ChatGPT
8 of 10 in the overall top 10- Guildhall39
- Korn Ferry35
- Michael Page34
- Stanton Chase29
- Cooper Fitch28
- Hays27
- Charterhouse Middle East26
- Egon Zehnder25
- Spencer Stuart25
- Heidrick & Struggles20
Answers of 60
Dubai AI Visibility Report · Q4 2026 · Business & Professional Services
The recruitment firms AI recommends in DubaiQ4 2026 ranking
Guildhall is the recruitment firm AI names most in Dubai: in 230 of 360 answers (64%) from ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Claude and Perplexity, asked 16 to 21 October 2026.
Guildhall is named in 230 of 360 answers, 33 more than Hays. Michael Page is third with 192, and 121 firms are named twice or more.
- AI answers read
- 360
- Businesses ranked
- 121
- Questions
- 19 of 20
- Named once
- 54%
20 questions, three times each, in six AI tools
named in two answers or more
name Guildhall
of the 265 businesses AI named came up in one answer only
All 121 recruitment firms AI named, tool by tool
Every business named in two answers or more, most named first. Each AI tool gave 60 answers; its column shows how many of them name the business.
The top 10
Share of the 360 answers that name each businessWho gets the mentions
Share of the 3,083 mentions of businesses named in two answers or more, by place in the ranking
- 7%#1
- 24%#2 to #5
- 40%#6 to #20
- 28%Everyone else
| Chat assistants | Google's AI | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Business | Answers | Questions | ChatGPT |  Gemini |  Claude |  Perplexity |  AI Mode | AI Overviews | Guides | Rating | Reviews |
| 1 | Guildhall | 230 | 19 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 42 | 15 | 36 | 8 | 4.9 | 281 |
| 2 | Hays | 197 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 45 | 25 | 9 | 3.5 | 135 |
| 3 | Michael Page | 192 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 4.3 | 525 |
| 4 | Stanton Chase | 186 | 17 | 29 | 36 | 45 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4.7 | 13 |
| 5 | Korn Ferry | 163 | 17 | 35 | 22 | 43 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 6 | – | – |
| 6 | Adecco Middle East | 125 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 4.4 | 31 |
| 7 | Charterhouse Middle East | 115 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4.3 | 193 |
| 8 | Egon Zehnder | 112 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 4 | – | – |
| 9 | Cooper Fitch | 104 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3.5 | 41 |
| 10 | BAC Middle East | 104 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 5 | – | – |
| 11 | Heidrick & Struggles | 95 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | – | – |
| 12 | Robert Walters | 90 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 3.8 | 75 |
| 13 | Hanson Search | 71 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 4.9 | 64 |
| 14 | TASC Outsourcing | 68 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 5 | – | – |
| 15 | Spencer Stuart | 62 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| 16 | Odgers Berndtson | 60 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | – | – |
| 17 | NADIA Global | 59 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | – | – |
| 18 | Robert Half | 59 | 14 | – | 1 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | – | – |
| 19 | Russell Reynolds Associates | 58 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | – | – |
| 20 | Tiger Recruitment | 57 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4.5 | 113 |
| 21 | Boyden | 48 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
| 22 | ManpowerGroup Middle East | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 6 | – | 4 | 7 | – | – |
| 23 | Alliance Recruitment Agency | 32 | 13 | – | – | 8 | 3 | – | 21 | – | 5.0 | 145 |
| 24 | Caliberly | 29 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4.8 | 23 |
| 25 | Warner Scott | 27 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 26 | Page Executive | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | – | 6 | – | – |
| 27 | Aventus | 24 | 11 | 4 | – | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| 28 | Keller Executive Search | 24 | 7 | – | – | 12 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 29 | OnHires | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 30 | Randstad Middle East | 23 | 7 | – | 7 | 16 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 31 | Accel HR Consultants | 21 | 9 | – | 16 | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 32 | SaviorHire | 21 | 7 | – | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| 33 | Staff Connect | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | – | 4.9 | 59 |
| 34 | Robbert Murray & Associates | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| 35 | SutraHR | 17 | 5 | – | – | 5 | 12 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 36 | Mark Williams Recruitment | 15 | 9 | – | 1 | 10 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 37 | Expert Executive Recruiters | 14 | 6 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| 38 | Pedersen & Partners | 14 | 5 | 5 | – | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 39 | Peergrowth | 13 | 7 | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – |
| 40 | InterSearch Middle East | 13 | 6 | 3 | – | 10 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 41 | Innovations Group | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 42 | ANSI Services | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 7 | – | – | – |
| 43 | Dulsco Group | 12 | 6 | – | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 44 | CareerDubai | 12 | 4 | – | – | 9 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 45 | Mindfield Resources | 11 | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| 46 | Kingston Stanley | 11 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 9 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – |
