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Recruitment Agencies in Europe, Country by Country

97 agencies across 20 countries, with what each one actually places and who pays them. The last column is the one to read first: in Western Europe the employer pays the agency, so an agency asking you for money is telling you something about itself.

97 agencies, the full sheet

Row	Agency	Country	Recruiter type	Main focus	Candidate fees
1	Hays	GERMANY 🇩🇪	Large international recruiter	IT, engineering, finance, contracting	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
2	Michael Page	GERMANY 🇩🇪	Large international recruiter	Professional and management roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
3	AVOMIND	GERMANY 🇩🇪	International talent recruiter	Business, consulting, sales, tech	Candidate-friendly recruiter; verify each role
4	Talentor Germany	GERMANY 🇩🇪	Executive/search network	Specialist and leadership hiring	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
5	SThree	GERMANY 🇩🇪	Specialist staffing group	STEM, tech, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
6	Undutchables	NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱	Local international specialist	Multilingual and English-speaking jobs	Useful for internationals; verify each role
7	Adams Multilingual Recruitment	NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱	Local international specialist	Multilingual office roles	Useful for internationals; verify each role
8	Abroad Experience	NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱	Local international specialist	International business roles	Useful for internationals; verify each role
9	Blue Lynx	NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱	Local international specialist	Multilingual recruitment	Useful for internationals; verify each role
10	Michael Page Netherlands	NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱	Large international recruiter	Professional and management roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
11	Hays France	FRANCE 🇫🇷	Large international recruiter	IT, finance, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
12	Robert Walters France	FRANCE 🇫🇷	Large international recruiter	Finance, HR, tech, legal	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
13	Approach People Recruitment	FRANCE 🇫🇷	International recruiter	Multilingual and international roles	Useful for internationals; verify each role
14	Urban Linker	FRANCE 🇫🇷	Local specialist	Digital and startup recruitment	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
15	Adsearch	FRANCE 🇫🇷	Local specialist	Finance, IT, engineering, sales	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
16	ISG Personalmanagement	AUSTRIA 🇦🇹	Local/international HR group	Professional recruitment	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
17	epunkt	AUSTRIA 🇦🇹	Local specialist	IT, engineering, sales, finance	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
18	Hays Austria	AUSTRIA 🇦🇹	Large international recruiter	IT, engineering, finance	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
19	Schulmeister	AUSTRIA 🇦🇹	Local specialist	Finance, controlling, tax, legal	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
20	Iro&Partners	AUSTRIA 🇦🇹	Local recruiter	Professional and management roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
21	Austin Bright	BELGIUM 🇧🇪	Local specialist	Finance, legal, IT	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
22	Blake & Partners	BELGIUM 🇧🇪	Local/international recruiter	Finance, IT, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
23	Robert Walters Belgium	BELGIUM 🇧🇪	Large international recruiter	Finance, HR, legal, tech	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
24	Pauwels Consulting	BELGIUM 🇧🇪	Consulting/recruitment	Engineering, life sciences, IT	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
25	Select HR	BELGIUM 🇧🇪	Local staffing/recruitment	Office, industry, technical roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
26	CPL	IRELAND 🇮🇪	Large Irish recruiter	Tech, multilingual, business support	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
27	Morgan McKinley	IRELAND 🇮🇪	Large recruiter	Finance, tech, projects, business	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
28	Sigmar Recruitment	IRELAND 🇮🇪	Irish recruiter	Multisector professional roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
29	Wallace Myers	IRELAND 🇮🇪	Irish recruiter	Professional and technical roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
30	Abrivia Recruitment	IRELAND 🇮🇪	Irish recruiter	Business, finance, multilingual	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
31	Academic Work	SWEDEN 🇸🇪	Nordic recruiter	Young professionals, IT, business	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
32	Wise Professionals	SWEDEN 🇸🇪	Local specialist	HR, finance, marketing, admin	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
33	Bravura	SWEDEN 🇸🇪	Local recruiter	Young professionals and specialists	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
34	Incluso	SWEDEN 🇸🇪	International talent specialist	Multilingual and international roles	Useful for internationals; verify each role
35	TNG	SWEDEN 🇸🇪	Local recruiter	Unbiased recruitment, specialists	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
36	Workindenmark	DENMARK 🇩🇰	Public international job service	International candidates and Danish employers	Free public service; verify roles
37	Moment	DENMARK 🇩🇰	Local staffing/recruitment	Student, office, warehouse, professional	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
38	Hartmanns	DENMARK 🇩🇰	Local recruiter	Specialists and professional roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
39	Temp-Team Denmark	DENMARK 🇩🇰	Local staffing/recruitment	Temporary and permanent recruitment	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
40	Academic Work Denmark	DENMARK 🇩🇰	Nordic recruiter	Young professionals, IT, business	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
41	Swisslinx	SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭	Swiss specialist recruiter	Technology, finance, life sciences	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
42	Coopers Group	SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭	Swiss specialist recruiter	IT, engineering, life sciences	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
43	Michael Page Switzerland	SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭	Large international recruiter	Professional and management roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
44	oprandi & partner	SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭	Swiss executive search	Management and specialist roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
45	Jefferson Wells Norway	NORWAY 🇳🇴	Specialist recruiter	Engineering, finance, leadership	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
46	Experis Norway	NORWAY 🇳🇴	Tech recruiter/consulting	IT and tech roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
