamData science, AI, analytics, data engineering and data leadership recruitment55.0Not statedNot disclosed234 open roles
- 33Talvero54.2Not statedNot disclosed20 open roles
- 34Wheeler Staffing Partners53.6Not statedNot disclosed110 open roles
- 35Eliassen Group52.5Not statedNot disclosed101 open roles
- 36ELR Legal SearchLaw firm partners and associates52.1Not statedNot disclosed36 open roles
- 37Frontline Source Group51.8Not statedNot disclosed16 open roles
- 38GTN Solutions51.6Not statedNot disclosed77 open roles
- =39Babich & AssociatesDallas placement firm for finance, IT, legal and sales roles51.2Not statedNot disclosed15 open roles
- =39CI Health Group51.2Not statedNot disclosed264 open roles
- 41GDH51.0Not statedNot disclosed24 open roles
- 42Peña Search50.5Not statedNot disclosed4 open roles
- 43Professional AlternativesLegal, accounting, finance and professional support recruitment49.8Not statedNot disclosed13 open roles
- =44Benchmark Search Group49.7Not statedNot disclosed7 open roles
- =44Fute Global49.7Not statedNot disclosed29 open roles
- 46Academic Med49.4RetainedNot disclosed4 open roles
- 47Motion Recruitment49.3Not statedNot disclosed101 open roles
- =48Constellation Search GroupTechnology and engineering, accounting and finance, and legal recruitment48.7Not statedNot disclosed26 open roles
- =48Freeman+LeonardMarketing, advertising, creative, digital, brand and communications talent.48.7Not statedNot disclosed6 open roles
- 50Capstone Search Group5 people · Insurance recruitment across employee benefits, commercial lines, personal lines and leadership48.5Not statedNot disclosed99 open roles
Score built from public signals · Fee model from firm websites · Terms reported by firms · Terms never affect the score
How the score works →Recruitment agencies in Dallas: questions
How are these Dallas 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 215 firms in Dallas 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 Dallas 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.
Browse by specialty
12 specialties- 1
Fintech & Trading
Top firm: Talvero
- 13
Legal
Top firm: Cerami Search Group
- 39
Executive Search
Top firm: SearchWide Global
- 78
Tech & Engineering
Top firm: IDR
- 3
Data & AI
Top firm: Harnham
- 2
Private Equity & VC
Top firm: Dartmouth Partners
- 27
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Top firm: Curative
- 8
Real Estate
Top firm: Trinity Search Group
- 5
Insurance & Actuarial
Top firm: Genesis Resources
- 27
Accounting & Finance
Top firm: UNITY Search
- 9
Sales & Marketing
Top firm: Precision Sales Recruiting
- 3
HR & Talent
Top firm: Her People Co.