| 47 | Caldwell | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | JOH Partners | 10 | 4 | 6 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 49 | Kingsley Gate | 10 | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | SearchPlus | 10 | 4 | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | Career Pro | 10 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | ERC International | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 53 | Transguard Group | 8 | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54 | Conjugate Consulting | 8 | 4 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 55 | Marc Ellis | 8 | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 56 | Kinetic Business Solutions | 7 | 4 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 57 | Taj HR Services | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 58 | Silicon Valley Associates Recruitment | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 59 | Genesis Executive Search | 7 | 3 | – | – | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 60 | GulfBankers Executive Search | 7 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 61 | ESP International | 7 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 62 | SG Recruitment Group | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 63 | Hanover Search | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| 64 | Alexander Hughes | 6 | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 65 | RFS HR Consultancy | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 66 | Hyperlynx | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 67 | BWP | 6 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 68 | Halian | 6 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 69 | Menasa & Partners | 6 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 70 | The Exordia Group | 6 | 3 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 71 | Airswift | 6 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 72 | Element Search | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 73 | Discovered MENA | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| 74 | ZRG Partners | 5 | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 75 | Agile Consultants | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 76 | Carter Murray | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 77 | Parker Connect | 5 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 78 | Budge Talent | 5 | 2 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 79 | EFS Staffing Solutions | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 80 | Capstone Solutions | 4 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 81 | RTC | 4 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 82 | Scancruit | 4 | 3 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 83 | Atribs Metscon | 4 | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 84 | CODA Talent | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 85 | EmiratesHR | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 86 | MGCG Middle East | 4 | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 87 | Alchemy Search | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 88 | AP Executive | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| 89 | Crank Recruitment | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 90 | JAMS HR Solutions | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 91 | TRAC Executive Search & Selection | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 92 | AIQU | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 93 | Black & Grey HR | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 94 | 6 Degrees | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 95 | Ambizent HR Consultants | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 96 | CFT Consulting | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 97 | EMP GoWIN Global | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 98 | Florence International Consulting | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 99 | Gladwin International | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 100 | Hire Rightt | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 101 | HR Ways | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 102 | Integral Recruitment | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 103 | Search Point | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 104 | Taylor Root | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 105 | Edge Executive | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 106 | Expert Recruitments | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 107 | Salt | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 108 | GRG | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 109 | HRBS Global | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 110 | JB Hired | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 111 | Njord Consultancy | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 112 | Empleo Consultants | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 113 | Inspire Selection | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 114 | Jivaro Search | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 115 | Lobo Management | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 116 | Nathan HR | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 117 | Onpoint Staffing Portal | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 118 | Quantum Search | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 119 | Taysir Bridge | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 120 | Umatr | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 121 | Wilton & Bain | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Answers of 60:1–45–1415–2930 or more
Questions: how many of the 20 questions name the business. Guides: how many of the 14 guides we opened list it. Rating and reviews: as Google's AI showed them, October 2026. A dash means none, or not shown.
Guildhall leads 4 of the 6 question types and ties on a fifth.
Michael Page leads on service questions, named in 56% of them. On Dubai-based questions, Stanton Chase ties with Guildhall at 94%.
The 20 questions, and the business AI named most for each
18 answers per question- 01
What are the best recruitment and executive search firms in Dubai?
Best overallStanton Chase16 of 18 answers - 02
Which recruitment firms are the top choices in Dubai?
Best overallHays18 of 18 answers - 03
What are the leading executive search firms in Dubai?
Best overallStanton Chase17 of 18 answers - 04
Which recruitment firms in Dubai are the most trusted?
TrustedMichael Page18 of 18 answers - 05
Which executive search firms in Dubai have the best reviews?
