--- title: "Adecco vs Heights Recruitment: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Adecco or Heights Recruitment more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin recruitment agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/adecco-vs-heights-recruitment" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adecco vs Heights Recruitment: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Adecco or Heights Recruitment more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin recruitment agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Adecco and Heights Recruitment - **Competitive set**: Dunedin recruitment agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adecco Share of Search**: 17.9% - **Heights Recruitment Share of Search**: 3.7% ## Is Adecco or Heights Recruitment more popular in search? - In September 2026, Adecco had more branded searches than Heights Recruitment among Dunedin recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Adecco had about 240 branded searches, while Heights Recruitment had 50. Adecco made up 17.9% of all Dunedin recruitment agency searches we track, and Heights Recruitment accounted for 3.7%. - Adecco was ahead of Heights Recruitment in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adecco’s share of searches among Dunedin recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 16% to 17.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 250 to 240. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Heights Recruitment’s share of searches among Dunedin recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 2.6% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 50. ## Top Dunedin recruitment agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Adecco and Heights Recruitment were each mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Adecco and Heights Recruitment were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Platinum Recruitment | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Your People Recruitment | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Select Recruitment | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Fluid Recruitment | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Heights Recruitment | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Adecco | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | OneStaff | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | DKW Recruitment Group | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Hays | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Dunedin recruitment agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which recruitment agency should I hire in Dunedin, New Zealand?": 1. Platinum Recruitment, 2. Your People Recruitment, 3. Heights Recruitment, 4. Fluid Recruitment, 5. Adecco - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best recruitment agencies in Dunedin, New Zealand?": 1. Platinum Recruitment, 2. Your People Recruitment, 3. Select Recruitment, 4. Fluid Recruitment, 5. OneStaff - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best recruitment agency in Dunedin, New Zealand for staffing help?": 1. Your People Recruitment, 2. Platinum Recruitment, 3. Select Recruitment, 4. Adecco, 5. Heights Recruitment Not named in any answer: DKW Recruitment Group and Hays. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Dunedin recruitment agencies in September 2026? - In September 2026, OneStaff overtook Adecco and 2 others to become the leader among Dunedin recruitment agencies in New Zealand, with 23.1% of the searches. - In September 2026, Heights Recruitment overtook Hays to rank 7th among Dunedin recruitment agencies in New Zealand, with 3.7% of the searches. - In September 2026, Adecco lost share of searches among Dunedin recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 22.5% to 17.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Adecco estimated searches | Adecco Share of Search | Adecco rank | Heights Recruitment estimated searches | Heights Recruitment Share of Search | Heights Recruitment rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 250 | 16% | 4 | 40 | 2.6% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 170 | 12.6% | 4 | 50 | 3.7% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 180 | 15.3% | 3 | 50 | 4.2% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 160 | 13.4% | 4 | 70 | 5.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 140 | 11.3% | 4 | 30 | 2.4% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 200 | 15.3% | 4 | 40 | 3.1% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 140 | 11.3% | 4 | 50 | 4% | 8 | | May 2026 | 200 | 17.1% | 2 | 30 | 2.6% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 180 | 13.5% | 4 | 40 | 3% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 290 | 18.8% | 2 | 50 | 3.2% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 290 | 22.5% | 1 | 40 | 3.1% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 240 | 17.9% | 4 | 50 | 3.7% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adecco’s and Heights Recruitment’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Adecco**: Measured on the search terms “adecco”, “adecco dunedin”, “adecco employment services”, “adecco labour hire”, “adecco personnel ltd”, “adecco recruitment”, “adecco temp agency”, “adecco work agency”, “staffing adecco” and “the adecco”, summed into one figure. - **Heights Recruitment**: Measured on the search term “heights recruitment”. - [Adecco profile](/demand/nz/brands/adecco) - [Heights Recruitment profile](/demand/nz/brands/heights-recruitment) - [All Dunedin recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/dunedin/recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Adecco or Heights Recruitment more popular in search? In September 2026, Adecco had more branded searches than Heights Recruitment among Dunedin recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Adecco had about 240 branded searches, while Heights Recruitment had 50. Adecco made up 17.9% of all Dunedin recruitment agency searches we track, and Heights Recruitment accounted for 3.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adecco vs Heights Recruitment: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/adecco-vs-heights-recruitment This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/adecco-vs-heights-recruitment. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.