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Ellwood Consulting is a specialised recruitment firm delivering mid–senior level placements across finance, financial services, HR, IT and sales & marketing primarily in Singapore and Malaysia.

Company Size
11-50 employees
Location
Singapore
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Forte Executive Consulting is an executive search firm focused on Indonesia/Asia, providing mid-to-senior and C-level recruitment and retained/contingent search services.

Company Size
2-10 employees
Location
Indonesia
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Intuitive Recruitment is an Asia-focused Rec2Rec and TA/HR provider connecting agency recruiters and HR/TA professionals with employers and contractor solutions across the region.

Company Size
2-10 employees
Location
Singapore
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Advisory Group K.K. is a Tokyo-based recruitment firm connecting bilingual and diverse talent with companies in Japan across finance, sales, IT and HR.

Company Size
11-50 employees
Location
Japan
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AOU ASIA RECRUITMENT THAILAND is a Bangkok-based staffing firm providing retained search, contingency search and outsourcing recruitment services across multiple sectors in Thailand.

Company Size
2-10 employees
Location
Thailand
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Archadian Sdn Bhd is a Malaysia-based executive search firm (est. 2008) providing executive search and recruitment for engineering, manufacturing, IT, logistics, finance and corporate functions.

Company Size
11-50 employees
Location
Malaysia
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FocusCore Japan is a retained executive search and corporate services firm that places bilingual senior leaders and provides corporate setup, payroll, accounting and advisory across Japan and Asia.

Company Size
11-50 employees
Location
Japan
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Ignition K.K. is a Tokyo-based recruitment firm specialising in technology recruitment, Rec-to-Rec and corporate talent acquisition across Japan and Asia.

Company Size
2-10 employees
Location
Japan
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SPOTTED is a Tokyo-based recruitment and HR consulting firm (Spotted Recruit, Spotted Staffing) providing permanent, contract and retained search services to startups, VCs and multinational companies hiring in Japan.

Company Size
11-50 employees
Location
Japan
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TalentOmni is a Singapore-based recruitment firm connecting talent to brands through recruitment, executive search, and career-transition coaching services.

Company Size
2-10 employees
Location
Singapore
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The MLC Group provides retained and contingent recruiting and recruitment consulting in Japan, supporting mid-career to senior and country-head hires across Automotive, Healthcare and IT.

Company Size
11-50 employees
Location
Japan
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Vouch Recruitment is a Singapore-based staffing firm specialising in tech and enterprise hiring across Asia, using AI-enabled sourcing and consultant-led retained and contingent search services.

Company Size
2-10 employees
Location
Singapore
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We Supply Talent is a recruitment and outsourcing firm focused on the SEA region (Bangkok) with presence in London and the UAE, providing recruitment, RPO, contract staffing and outsourced talent services across tech and professional sectors.

Company Size
2-10 employees
Location
Thailand
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KateWorthington is a Bangkok-based recruitment firm providing permanent and retained search, executive search and career consultancy across technology, finance, FMCG, manufacturing and related sectors.

Company Size
11-50 employees
Location
Thailand
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Oleap is a bespoke HR consultancy helping global startups hire and manage talent in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, offering recruitment, HR retainers, Employer of Record and payroll solutions.

Company Size
2-10 employees
Location
Malaysia

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Frequently Asked Questions

Retained search is commonly used for senior HR leadership, reward, labor relations, talent management, and transformation roles.

Because these hires are strategic and often confidential, employers usually need deeper mapping, assessment, and dedicated agency focus than contingency models provide.

Yes. Retained firms often benchmark structure, scope, compensation, and reporting lines before search outreach begins.

Progress updates, market mapping quality, candidate calibration, and shortlist depth are usually key indicators during a retained HR search.

Reward leadership, labor relations, senior business partner, and HR transformation mandates often require the strongest search capability.