TrustedGuildhall15 of 18 answers - 06
Which recruitment and executive search firms have the best reputation in Dubai?
TrustedGuildhall and Stanton Chaseeach in 16 of 18 answers - 07
Which recruitment firms in Dubai are best for hiring permanent staff?
ServicesHays and Michael Pageeach in 18 of 18 answers - 08
Which recruitment firms in Dubai are best for temporary staffing?
ServicesAdecco Middle East17 of 18 answers - 09
Which executive search firms in Dubai are best for hiring CEOs?
ServicesStanton Chase17 of 18 answers - 10
Which executive search firms in Dubai are best for finding senior finance leaders?
ServicesStanton Chase14 of 18 answers - 11
Which recruitment firms in Dubai are best for hiring tech staff?
ServicesHays15 of 18 answers - 12
Which recruitment firms in Dubai are best for hiring sales staff?
ServicesMichael Page17 of 18 answers - 13
Which recruitment firms in Dubai are best for finding a job?
ServicesHays and Michael Pageeach in 18 of 18 answers - 14
Which executive search firms in Dubai are best for senior job seekers?
ServicesStanton Chase15 of 18 answers - 15
Which recruitment firms in Dubai offer good value for employers?
PriceHays12 of 18 answers - 16
Which recruitment firms in Dubai are affordable for small businesses?
PriceBAC Middle East and Robert Walterseach in 7 of 18 answers - 17
Which premium executive search firms in Dubai are best for senior hires?
PriceGuildhall and Korn Ferryeach in 15 of 18 answers - 18
Which recruitment firms in Dubai should a growing company shortlist for hiring staff?
CompareHays16 of 18 answers - 19
Which executive search firms in Dubai should I compare for a board appointment?
CompareStanton Chase16 of 18 answers - 20
Which recruitment and executive search firms are based in Dubai?
Dubai-basedGuildhall and Stanton Chaseeach in 17 of 18 answers
Share of each question type's answers that name the business
The top 14, and any business further down that leads a type. A framed cell marks the leader of that type.
| # | Business | Best overall54 answers | Trusted54 answers | Services144 answers | Price54 answers | Compare36 answers | Dubai-based18 answers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guildhall | 81% | 83% | 51% | 50% | 64% | 94% |
| 2 | Hays | 59% | 59% | 52% | 44% | 50% | 89% |
| 3 | Michael Page | 63% | 67% | 56% | 30% | 44% | 56% |
| 4 | Stanton Chase | 70% | 72% | 40% | 26% | 58% | 94% |
| 5 | Korn Ferry | 67% | 59% | 30% | 31% | 58% | 78% |
| 6 | Adecco Middle East | 37% | 22% | 42% | 28% | 39% | 22% |
| 7 | Charterhouse Middle East | 37% | 39% | 32% | 17% | 36% | 33% |
| 8 | Egon Zehnder | 50% | 35% | 21% | 24% | 39% | 50% |
| 9 | Cooper Fitch | 39% | 44% | 19% | 15% | 39% | 50% |
| 10 | BAC Middle East | 26% | 44% | 27% | 31% | 19% | 17% |
| 11 | Heidrick & Struggles | 41% | 30% | 17% | 20% | 39% | 44% |
| 12 | Robert Walters | 33% | 22% | 26% | 20% | 17% | 33% |
| 13 | Hanson Search | 26% | 7% | 19% | 15% | 22% | 50% |
| 14 | TASC Outsourcing | 9% | 13% | 22% | 24% | 28% | 6% |
Five of the six tools put Guildhall first. Google AI Mode picks Hays.
Claude names Guildhall in 55 of its 60 answers. Google AI Overviews has only 6 of the overall top 10 in its own top 10.
