What Consult Recruitment does

Consult Recruitment is a privately-held specialist recruitment agency founded in 2008 and headquartered in Auckland's Britomart precinct, operating across New Zealand in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. The firm is structured around five specialist verticals — Accounting & Finance; Tech, IT & Digital; Professional Services; Enterprise & Transformation; and Leadership & Executive Search — and delivers engagements through three commercial models: permanent placement, contract staffing, and interim/fractional leadership assignments.

The company operates a transaction-fee revenue model, earning placement fees on permanent hires, contract staffing mark-ups, and executive search fees for interim/fractional mandates. Supporting the core service is a candidate registration platform (talent pool) and the standalone "What's My Worth" salary survey tool, a data/content product that compares compensation across sectors and locations in New Zealand. Underlying technology is limited to a standard recruitment website with job search functionality, candidate registration, and contractor onboarding — there are no proprietary AI, automation, or matching platforms disclosed. Distribution is sales-led via direct client engagement for executive and specialist mandates, supplemented by a self-serve website portal.

Commercial positioning is reinforced by Certified B Corporation status (achieved 2023), Deloitte Fast 50 recognition, sustained NZ Hi-Tech Awards sponsorship, SARA Awards, Best Places to Work accolades, and consistent 5-star Google reviews. The go-to-market combines content marketing (blog, salary survey), organic social (LinkedIn, Instagram), email newsletters, and an active event programme (NZ CFO Symposium, mid-year economic updates, CA ANZ partnerships) executed in coordination with a strategic partnership with LEAD Executive Search. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no reported leadership changes — ownership and operational control appear concentrated with the founder/CEO and senior leadership team.

Name

Consult Recruitment

Legal name

Consult Recruitment

Website

https://consult.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Consult Recruitment is a New Zealand specialist recruitment agency, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Auckland, placing talent across Accounting & Finance, Tech/IT/Digital, Professional Services, Enterprise & Transformation, and Leadership verticals through permanent, contract, and interim/fractional engagement models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Specialist recruitment agency
• Permanent placement services
• Contract staffing solutions
• Executive search services
• Talent acquisition partners

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Recruitment: Full-time employee hires where Consult recruits and places candidates into permanent roles with client organisations. Revenue is generated through placement fees, typically a percentage of the hired candidate's annual salary.
2. Contract/Contractor Staffing: Flexible professionals and experts placed for fixed-term needs or peak demand periods. Revenue generated through contract staffing fees or mark-up on contractor rates.
3. Interim & Fractional Leadership: High-impact talent for short-term or part-time advisory, change or leadership roles. Revenue generated through executive search fees for interim and fractional placements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Consult Recruitment is a New Zealand-based B2B specialist recruitment agency that connects market-leading organisations with talent across five verticals: Accounting & Finance, Tech/IT/Digital, Professional Services, Enterprise & Transformation, and Leadership/Executive Search. Services are delivered through three engagement models — Permanent Placement, Contract Staffing, and Interim & Fractional Talent — with revenue generated through placement fees as a percentage of candidate salary or contract mark-up.

Product overview

Consult Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency operating as a single unified service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company offers recruitment services organized across five specialist divisions (Accounting & Finance, Tech IT & Digital, Professional Services, Enterprise & Transformation, and Leadership & Executive Search), delivered through three engagement models: Permanent Placement, Contract Staffing, and Interim & Fractional Talent. Supporting these core services are a Candidate Registration Platform for talent pool management and a Salary Survey Tool. Founded in 2008, the agency serves New Zealand's market-leading organizations from its Auckland headquarters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialist Recruitment Services Full-service specialist recruitment connecting New Zealand organisations with talent across Accounting & Finance, Tech/IT/Digital, Professional Services, Enterprise & Transformation, and Leadership/Executive Search verticals.
• Permanent Placement Full-time employee placement services for permanent hires that grow with clients' businesses, with revenue earned through placement fees as a percentage of annual salary.
• Contract Staffing Flexible staffing solutions providing professionals for fixed-term needs or peak demand periods, with revenue generated through contract staffing fees or mark-up on contractor rates.
• Interim & Fractional Talent High-impact talent solutions for short-term or part-time advisory, change, or leadership assignments, with revenue generated through executive search fees for interim and fractional placements.
• What's My Worth Salary Survey Tool Anonymous salary comparison tool enabling professionals to compare their compensation against real, relevant matching profiles across various sectors and locations in New Zealand.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LEAD Executive SearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsult Recruitment partners with LEAD Executive Search for content co-creation and thought leadership. They collaborate on publishing articles including economic updates and CFO symposium coverage, positioning both firms as leaders in executive recruitment and talent advisory in New Zealand.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Peopleconnexion: New Zealand specialist recruitment agency covering accounting, IT, executive, and transformation mandates. Comparable domestic peer with similar vertical breadth and SME positioning.
• Beyond Recruitment: New Zealand-based specialist recruitment agency covering accounting, finance, IT, and executive search verticals. Closest direct peer to Consult given overlapping vertical mix, NZ geography, and multi-modal engagement model.
• AWF Madison Recruitment: New Zealand-owned specialist recruiter with strong focus on accounting, finance, and office support. Operates as a domestic competitor across multiple of Consult's core verticals in the same geography.
• Talent International: Specialist technology and digital recruitment firm with APAC operations including New Zealand. Direct competitor in Consult's Tech/IT/Digital vertical for development, product, data, and architecture roles.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco New Zealand: Global staffing leader with extensive NZ operations across professional, technical, and contract staffing. Competes with Consult particularly on contract and interim placements across multiple verticals.
• Robert Half: Global staffing firm with established New Zealand presence, specializing in finance, accounting, and technology placements. Overlaps heavily with Consult's Accounting & Finance and Tech/IT/Digital verticals but operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Hudson New Zealand: Global recruitment firm with NZ offices specializing in accounting, finance, and transformation roles. Overlaps with Consult's Accounting & Finance and Enterprise & Transformation verticals, serving similar client base.
• Hays New Zealand: Global recruitment major operating across NZ in accounting, tech, and professional services. Competes for the same mid-to-senior mandates as Consult but with significantly larger candidate database and marketing reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consult-recruitment
• Instagraminstagram.com/consultrecruitment

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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