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Step1ne is a local headhunting firm in Neihu, Taipei that offers executive search, permanent placement and staffing at the same time. The positions listed on its official website cover construction engineering, high-tech plants, finance and IT, and it has a construction engineering / BIM section. Its distinguishing feature is using an in-house AI system for preliminary matching, with the AI interview consultant "Acai" interviewing first, and a human consultant reviewing the transcript before deciding whether to make a recommendation. For employers, permanent placement is charged only once the candidate starts work, and the official website states an average of about 1.5 months' salary and up; the official website also states that it received an A grade in the Taipei City Department of Labor's 114th ROC year (2025) evaluation. It suits companies and job seekers who value a transparent process and want to see which consultant is responsible for each stage.

• Services cover three lines: executive search (confidential mandates for CEO, CFO, VP and similar roles), permanent placement and staffing, plus a construction engineering / BIM section
• An in-house AI matching system, with the AI interview consultant "Acai" conducting a preliminary interview of about 20-40 minutes; the official website says transcripts are always reviewed by a human consultant and Acai does not make final decisions
• The official website states that every stage of the process has a consultant's signature, a timestamp and reporting, and that it received an A grade in the 114th ROC year (2025) evaluation of private employment service institutions by the Taipei City Government Department of Labor

Michael Page is a recruitment consulting brand under the UK-based PageGroup. Its official website claims 34 countries and more than 100 offices worldwide, and its Taiwan office is in Xinyi District, Taipei. The Taiwan office's services cover permanent, temporary and executive search, as well as consulting and outsourcing, with functions spanning 11 areas including accounting and finance, technology, legal, marketing, and engineering and manufacturing. It suits professionals who want to join foreign or multinational companies, and companies that need a cross-border talent network.

• A brand under the UK-based PageGroup; the official website claims 34 countries and more than 100 offices worldwide
• The Taiwan office's services cover permanent, temporary and executive search, as well as consulting and outsourcing
• The official website lists 11 specialist areas: accounting and finance, banking and financial services, engineering and manufacturing, healthcare, HR, legal, marketing, procurement and supply chain, retail procurement, sales and technology

Robert Walters is an international professional recruitment consultancy founded in 1985; according to European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan information, it has offices in 30 markets. The company page says the Taiwan office was established in 2011, with an address in Xinyi District, Taipei. The Taiwan team mainly handles permanent professional roles, in fields including accounting and finance, technology and transformation, sales and marketing, HR and supply chain. The company page also mentions working with its mainland China and Hong Kong offices on Greater China recruitment, which suits professionals whose careers span the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, or who want to join foreign companies.

• An international professional recruitment consultancy founded in 1985; according to European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan member information, it has offices in 30 markets and more than 4,100 employees
• The company page says the Taiwan office was established in 2011 and mainly matches professionals to permanent positions in Taiwan
• Works with its mainland China and Hong Kong offices to provide one-stop recruitment across Greater China

Korn Ferry describes itself as a global organizational consulting firm, and its Taipei office is in Taipei 101. Its recruitment services are divided into executive search, professional search for key leadership roles below the C-suite, and interim executives and RPO, along with board services such as CEO search and succession and board succession. The official website also says it supports talent services with a technology platform that combines generative AI and analytics. It suits companies looking for top-level executives, or that want to handle recruitment, succession planning and leadership assessment together.

• Describes itself as a global organizational consulting firm with more than 50 years of service; its Taipei office is in the Taipei 101 Building
• Its talent acquisition services are divided into executive search, professional search for key leadership roles below the C-suite, and interim executives and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
• Has board and CEO services, including CEO search and succession, board succession and executive compensation

Adecco was established in Taiwan in 1989, with offices in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, the Tainan Science Park and Kaohsiung; its official website lists 5 offices in Taiwan. Permanent placement is divided into three types: senior, professional and volume recruitment, and the industries in the cases listed on the official website include pharmaceuticals and biotech, financial services, consumer and retail, and software and hardware engineering. Besides recruitment it also offers staffing, outsourcing, training and talent assessment, which suits companies that want to hand multiple workforce needs to a single provider.