In the overall top 10Not in the overall top 10
8 of 10 in the overall top 10
Gemini
9 of 10 in the overall top 10- Guildhall43
- Stanton Chase36
- Hays34
- Michael Page34
- Adecco Middle East27
- Korn Ferry22
- Charterhouse Middle East22
- BAC Middle East20
- Egon Zehnder17
- Heidrick & Struggles16
Answers of 60
Google AI Mode
7 of 10 in the overall top 10- Hays45
- BAC Middle East30
- Stanton Chase28
- Michael Page24
- Egon Zehnder22
- Korn Ferry19
- Cooper Fitch17
- TASC Outsourcing17
- Odgers Berndtson17
- Heidrick & Struggles16
Answers of 60
Google AI Overviews
6 of 10 in the overall top 10- Guildhall36
- Michael Page35
- Hays25
- Robert Walters25
- Stanton Chase21
- Alliance Recruitment Agency21
- Adecco Middle East20
- Hanson Search17
- Tiger Recruitment17
- Egon Zehnder15
Answers of 60
Claude
9 of 10 in the overall top 10- Guildhall55
- Stanton Chase45
- Korn Ferry43
- Hays37
- Michael Page37
- BAC Middle East32
- Adecco Middle East31
- NADIA Global28
- Egon Zehnder27
- Cooper Fitch27
Answers of 60
Perplexity
8 of 10 in the overall top 10- Guildhall42
- Korn Ferry30
- Hays29
- Michael Page28
- Stanton Chase27
- Cooper Fitch25
- Adecco Middle East21
- Charterhouse Middle East16
- Hanson Search15
- Robert Half15
Answers of 60
A typical firm on 6 or more guides is named in 125 answers.
Guides are the "top recruitment agencies in Dubai" lists AI cites. A typical firm on none of the 14 we opened is named in 4 answers. Michael Page is on the most, 10.
Answers for a typical business, by how many guides list it
The 121 businesses named in two answers or more, grouped by how many of the 14 guides we opened list them
4None74 businesses
141 guide17 businesses
172–3 guides10 businesses
684–5 guides9 businesses
1256 or more guides11 businesses
Which of the top 12 each guide lists
A filled dot means the guide names the business. Guides are numbered from the most cited.
| # | Business | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guildhall | 8 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hays | 9 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Michael Page | 10 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stanton Chase | 8 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Korn Ferry | 6 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Adecco Middle East | 9 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Charterhouse Middle East | 9 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Egon Zehnder | 4 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cooper Fitch | 6 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | BAC Middle East | 5 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Heidrick & Struggles | 4 of 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Robert Walters | 5 of 14 |
The 14 guides we opened
Most cited first- 1godubai.com/citylife/press_release_page.asp?p…124 answers cite it
- 2bayzat.com/blog/recruitment-agencies-dubai72 answers cite it
- 3tajhrservices.com/resources/top-recruitment…57 answers cite it
- 4businesschief.eu/human-capital/top-10-best…44 answers cite it
- 5expertexecutiverecruiters.com/blog_posts/best…44 answers cite it
- 6anywherer.com/best-recruiting-providers-in…27 answers cite it
- 7edarabia.com/118511/top-9-recruitment…25 answers cite it
- 8warnerscott.com/top-10-executive-recruiting…21 answers cite it
- 9sutrahr.com/top-recruitment-agencies-in-dubai20 answers cite it
- 10peergrowth.net/blog/top-recruitment-agencies…18 answers cite it
- 11gulfprimemagazine.com/recruitment-agencies…18 answers cite it
- 12dubai-forever.com/recruitment-agencies-in…14 answers cite it
- 13leaderhiring.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/top-10…12 answers cite it
- 14revenuebase.ai/companies/executive-search…12 answers cite it
Google's AI names Robert Walters in 34% of answers, chat in 20%.
Charterhouse Middle East has the most reviews outside the top 3, 193, but leans the other way, with 37% of chat answers and 23% of Google's AI answers.
The 10 businesses with the most Google reviews, outside the top 3
Share of answers that name the business. Reviews and ratings as Google's AI showed them, October 2026.
Google AI Mode and AI Overviews, of their 120 answersChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity, of their 240 answers
- Charterhouse Middle East193 reviews, rating 4.3, #723%37%
- Alliance Recruitment Agency145 reviews, rating 5.0, #2318%5%
- Tiger Recruitment113 reviews, rating 4.5, #2017%15%
- Robert Walters75 reviews, rating 3.8, #1234%20%
- Hanson Search64 reviews, rating 4.9, #1322%19%
- Staff Connect59 reviews, rating 4.9, #333%6%
- Cooper Fitch41 reviews, rating 3.5, #917%35%
- Adecco Middle East31 reviews, rating 4.4, #627%39%
- Caliberly23 reviews, rating 4.8, #246%9%
- Stanton Chase13 reviews, rating 4.7, #441%57%
Three of these six firms are named by only two of the six AI tools.
