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Criterion Asia Recruitment

Recruitment and executive search for mid to senior roles with multinational companies across Southeast Asia

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About Criterion Asia Recruitment

Hiring in Thailand and its neighbours for mid to senior roles is the focus of Criterion Asia Recruitment, a firm that carries out recruitment and executive search for multinational corporations. Founded in 2013 and based in Bangkok, it operates in Thailand and in nearby Southeast Asian countries, among them Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.

Sectors it concentrates on

The firm names a set of core areas where it recruits. These include the Internet of Things and Thailand 4.0, blockchain and cryptocurrency, telecoms and 5G, cybersecurity, and IT and data. Alongside technology it recruits in manufacturing management, supply chain, agriculture, technical sales and services, human resources and administration, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, and legal and HR administration.

Who it connects

Its stated purpose is linking experienced professionals with large international employers. Multinationals are described as the clients it works for, and candidates are described as people at mid to senior level who are building the next stage of their careers. The company says it wants to give employers better candidates and better service, and to help professionals start a better career.

Advice for employers

A series of articles gives guidance on hiring in Bangkok. Topics include why an employer might hire now despite uncertainty in the business world, four tips for finding the ideal candidate faster, how to tell a cultural fit from a values fit, how to reduce high staff turnover in Thailand, and how to improve a job description in three steps. These indicate how the firm approaches the hiring process: with attention to culture, retention and the first impression a job advert gives.

Advice for candidates

Other pieces help job seekers, covering common mistakes in interviews, how to stay calm during one, and how to prepare. The firm also publishes interviews with its own recruitment staff about company culture.

The consultants

Its team is organised into practices such as human resources and sales and marketing, with senior consultants who describe more than a decade of recruitment experience. The firm describes itself as growing quickly and aims to become one of Thailand's leading human resource services firms.

TrustList summary

Criterion Asia Recruitment is a recruitment and executive search firm based in Thailand. It connects mid to senior level candidates with multinational corporations across Southeast Asia. The firm was founded in 2013.

Services

Executive search: senior-level search for multinational employers.
Technology hiring: IT and data roles, along with IoT, telecom and 5G, cyber security and blockchain.
Industrial hiring: manufacturing management, supply chain, agriculture and technical sales.
Business functions: human resources, admin and legal, finance and accounting, and sales and marketing.
Experienced professionals: recruitment for experienced professionals and organisations.

Customers and markets

Multinational companies that need mid to senior level staff, and experienced professionals in the region.

Key facts

Based in: Thailand
Founded: 2013
Operates in: Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

Categories & features

Rankings

Criterion Asia Recruitment is ranked on 8 TrustList rankings: #2 on 1, #3 on 1, #4 on 1, #14 on 1, #28 on 1, #29 on 1, #35 on 1 and #37 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Criterion Asia Recruitment has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Business service company · 8 rankings

#2of 21
Iot
It is the only one of the 21 here listing IT consulting and one of 2 here listing branding.
Its profile: “- Technology hiring: IT and data roles, along with IoT, telecom and 5G, cyber security and blockchain.”
Of the 21 here, 13 also cover iOS app and 13 also cover android.
Behind Sales Force Europe, ahead of Derga Consulting.
#3of 34
Asia
It is the only one of the 34 here listing IoT and one of 4 here listing manufacturing.
Its profile: “Hiring in Thailand and its neighbours for mid to senior roles is the focus of Criterion Asia Recruitment, a firm that carries out recruitment and executive search for multinational corporations.”
Of the 34 here, 6 also cover partners and 5 also cover event management; 4 also work in Europe and 3 also work in Middle East.
Behind Bitcoin Marketing Team, ahead of EON.
#4of 6
Thailand
It is the only one of the 6 here listing branding and IoT.
Its profile: “Hiring in Thailand and its neighbours for mid to senior roles is the focus of Criterion Asia Recruitment, a firm that carries out recruitment and executive search for multinational corporations.”
Of the 6 here, 3 also cover tax and 2 also cover accounting; 6 also work in Bangkok and 3 also work in Asia.
Behind Antares Serviced Offices, ahead of Good Job.
#14of 106
Manufacturing
It is the only one of the top 75 here listing branding and IoT.
Its profile: “Alongside technology it recruits in manufacturing management, supply chain, agriculture, technical sales and services, human resources and administration, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, and legal and HR administration.”
Of the top 75 here, 21 also cover medical and 17 also cover business services; 3 also work in California and 3 also work in Mumbai.
Behind Level Resources, ahead of Abilitybase Solutions.
#28of 308
Marketing
It is one of 2 here listing IT consulting and one of 4 here listing IoT.
Its profile: “Alongside technology it recruits in manufacturing management, supply chain, agriculture, technical sales and services, human resources and administration, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, and legal and HR administration.”
Of the top 81 here, 12 also cover creative and 11 also cover SEO; 5 also work in London and 4 also work in New York.
Behind Knowledgetics, ahead of Anika Digital Media.
#29of 222
Sales
It is the only one of the top 79 here listing IoT and IT consulting.
Its profile: “Alongside technology it recruits in manufacturing management, supply chain, agriculture, technical sales and services, human resources and administration, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, and legal and HR administration.”
Of the top 79 here, 11 also cover simple and 10 also cover government; 5 also work in York and 2 also work in United States.
Behind Knowledgetics, ahead of Best Heads.
#35of 198
Search
It is one of 3 here listing IoT and IT consulting.
Its profile: “Hiring in Thailand and its neighbours for mid to senior roles is the focus of Criterion Asia Recruitment, a firm that carries out recruitment and executive search for multinational corporations.”
Of the top 85 here, 17 also cover outsourcing and 14 also cover manufacturing; 2 also work in Madrid.
Behind Creative Alignments, ahead of Criterion Executive Search,.
#37of 228
Executive
It is the only one of the top 88 here listing IoT and one of 2 here listing IT consulting.
Its profile: “Hiring in Thailand and its neighbours for mid to senior roles is the focus of Criterion Asia Recruitment, a firm that carries out recruitment and executive search for multinational corporations.”
Of the top 88 here, 9 also cover engineering and 8 also cover goals; 5 also work in Florida and 2 also work in New York City.
Behind Crilley Warehouse Executive, ahead of Criterion Executive Search,.