• Established in Taiwan in 1989, with offices in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, the Tainan Science Park and Kaohsiung
• The Adecco Group website claims more than 5,100 branches in 60 countries and more than 38,000 full-time employees worldwide
• Permanent placement includes senior talent (professional managers and mid- to senior-level managers), professional talent and volume recruitment; it also offers staffing, outsourcing, training and talent assessment, and a subsidiary provides leadership development and career transition services

ManpowerGroup was established in Taiwan in 1997; its parent company ManpowerGroup is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and the company page says its services cover 80 countries and regions. Its recruitment services in Taiwan include permanent, mid- to senior-level, staffing, short-term and contract workers, along with supporting services such as recruitment process outsourcing, campus recruitment and payroll calculation. With brands including Manpower, Experis and Right Management, it suits companies with varied needs that want to integrate recruitment and workforce management in one go.

• Established in Taiwan in 1997; its parent company ManpowerGroup is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (MAN), and the company page says its services cover 80 countries and regions
• Its brands include Manpower, Experis, Right Management and ManpowerGroup Solutions
• Recruitment services include permanent, mid- to senior-level, staffing, short-term, temporary and contract roles, plus recruitment process outsourcing, campus recruitment and electronic payroll calculation

PERSOL Taiwan is the Taiwan human resources services base of Japan's PERSOL Group, and the official website says the group has 40 years of experience in Asia Pacific and more than 65,000 successful placements. In Taiwan it offers recruitment, contract staffing and HR solutions, with specialist fields including banking and financial services, engineering, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and emerging technology, while executive search is handled by the group's BTI brand. The official website also has a dedicated page for Japanese companies offering placement, staffing and payroll processing, which is convenient for Japanese companies and for job seekers who want to join Japanese firms.

• A member of Japan's PERSOL Group; the official website says the group has 40 years of experience in Asia Pacific, more than 65,000 successful job placements and over 80 locations
• Services include recruitment, contract staffing and HR solutions, and the same group also has the BTI Executive Search brand for executive search
• Has a dedicated page for Japanese companies, offering recruitment, staffing, payroll processing and HR outsourcing

104 Headhunter is the executive search service under 104 Job Bank. A 2025 Business Today report says it has more than 50 consultants, focusing on positions such as mid- to senior-level executives, expatriate managers and product managers. The report mentions that it uses AI to organize industry data and recommend virtual candidates, and screens and matches against a talent database of more than 9.08 million records, which greatly shortens preparation time. It suits companies that need to find key executives in niche or traditional industries.

• The executive search service under 104 Job Bank; a 2025 Business Today report says it has more than 50 search consultants
• According to the report, it uses AI tools for industry research, recommends "virtual candidates" to clarify requirements, and screens and matches against a talent database of more than 9.08 million records
• The report describes the typical case process (case opening and industry survey, search, consultant interview, recommendation letter, company interview) as usually taking about 2 to 3 weeks

Accurate originated from the senior executive search center of the 1111 Job Bank group, began headhunting in 2008 and became an independent brand in 2021. Its services target mid- to senior-level executives earning NT$1 million or more per year and senior executives earning NT$3 million or more per year, across industries including finance and banking, engineering and technology, IT and software, and biotech and pharmaceuticals. Its fee schedule publicly states that job seekers are not charged and companies are charged a proportion of annual salary, and that if a candidate leaves during the probationary period one more candidate is recommended free of charge, so its fee rules are relatively transparent.

• Originated from the senior executive search center of the 1111 Job Bank group; it entered headhunting services in 2008 and became independent as the "Accurate" brand in 2021
• Services are divided into senior executives (annual salary of NT$3 million or more), mid- to senior-level management (annual salary of NT$1 million or more), targeted search and project-based search
• Its fee schedule states that job seekers are not charged; companies are charged a proportion of the candidate's annual salary according to the contract, and if a successfully placed candidate leaves during the probationary period, one more candidate is recommended free of charge

MGR Consulting was established in 1988 and is the Taiwan subsidiary of Japan's Pasona Group, dedicated to executive search. The official website says its services span all industries, with targets from professionals and mid-level managers to senior executives, and its functions cover R&D, sales and marketing, accounting and finance, legal, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and IT, with consultants averaging more than 15 years of specialist experience. Besides finding people, it also offers HR consulting, employee engagement surveys and corporate training, which suits companies that want to plan hiring and organizational HR work together.

• Established in 1988 as a subsidiary of Japan's Pasona Group
• Services span all industries, with targets from professionals and mid-level managers to senior executives; the official website says its consultants average more than 15 years of experience in their specialist fields
• Besides executive search, it also offers HR management consulting, employee engagement surveys and corporate training