Alliance Recruitment Agency, OnHires and Staff Connect are on none of the 14 guides. ChatGPT never names four of the six.
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and PerplexityGoogle AI Mode and AI OverviewsPercentages: the share of each kind of AI tool's answers that name the business.
Alliance Recruitment Agency
#23, 32 answers- 18%
- Google's AI
- 5%
- Chat assistants
- 0 of 14
- Guides list it
- 5.0
- Google rating, 145 reviews
0ChatGPT0Gemini8Claude3Perplexity0AI Mode21AI Overviews
No guide we opened lists it. Google AI Overviews gives it most of its answers, while ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Mode never name it.
OnHires
#29, 23 answers- 2%
- Google's AI
- 9%
- Chat assistants
- 0 of 14
- Guides list it
- –
- No Google rating shown
1ChatGPT4Gemini6Claude10Perplexity1AI Mode1AI Overviews
No guide we opened lists it, though all six tools name it. Trust questions bring it more answers than any other question type.
Randstad Middle East
#30, 23 answers- 0%
- Google's AI
- 10%
- Chat assistants
- 1 of 14
- Guides list it
- –
- No Google rating shown
0ChatGPT7Gemini16Claude0Perplexity0AI Mode0AI Overviews
Only Gemini and Claude name it, mostly for service questions. ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI never do.
Accel HR Consultants
#31, 21 answers- 0%
- Google's AI
- 9%
- Chat assistants
- 1 of 14
- Guides list it
- –
- No Google rating shown
0ChatGPT16Gemini0Claude5Perplexity0AI Mode0AI Overviews
Only Gemini and Perplexity name it. AI cites its own site, accel-hrconsulting.com, in 36 answers, but only 14 of those name the firm.
Staff Connect
#33, 19 answers- 3%
- Google's AI
- 6%
- Chat assistants
- 0 of 14
- Guides list it
- 4.9
- Google rating, 59 reviews
2ChatGPT2Gemini3Claude8Perplexity2AI Mode2AI Overviews
No guide we opened lists it, and all of its answers come from service questions. AI names it for only 4 of the 20 questions.
SutraHR
#35, 17 answers- 0%
- Google's AI
- 7%
- Chat assistants
- 1 of 14
- Guides list it
- –
- No Google rating shown
0ChatGPT0Gemini5Claude12Perplexity0AI Mode0AI Overviews
Only Perplexity and Claude name it, and Perplexity gives it most of its answers. ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI never do.
The site AI cites most is the #1's own, guildhall.agency, in 149 answers.
Next come godubai.com, a guide site, in 124 answers, and stantonchase.com, the #4's own site, in 116.
The 16 sites AI cites most
Answers that cite each site, of 360Business websiteGuide or blogOther
Google's own search and map pages are cited in 42 answers and Gemini's redirect links, which hide the site they lead to, in 1; neither is in the chart.
Ask the same question again, and AI names the top 3 again 71% of the time.
We asked every question three times in each AI tool. When a tool named a business in one of the three answers, we checked whether it named it in the other two as well. For the top 3 recruitment firms that happened 71% of the time; for the recruitment firms ranked #11 to #24, 43%.
- The top 3
- 71%
- Ranked #11 to #24
- 43%
- Most often, of the top 24
- 76%
named again when the same question is asked again
the same measure, further down the ranking
Stanton Chase (#4)
How often AI names each business again
The top 24. The top 3 in yellow.100% means that every time a tool named the business for a question, it named it in all three answers. At 50% it named it in two of the three, on average; at 0%, in one only. Least often: Caliberly (#24), 26%.
About this ranking
How it was made
We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Claude and Perplexity 20 questions that customers ask when they choose recruitment firms in Dubai, three times each, from 16 to 21 October 2026: 360 answers. A business counts once in each answer that names it, wherever it is named. Businesses named in at least two answers are ranked. The ranking records what the AI tools said; it does not rate quality and is not an endorsement.
How to cite: Lunasol, Dubai AI Visibility Report Q4 2026, Recruitment & Executive Search Firms. https://lunasol.ae/dubai-ai-visibility-report/recruitment-firms