The Melbourne index

Melbourne 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.

The index is free to read and free to be listed in. Our sponsor makes that possible, and has no say in any ranking.

Firms tracked: 555
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 3,328
Updated: Nov 11

Melbourne, Australia

The full leaderboard, Melbourne

Melbourne recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Open roles	Index score
=241	SOS Teacher Agency	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Specified Select Group	—	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Speller International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Spencer Stuart	Executive search, board and CEO succession, leadership assessment and senior functional appointments	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Sport Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Stanton Chase	Retained executive and board search across industrial, finance, technology, healthcare and education	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Sterling Healthcare Resourcing	Permanent medical recruitment and doctor career placement.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Synergie Australia	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	T3 Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talent 1st	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talent Connection	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talent Effect	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talent Gauge	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talentpath Recruitment	Finance, HR, marketing, technology and business services recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talent Redefined	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talent Run	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talent Stack Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Talyn Recruitment Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Tandem Partners	Human resources recruitment and HR executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Techno Recruitment	Technology, data and business transformation recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	TechPulse	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	TechThinking Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	The Good Crowd	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	The Next Step	HR recruitment and executive search.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	The One Clinic Agency	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	The Search Firm	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Thomas Frost Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Title Consulting	Property leadership and executive search	Retained	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Tradewind Australia	School and community-service leadership, corporate services, finance, HR, IT and social work.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	TRANSEARCH International Australia	Executive and board search, interim executives, senior functional leaders and leadership assessment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Trova Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	TRS Resourcing	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Tusk Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	United Recruiting Solutions	Permanent recruitment of executives, senior managers, functional specialists and sales staff	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	UTOVA	Technology sales, marketing, customer success and go-to-market leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Ventek Talent	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Veritas Recruitment	Senior accounting and finance, business support and customer service.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Vistara Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Vitae Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Vivid Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Weave. Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	White Executive Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	White Rose Executive	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Working Parents Connect	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Xtrava Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Yield ExecutiveMelbourne CBD	Executive and board appointments in property and alternative investments	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Yurringa	Board and executive search, engineering, project management, HR and IT recruitment.	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=241	Zone IT Solutions	IT permanent and contractor recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	0	23.8
=549	BUILTSTRONG RECRUITMENT	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	23.7
=549	BWS Recruitment	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	1	23.7

=241SOS Teacher Agency23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Specified Select Group23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Speller International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Spencer StuartExecutive search, board and CEO succession, leadership assessment and senior functional appointments23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Sport Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Stanton ChaseRetained executive and board search across industrial, finance, technology, healthcare and education23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Sterling Healthcare ResourcingPermanent medical recruitment and doctor career placement.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Synergie Australia23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241T3 Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talent 1st23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talent Connection23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talent Effect23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talent Gauge23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talentpath RecruitmentFinance, HR, marketing, technology and business services recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talent Redefined23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talent Run23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talent Stack Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Talyn Recruitment Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Tandem PartnersHuman resources recruitment and HR executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Techno RecruitmentTechnology, data and business transformation recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241TechPulse23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241TechThinking Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241The Good Crowd23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241The Next StepHR recruitment and executive search.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241The One Clinic Agency23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241The Search Firm23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Thomas Frost Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Title ConsultingProperty leadership and executive search23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Tradewind AustraliaSchool and community-service leadership, corporate services, finance, HR, IT and social work.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241TRANSEARCH International AustraliaExecutive and board search, interim executives, senior functional leaders and leadership assessment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Trova Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241TRS Resourcing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Tusk Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241United Recruiting SolutionsPermanent recruitment of executives, senior managers, functional specialists and sales staff23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241UTOVATechnology sales, marketing, customer success and go-to-market leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Ventek Talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Veritas RecruitmentSenior accounting and finance, business support and customer service.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Vistara Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Vitae Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Vivid Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Weave. Recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241White Executive Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241White Rose Executive23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Working Parents Connect23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Xtrava Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Yield ExecutiveMelbourne CBD · Executive and board appointments in property and alternative investments23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241YurringaBoard and executive search, engineering, project management, HR and IT recruitment.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=241Zone IT SolutionsIT permanent and contractor recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=549BUILTSTRONG RECRUITMENT23.7
Not statedNot disclosed1 open roles
=549BWS Recruitment23.7
Not statedNot disclosed1 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 Melbourne: questions

How are these Melbourne 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 555 firms in Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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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Melbourne recruitment agencies, ranked.

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