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Industry benchmarks — Recruitment Agencies

3 sites audited
93Avg SEO
67% have schema issues
% fail Core Web Vitals

Last updated: 10 November 2026

Sample audits

hays.com98
  • ·Meta description too long (166 chars)
michaelpage.com95
  • ·14 image(s) missing alt text
  • ·No structured data (JSON-LD) found
robertwalters.com85
  • ·1 image(s) missing alt attribute
  • ·Meta description too short (10 chars)

The challenge

Why Recruitment Agencies struggle with AI visibility

Invisible to AI models

Your recruitment agency doesn't appear in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity where candidates search for talent solutions.

SEO audits miss AI

Traditional SEO tools ignore AI visibility. You're optimizing for Google but invisible where candidates actually ask questions.

Lost candidate opportunities

Candidates ask AI for recruitment help daily. Without AI visibility, they never discover your agency or services.

Technical SEO gaps unknown

You don't know which technical issues block AI crawlers from indexing your recruitment content properly.

How it helps

How Surfaceable helps Recruitment Agencies

Audit AI visibility gaps

Discover exactly where your recruitment agency appears—or doesn't—across all major AI models in minutes, not weeks.

Fix technical SEO issues

Get actionable recommendations to resolve crawlability, indexing, and schema problems that harm AI visibility.

Monitor competitor positioning

Track how competing recruitment agencies rank in AI models and identify opportunities to capture more AI-sourced leads.

Related industries

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Brand benchmarks

8 companies benchmarked in this industry

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Hays98
hays.com
Michael Page95
michaelpage.com
Robert Walters85
robertwalters.com
s1jobspending
s1jobs.com
PageGrouppending
pagegroup.co.uk
Reedpending
reed.co.uk
LinkedInpending
linkedin.com
Robert Halfpending
roberthalf.co.uk

FAQ

Common questions

How does AI visibility differ from Google SEO?

Google ranks pages; AI models synthesize information across sources. AI visibility means your recruitment content appears in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity responses. Both matter, but they require different optimization strategies.

Can Surfaceable improve my recruitment agency's AI rankings?

Surfaceable audits how AI models see your agency and identifies technical SEO issues blocking visibility. We provide actionable fixes—you implement them to improve your AI presence and attract more candidates.

Which AI models does Surfaceable track?

We monitor ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity—the four AI models candidates use most when searching for recruitment solutions and talent services.

How long does an AI visibility audit take?

Our automated audit completes in minutes. You'll see exactly where your recruitment agency appears in AI models, which pages are indexed, and which technical issues need fixing.

Is AI visibility important for recruitment agencies?

Yes. Candidates increasingly ask AI for recruitment advice, job search strategies, and agency recommendations. Without AI visibility, you're invisible to this growing search behavior and losing qualified leads.

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