The New York index

New York 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: 1,112
Specialties: 13
Open roles: 16,641
Updated: Nov 11

New York, United States

The full leaderboard, New York

New York recruiting firms ranked by index score
Rank	Firm	Focus	Fee model	Terms	Index score
=531	Ophelos Advisory Group	—	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Optima Global Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Optimum Supply Chain Recruiters	—	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Opus Career Management	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	OSIsearch	Executive and specialist searches across finance, professional services, technology, healthcare and life sciences.	Hybrid	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Oxeon	Healthcare executive recruitment, board and leadership appointments for providers, health technology and investors.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Palmer Kent Associates	Law firm associate, partner and general counsel recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Paragon Placements	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Parker Placements	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Pelham Berkeley Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Pembroke Soames	In-house legal and compliance searches from counsel to general counsel and chief compliance officer	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Pender & Howe	Executive, board and management recruitment across technology, healthcare, consumer and professional services	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Pensive Talent LLC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	PER	Recruitment for private equity, venture capital, private credit, investor relations and fund leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Perennial Resources International	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Perform Search	Director-level and executive searches across consumer and corporate functions	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	PeterSan Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Petersen Search Group, LLC	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Phifer & Company	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	PierceGray	C-suite and operating leadership for private equity portfolio companies across corporate functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Pinnacle Staffing Group	Executive recruitment and technology staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Placement on Purpose	Executive placement for purpose-driven companies	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Plenty Search	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Plug The Spot	Consultants, permanent recruitment and executive search	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Poel Group	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Preeminence Advisors	Hedge fund and alternative asset management executive talent	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Preferred Placement, Inc.	Legal, compliance and executive search	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Prescience \| Drive Your Delta	Intelligence leadership, cybersecurity, strategic risk and private-sector intelligence recruitment	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Prestige Executives	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Pride Veteran StaffingHoboken	IT contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Principal Staffing Solutions	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	PRN IT Corp	Permanent, contract and contract-to-hire recruitment for software, infrastructure and other IT professionals.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	ProMed Staffing Resources	Medical administrative and nonclinical staffing for healthcare organizations	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Q&L Talent Resources, LLC	Software developers, network engineers, project managers and administrative support	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Quantitative Systems	Software engineering, quantitative technology, data and technical leadership	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Quota Crushers Agency	B2B sales professionals, account executives, business development and revenue leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Rad Hires	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Raines International	Executive search for private equity firms and major companies across corporate leadership functions	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Randstad USA	Technology, finance, engineering, legal and professional staffing	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Rang Technologies	Professional staffing and direct recruitment across technology, life sciences, finance and engineering.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Ratio Advisors	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Reaction Search International	Executive, board and professional recruitment across multiple industries	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	RecrootLabs	Retained search for critical hires across technology, data science, accounting and finance.	Retained	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Recruiting from Scratch	—	Contingency	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Redgrave	Boards, C-suite and senior leadership across consumer, financial services, private equity and other sectors	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Red Oak Executive SearchWarren	PR, communications, investor relations and marketing leadership.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Redseeds Recruiting Partners	—	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	RE: Premier Staffing	Corporate staffing from receptionists and office managers to CEOs and CFOs, plus family office staffing.	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Resource Management Group	CFO and senior financial officer recruitment across corporate industries	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8
=531	Revilo	AI and software engineering recruitment for startups	Not stated	Not disclosed	23.8

=531Ophelos Advisory Group23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Optima Global Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Optimum Supply Chain Recruiters23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Opus Career Management23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531OSIsearchExecutive and specialist searches across finance, professional services, technology, healthcare and life sciences.23.8
HybridNot disclosed0 open roles
=531OxeonHealthcare executive recruitment, board and leadership appointments for providers, health technology and investors.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Palmer Kent AssociatesLaw firm associate, partner and general counsel recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Paragon Placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Parker Placements23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Pelham Berkeley Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Pembroke SoamesIn-house legal and compliance searches from counsel to general counsel and chief compliance officer23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Pender & HoweExecutive, board and management recruitment across technology, healthcare, consumer and professional services23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Pensive Talent LLC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531PERRecruitment for private equity, venture capital, private credit, investor relations and fund leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Perennial Resources International23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Perform SearchDirector-level and executive searches across consumer and corporate functions23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531PeterSan Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Petersen Search Group, LLC23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Phifer & Company23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531PierceGrayC-suite and operating leadership for private equity portfolio companies across corporate functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Pinnacle Staffing GroupExecutive recruitment and technology staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Placement on PurposeExecutive placement for purpose-driven companies23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Plenty Search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Plug The SpotConsultants, permanent recruitment and executive search23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Poel Group23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Preeminence AdvisorsHedge fund and alternative asset management executive talent23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Preferred Placement, Inc.Legal, compliance and executive search23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Prescience | Drive Your DeltaIntelligence leadership, cybersecurity, strategic risk and private-sector intelligence recruitment23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Prestige Executives23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Pride Veteran StaffingHoboken · IT contract, contract-to-hire and direct-hire staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Principal Staffing Solutions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531PRN IT CorpPermanent, contract and contract-to-hire recruitment for software, infrastructure and other IT professionals.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531ProMed Staffing ResourcesMedical administrative and nonclinical staffing for healthcare organizations23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Q&L Talent Resources, LLCSoftware developers, network engineers, project managers and administrative support23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Quantitative SystemsSoftware engineering, quantitative technology, data and technical leadership23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Quota Crushers AgencyB2B sales professionals, account executives, business development and revenue leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Rad Hires23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Raines InternationalExecutive search for private equity firms and major companies across corporate leadership functions23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Randstad USATechnology, finance, engineering, legal and professional staffing23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Rang TechnologiesProfessional staffing and direct recruitment across technology, life sciences, finance and engineering.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Ratio Advisors23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Reaction Search InternationalExecutive, board and professional recruitment across multiple industries23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531RecrootLabsRetained search for critical hires across technology, data science, accounting and finance.23.8
RetainedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Recruiting from Scratch23.8
ContingencyNot disclosed0 open roles
=531RedgraveBoards, C-suite and senior leadership across consumer, financial services, private equity and other sectors23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Red Oak Executive SearchWarren · PR, communications, investor relations and marketing leadership.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Redseeds Recruiting Partners23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531RE: Premier StaffingCorporate staffing from receptionists and office managers to CEOs and CFOs, plus family office staffing.23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531Resource Management GroupCFO and senior financial officer recruitment across corporate industries23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles
=531ReviloAI and software engineering recruitment for startups23.8
Not statedNot disclosed0 open roles

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Recruitment agencies in New York: questions

How are these New York 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 1112 firms in New York 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 New York 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. Our anonymous fee survey of New York firms collects what they actually charge, by specialty.

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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