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Best national recruitment agencies in Australia, according to AI (October 2026)

We asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode 60 questions a buyer in Australia types when looking for national recruitment agencies. The engines named 69 companies in Australia. Hays is named most often, in 58% of answers, followed by Randstad (38%) and Chandler Macleod (23%). 34 are named by all three engines.

The full list is below, ranked by how consistently each company is named.

  • 60 buyer questions
  • 180 answers read
  • 3 engines

All 69 companies AI names in Australia

Click a company to open its full report: every answer that names it, where it stands in each one, and the sites behind every rival. Mentioned is the share of answers that name the company: all 180, one engine’s 60 in the engine columns. Green marks that engine’s 3 most recommended. A crossed circle means it never named the company. Click a heading to sort.

Report
1Hayshays.com.au58%57%Most recommended57%Most recommended58%Most recommendedSee full report
2Randstadrandstad.com.au38%45%Most recommended30%Most recommended40%Most recommendedSee full report
3Chandler Macleodchandlermacleod.com23%18%22%Most recommended28%Most recommendedSee full report
4Frontline Recruitment Groupfrontlinerecruitmentgroup.com21%32%Most recommended18%10%See full report
5Workforce Extensionsworkext.com.au21%23%18%20%See full report
6Adeccoadecco.com.au17%15%15%20%See full report
7Robert Halfroberthalf.com16%15%17%17%See full report
8Michael Pagemichaelpage.com.au13%17%10%13%See full report
9Robert Waltersrobertwalters.com.au13%17%13%10%See full report
10Express Employment Professionalsexpressfranchising.com.au12%20%8%8%See full report

59 more companies below

11Omni Recruitomnirecruit.com.au10%3%17%10%See full report
12Programmedprogrammed.com.au10%18%7%5%See full report
13WorkPacworkpac.com8%10%8%7%See full report
14Hudsonhudson.com7%10%8%3%See full report
15Manpowermanpower.com.au6%12%3%3%See full report
16DFP Recruitmentdfp.com.au6%3%10%3%See full report
17RWR Grouprwrgroupglobal.com6%8%7%2%See full report
18McArthurmcarthur.com.au5%3%5%7%See full report
19HOBAN Recruitmenthoban.com.au4%2%8%3%See full report
20Korn Ferrykornferry.com4%3%5%5%See full report
21Drake Internationaldrakeintl.com4%12%See full report
22Page Executivepageexecutive.com4%2%5%5%See full report
23Six Degrees Executivesixdegreesexecutive.com.au3%3%7%See full report
24Tradewind Australiatwrecruitment.com.au3%3%3%3%See full report
25AWXawx.com.au3%7%2%See full report
26Fuse Recruitmentfuserecruitment.com3%3%2%3%See full report
27people2peoplepeople2people.com.au3%5%3%See full report
28Spencer Stuartspencerstuart.com3%3%2%3%See full report
29Synergie Australiano website found3%2%5%2%See full report
30CoreStaff Darwincorestaff.com.au2%2%2%3%See full report
31JV Recruitmentjvrecruitment.com.au2%3%2%2%See full report
32Odgers Berndtsonodgers.com2%2%2%3%See full report
33Retailworldno website found2%5%2%See full report
34Talent Internationaltalentinternational.com2%2%2%3%See full report
35Watermark Searchwatermarksearch.com.au2%3%2%2%See full report
36Acclaimed Workforceacclaimedworkforce.com.au2%3%2%See full report
37Brunelbrunel.net2%2%2%2%See full report
38Egon Zehnderegonzehnder.com2%2%2%2%See full report
39Healthcare Australia (HCA)healthcareaustralia.com.au2%3%2%See full report
40Heidrick & Strugglesno website found2%2%2%2%See full report
41INAC Hospitalityinac.com.au2%3%2%See full report
42Labourpowerlabourpower.com2%5%See full report
43Russell Reynolds Associatesrussellreynolds.com2%2%2%2%See full report
44Allegis Group / Allegis Global Solutionsallegisglobalsolutions.com1%2%2%See full report
45Alliance Nursingalliancenursing.com.au1%2%2%See full report
46FourQuarters Recruitmentfourquarters.com.au1%3%See full report
47Morgan McKinleymorganmckinley.com1%2%2%See full report
48National Workforcenationalworkforce.com.au1%2%2%See full report
49NES Fircroftnesfircroft.com1%2%2%See full report
50Pinnacle Peoplepinnaclepeople.com.au1%3%See full report
51Protech Groupprotech.com.au1%3%See full report
52S2M Digitals2m.com.au1%2%2%See full report
53Sharp & Cartersharpandcarter.com.au1%2%2%See full report
54Stanton Chasestantonchase.com1%3%See full report
55Titan Recruitmenttitanrecruitment.com.au1%2%2%See full report
56APG Workforceno website found1%2%See full report
57Boyden Australiaboyden.com1%2%See full report
58Clicks IT Recruitmentclicks.com.au1%2%See full report
59CoreStaff Tasmaniano website found1%2%See full report
60Driver Hire Adelaidedriverhire.com.au1%2%See full report
61Experisexperis.com.au1%2%See full report
62FindStaffno website found1%2%See full report
63i-Pharm Consultingi-pharmconsulting.com1%2%See full report
64Kelly Serviceskellyservices.com.au1%2%See full report
65Labourforce Australialabourforce.com.au1%2%See full report
66Maximamaxima.com.au1%2%See full report
67Morsonno website found1%2%See full report
68PeopleINpeoplein.com.au1%2%See full report
69Smart Teacherssmartteachers.co.uk1%2%See full report

Every company AI named in Australia, ranked by how consistently it is named.