47	Dfind	NORWAY 🇳🇴	Specialist recruiter	IT, finance, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
48	Capus	NORWAY 🇳🇴	Executive/search recruiter	Management and specialist roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
49	Academic Work Norway	NORWAY 🇳🇴	Nordic recruiter	Young professionals, IT, business	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
50	Barona	FINLAND 🇫🇮	Finnish recruitment group	Multisector staffing and recruitment	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
51	aTalent Recruiting	FINLAND 🇫🇮	Local specialist	Students, graduates, young professionals	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
52	StaffPoint	FINLAND 🇫🇮	Finnish staffing/recruitment	Hospitality, office, industry, services	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
53	Eezy	FINLAND 🇫🇮	Finnish staffing/recruitment	Multisector roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
54	Academic Work Finland	FINLAND 🇫🇮	Nordic recruiter	Young professionals, IT, business	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
55	Babel Profiles	SPAIN 🇪🇸	International talent specialist	Multilingual and international roles	Useful for internationals; verify each role
56	Blu Selection	SPAIN 🇪🇸	International talent specialist	Multilingual jobs in Spain/Europe	Useful for internationals; verify each role
57	Talent Search People	SPAIN 🇪🇸	International recruiter	Multilingual and professional roles	Useful for internationals; verify each role
58	Page Personnel Spain	SPAIN 🇪🇸	Large international recruiter	Entry-mid professional roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
59	Spring Professional Spain	SPAIN 🇪🇸	Professional recruitment brand	Professional and specialist roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
60	Landing.Jobs	PORTUGAL 🇵🇹	Tech hiring platform/recruiter	Tech jobs and remote roles	Free for candidates; verify each role
61	Hays Portugal	PORTUGAL 🇵🇹	Large international recruiter	IT, finance, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
62	Michael Page Portugal	PORTUGAL 🇵🇹	Large international recruiter	Professional and management roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
63	Multitempo	PORTUGAL 🇵🇹	Local staffing/recruitment	Operations, services, corporate roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
64	Kelly Portugal	PORTUGAL 🇵🇹	International staffing group	Office, industry, customer support	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
65	Gi Group	ITALY 🇮🇹	Italian/international staffing group	Multisector recruitment	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
66	Adecco Italy	ITALY 🇮🇹	Large international staffing group	Multisector roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
67	Randstad Italy	ITALY 🇮🇹	Large international staffing group	Multisector roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
68	Page Personnel Italy	ITALY 🇮🇹	Large international recruiter	Entry-mid professional roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
69	Lavoropiù	ITALY 🇮🇹	Italian staffing/recruitment	Multisector roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
70	Antal Poland	POLAND 🇵🇱	Polish specialist recruiter	IT, finance, engineering, sales	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
71	Devire	POLAND 🇵🇱	Polish recruiter	IT, finance, engineering, business	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
72	Grafton Recruitment Poland	POLAND 🇵🇱	CEE recruiter	Professional and multilingual roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
73	Hays Poland	POLAND 🇵🇱	Large international recruiter	IT, finance, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
74	Talent Place	POLAND 🇵🇱	Polish recruitment network	Remote recruiting, business roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
75	Grafton Recruitment Czech Republic	CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿	CEE recruiter	Professional and multilingual roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
76	People Place	CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿	Local international specialist	Multilingual and shared services roles	Useful for internationals; verify each role
77	REED Czech Republic	CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿	International recruiter	Professional roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
78	Hays Czech Republic	CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿	Large international recruiter	IT, finance, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
79	Manpower Czech Republic	CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿	Large staffing group	Multisector staffing and recruitment	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
80	Hays Hungary	HUNGARY 🇭🇺	Large international recruiter	IT, finance, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
81	Grafton Recruitment Hungary	HUNGARY 🇭🇺	CEE recruiter	Professional and multilingual roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
82	Randstad Hungary	HUNGARY 🇭🇺	Large international staffing group	Multisector roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
83	Karrier Hungária	HUNGARY 🇭🇺	Local recruiter	Shared services, multilingual, finance	Useful for internationals; verify each role
84	Bluebird	HUNGARY 🇭🇺	Local specialist	IT recruitment and contracting	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
85	Sofitex Talent	LUXEMBOURG 🇱🇺	Local staffing/recruitment	Finance, office, industrial roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
86	Greenfield Luxembourg	LUXEMBOURG 🇱🇺	Local specialist	Finance, legal, office roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
87	Hays Luxembourg	LUXEMBOURG 🇱🇺	Large international recruiter	IT, finance, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
88	Randstad Luxembourg	LUXEMBOURG 🇱🇺	Large international staffing group	Multisector roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
89	Brainspotting	ROMANIA 🇷🇴	Local specialist	IT and tech recruitment	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
90	Hays Romania	ROMANIA 🇷🇴	Large international recruiter	IT, finance, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
91	Lugera	ROMANIA 🇷🇴	Local/regional HR group	Multisector roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
92	Adecco Romania	ROMANIA 🇷🇴	Large international staffing group	Multisector roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
93	SalesConsulting	ROMANIA 🇷🇴	Local recruiter	Sales, business, IT, engineering	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
94	CV-Online Estonia	ESTONIA 🇪🇪	Job platform/recruitment services	Professional and tech roles	Usually free for candidates; verify each role
95	Fontes	ESTONIA 🇪🇪	Local HR/recruitment firm	Executive search and HR consulting	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
96	Manpower Estonia	ESTONIA 🇪🇪	Large staffing group	Multisector staffing and recruitment	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role
97	TalentHub	ESTONIA 🇪🇪	Local recruiter	Tech, startup, business roles	Employer-paid recruiter; verify each role

