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Top Recruitment Agencies in Chicago

14 of 32 recruitment agencies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.

Between them, the 32 recruitment agencies on this page cover executive search (11), partners (6), finance and accounting recruitment (5) and temporary staffing (5). They also list work in Atlanta, Dallas, Austin and New York City. 32 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.

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Q4 2026 edition

14 of 32 recruitment agencies ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.

Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

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Klatt Temporary Employment Service, Inc.
Klatt Temporary Employment Service, Inc. is a staffing agency in downtown Chicago. It supplies temporary employees for administrative and office roles across the Chicago area.
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Why #1: Founded 1975, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Judge Group Inc
Finance and Accounting Recruitment · IT and Tech Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in Phoenix and Philadelphia
Judge Group Inc, known as the Judge Group, is a staffing and consulting company based in Pennsylvania.
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Why #2: In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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L&E Research
Partners · Also in York and Denver
US recruiter of participants for market research, running focus group facilities and healthcare, consumer and legal studies
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Why #3: Founded 1984, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Harmer
Finance and Accounting Recruitment · IT and Tech Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in United States of America
Harmer is a professional recruiting firm headquartered in Chicago. It finds candidates for accounting, finance and technology positions and has been doing so since 1986.
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Why #4: Founded 1986, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Enterprise Search Associates
Information Technology · Partnership · Also in Kansas and Cincinnati
Enterprise Search Associates LLC is a search and recruiting firm based in Ohio.
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Why #5: Founded 1990, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Elite Staffing Inc.
Temporary Staffing · Also in Dallas
Staffing agency supplying temporary, contract and direct hire workers to light industrial and warehouse employers across the United States
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Why #6: Founded 1991, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Lakeshore
Contract Recruitment · Energy Recruitment · front · Also in Michigan and Illinois
Lakeshore, trading as Lakeshore Talent, is a staffing agency serving employers in Denver, Colorado.
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Why #7: Founded 1995, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Daubenspeck & Associates, Ltd.
Recruiting Firms · Manufacturing · Education · Also in Illinois
Daubenspeck & Associates, Ltd. runs retained executive searches from Chicago for clients at home and abroad.
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Why #8: In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
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Arlington Resources
Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Temporary Staffing · HR Recruitment
Arlington Resources recruits one kind of candidate: human resources staff.
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Why #9: Founded 1997, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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Lantern Partners
Partners · Also in United States of America
Lantern Partners is a retained executive search firm working across North America.
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Why #10: In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Fairway Staffing Svc
DataBase · Personnel · Also in Ontario and Florence
Fairway Staffing Services is a family-owned staffing agency serving Los Angeles and Orange County.
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Why #11: Founded 2009 · Family-owned, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
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Apollo Technical
IT and Tech Recruitment · Driving and Logistics Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in Houston and Charlotte
Apollo Technical recruits engineers, IT specialists and supply chain staff for US employers.
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Why #12: Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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80Twenty
Executive Search · Temporary Staffing · Also in Los Angeles and San Francisco
80Twenty is a US recruitment and staffing firm that concentrates on go-to-market hiring: the sales, marketing, creative and customer success roles that bring in revenue.
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Why #13 (shared): Founded 2011, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
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CS Recruiting
Driving and Logistics Recruitment · Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) · Executive Search · Also in United States of America
CS Recruiting finds staff for employers in logistics, freight and the wider supply chain, and has done so since 2011.
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Why #13 (shared): Founded 2011, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
Breaking Ground
Temporary Staffing · DataBase · Government · Also in Illinois
Breaking Ground runs Breaking Ground Staffing, an alternative staffing organisation set up as a social enterprise in Chicago.
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CAT Technology Inc
IT and Tech Recruitment · Also in United States of America
Trading online as CAT America, CAT Technology Inc combines technology recruitment with bespoke software work.
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Connect Search, LLC
Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Executive Search · Also in Austin and Dallas
Connect Search, LLC runs recruiting searches for employers from a head office in Chicago and a set of regional offices.
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DaCare Shanghai
Executive Search · Temporary Staffing · Financial Services · Also in Asia and San Francisco
DaCare Shanghai, which trades as DaCare Executive Search, is a bilingual headhunting and staffing firm working across Greater China.
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Dental Auxiliary Placement Service. Inc
Partners · Logistics · Also in Ohio and Michigan
Dental Auxiliary Placement Service. Inc, known as DAPS, is a staffing agency devoted to the dental field.
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DHR International
Information Technology · Recruiting Firms · Financial Services
DHR International, now operating as DHR Global, is an executive search firm that also runs a leadership consulting practice.
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DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment
Executive Search · Also in United States of America
DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment is a search firm that places actuaries and analytics staff in jobs around the world.
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Employment & Employer Services Inc
Also in United States of America
Employment & Employer Services Inc, known as E&ES, is a workforce organisation based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Esquire Recruiting, LLC
Finance and Accounting Recruitment · Legal Recruitment · Partners · Also in Austin
Esquire Recruiting, LLC is a boutique recruitment firm that connects hiring companies with candidates.
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On record: Boutique
ExcelGens, Inc.
Healthcare Recruitment · Also in United Kingdom
ExcelGens, Inc. combines recruitment with technology services.
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Top Recruitment Agencies in Chicago

Klatt Temporary Employment Service, Inc.

Judge Group Inc

L&E Research

Harmer

Enterprise Search Associates

Elite Staffing Inc.

Lakeshore

Daubenspeck & Associates, Ltd.

Arlington Resources

Lantern Partners

Fairway Staffing Svc

Apollo Technical

80Twenty

CS Recruiting

Breaking Ground

CAT Technology Inc

Connect Search, LLC

DaCare Shanghai

Dental Auxiliary Placement Service. Inc

DHR International

DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment

Employment & Employer Services Inc

Esquire Recruiting, LLC

ExcelGens, Inc.

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