4 most recommended. 65 named. The rest not cited.

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Where AI gets its answers

Before an engine names a company, it reads the web. These are the sites each engine cited most in its 60 answers for Australia, by the share of answers citing them.

ChatGPT

193 domains · 1313 links overall

SourceShareLinks
hays.com.au43%
randstad.com.au30%
workext.com.au17%
expressfranchising.com.au17%
frontlinefranchising.com15%
michaelpage.com.au13%
roberthalf.com13%
robertwalters.com.au12%
adecco.com.au10%
chandlermacleod.com10%
Gemini

136 domains · 657 links overall

SourceShareLinks
hays.com.au20%
omnirecruit.com.au15%
workext.com.au13%
hoban.com.au8%
randstad.com.au8%
ultratalent.com8%
igniteco.com7%
dfp.com.au7%
roberthalf.com5%
workpac.com5%
Google AI Mode

134 domains · 511 links overall

SourceShareLinks
hays.com.au37%
randstad.com.au20%
workext.com.au20%
chandlermacleod.com13%
frontlinerecruitmentgroup.com10%
au.seek.com8%
omnirecruit.com.au8%
adecco.com7%
mcarthur.com.au7%
robertwalters.com.au7%

One thing stands out. ChatGPT cites company sites directly: hays.com.au tops its list, so a company’s own pages decide whether it is named.

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What “Top 3 in AI answers” means

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A company gets the badge when it is in the top 3 on any single engine, by how many of that engine’s answers recommend it, not just name it. The badge names the engine, so a company can hold it on Gemini and not on ChatGPT. In Australia that is Hays, Randstad and Frontline Recruitment Group on ChatGPT. Hays, Randstad and Chandler Macleod on Gemini. Hays, Randstad and Chandler Macleod on Google AI Mode. 9 badges, 4 companies. A badge holder confirms its website inside the report and puts the badge on its site, and it links back to this page.

The 60 questions we asked

Every company was measured against the same 60 questions, asked the way a buyer types them, with no company name in the question. Grouped by how the question is asked: four kinds.

Use case (the job is named)

5 questions
  • Six new stores open around Melbourne next quarter, so which staff recruitment agency chains can handle that much hiring at once?
  • Are there national executive search firms with a Brisbane office that handle senior energy hires?
  • Thinking of buying a recruitment agency franchise, which networks in Australia sell exclusive territories?

+ 2 more questions in this group.

Alternatives (excluding the well-known)

the question asks for options outside the market leaders1 question
  • Any recruitment agency groups in Queensland that can find supply teachers for independent schools?

Criterion (price, reviews, support, integration)

a plain category question with one qualifier5 questions
  • I need IT support and helpdesk staff for my Hobart business, so which national recruitment agencies do that kind of placing?
  • Looking at recruitment agency franchises in Australia, which ones cost the least to get started?
  • We're an NDIS provider, so which recruitment franchises in Australia can supply disability support workers?

+ 2 more questions in this group.

Other phrasing

49 questions
  • We're building an approved supplier panel for hiring, so which recruitment providers with a Sydney office should we invite?
  • Name some national recruitment company networks that can line up short-term software contractors for a Sydney start-up.
  • Who are the biggest recruitment firm networks placing physios and occupational therapists in Melbourne clinics?

+ 46 more questions in this group.

How we measure

Each of the 60 questions was asked once to ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode in October 2026: 180 answers. We read every answer and record which companies it names. A company’s share is the part of answers that name it. Different spellings of one company are merged into one row.

Left out: companies outside Australia, and names that aren’t national recruitment agencies. A name AI gave without a website we could find is listed without a profile.

One run per question means a single answer moves a company at the bottom of the table by a point. Treat differences of 1 to 2% as noise and the top 20 as stable.

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Questions about this ranking

Why isn’t my company listed?

Either no engine named it in the 180 answers we read, or it was named and we could not match it to a website. Search the list above. If it was named, its full report is ready. If it was never named, Findrix shows what AI says when buyers ask about national recruitment agencies, which rivals it names instead, and a ranked list of fixes: the page, the edit, and the next scan ticks it off. It starts with the 7-day trial.

What is in the full report?

Everything we collected about the company: its position on each of ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode, recommended or only mentioned, its average position in the answer and what AI says about it word for word. It is free and open to anyone, no login. The “Top 3 in AI answers” badge goes on the company’s site when any engine puts it in its top 3.

Why would I subscribe if I am already listed?

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Measured in October 2026: 60 questions x 3 engines x 1 run. Request a correction.