Scroll the table sideways for the remaining columns. Every name links to that organisation’s own page.

Compiled May 2026, links checked August 2026. These are independent companies and agencies with no relationship to Ankommo. Links change: if you find a dead one, tell us at hello@ankommo.de and we will fix it.

Before you start applying

An Agency Works for the Employer, Not for You

That is not a criticism, it is the business model, and knowing it changes how you use them. A recruiter is paid when their client hires somebody. You are inventory they are matching against a brief, which means the ones who chase you have a role that fits and the ones who go quiet do not. Silence is rarely personal.

It also means nobody here should be charging you a fee. 82 of the 97 are marked employer-paid outright and four more state they are free to candidates; the remaining eleven did not say either way, which is why every row ends in “verify each role”. Not one of them is recorded as charging the candidate. Treat a request for your money as a reason to stop, not a hurdle to clear.

And be honest about the odds from abroad. An agency fills roles quickly; a candidate who needs a visa is slow. Use them for the shortage sectors where the client has already accepted they are hiring internationally, and spend the rest of your time applying direct.

Questions People Actually Ask

Should a recruitment agency ever charge me?

For a normal permanent or contract role in Western Europe, no. Agencies are paid by the employer, usually a percentage of the first-year salary, and that is the entire business model. If somebody asks you for a placement fee, a registration fee, a "visa processing" fee or money for a CV rewrite before they will talk to you, walk away. The exception people confuse it with is regulated overseas recruitment into specific sectors like nursing, where some legitimate programmes charge for language training. Even there, ask exactly what the money buys before you send any.

Are agencies worth it if I am applying from outside Europe?

Less than people hope. Most agencies work on roles their client needs filled quickly, and a candidate who needs a visa and a relocation is slower than one who is already local. The ones worth your time are the sector specialists in shortage fields, engineering, IT, healthcare, where the client has already accepted they are hiring from abroad. Applying directly to a company that has said it sponsors is usually a better use of the same hour.

What is the difference between the agency types listed?

A large international recruiter like Hays or Michael Page covers many sectors and has volume. A specialist covers one field and usually knows it properly. A staffing or Zeitarbeit firm employs you itself and hires you out, which in Germany means a real contract with real protections but usually lower pay than being hired direct. Each has its place; the type column tells you which conversation you are walking into.

Do I need to speak the local language to register with them?

To register, usually not. To be placed, it depends entirely on the role their client is filling. An agency will happily take your CV in English and then have nothing to send you, which feels like being ignored but is really a language gap. Ask on the first call what share of their current roles are English-speaking. A good recruiter will tell you straight.

A recruiter reads your CV before they read you. If it is not in the format their client expects, the call never happens.

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