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title: "Hunter Campbell vs Kinetic Recruitment: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hunter Campbell or Kinetic Recruitment? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the General Professional Recruitment 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."
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# Hunter Campbell vs Kinetic Recruitment: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Hunter Campbell or Kinetic Recruitment? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the General Professional Recruitment 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**: Hunter Campbell and Kinetic Recruitment
- **Competitive set**: General Professional Recruitment
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hunter Campbell Share of Search**: 16.5%
- **Kinetic Recruitment Share of Search**: 2.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Hunter Campbell or Kinetic Recruitment?

- In August 2026, Hunter Campbell had more branded searches than Kinetic Recruitment among general professional recruitment in New Zealand. Hunter Campbell was estimated to have 2.5K branded searches compared to Kinetic Recruitment’s 330, and held a 16.5% Share of Search versus Kinetic Recruitment’s 2.2%.
- Hunter Campbell was ahead of Kinetic Recruitment in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hunter Campbell’s estimated Share of Search among general professional recruitment in New Zealand moved from 11.8% to 16.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.7K to 2.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kinetic Recruitment’s estimated Share of Search among general professional recruitment in New Zealand moved from 4.2% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 600 to 330.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand general professional recruitment in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hunter Campbell overtook Robert Walters to rank 2nd among general professional recruitment in New Zealand, at 16.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kinetic Recruitment in New Zealand fell 45% over 11 measured months, from 600 to 330 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hunter Campbell estimated searches | Hunter Campbell Share of Search | Hunter Campbell rank | Kinetic Recruitment estimated searches | Kinetic Recruitment Share of Search | Kinetic Recruitment rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.7K | 11.8% | 4 | 600 | 4.2% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 2K | 13.2% | 3 | 910 | 6% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 10.2% | 5 | 400 | 3.9% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 7.6% | 5 | 730 | 5.1% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.7K | 11.5% | 4 | 600 | 4.1% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 2K | 12.8% | 3 | 600 | 3.8% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.4K | 9.9% | 5 | 400 | 2.9% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 1.7K | 11.6% | 4 | 330 | 2.2% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.7K | 10.8% | 5 | 400 | 2.5% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.7K | 11.4% | 5 | 330 | 2.2% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.5K | 16.5% | 2 | 330 | 2.2% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hunter Campbell’s and Kinetic 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.

- **Hunter Campbell**: Measured on the search terms “Hunter Campbell”, “hunter campbell jobs” and “hunter campbell recruitment”, summed into one figure.
- **Kinetic Recruitment**: Measured on the search terms “Kinetic Recruitment” and “kinetic recruitment jobs”, summed into one figure.

- [Hunter Campbell profile](/demand/nz/brands/hunter-campbell)
- [Kinetic Recruitment profile](/demand/nz/brands/kinetic-recruitment)
- [All general professional recruitment in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/general-professional-recruitment): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Hunter Campbell or Kinetic Recruitment?

In August 2026, Hunter Campbell had more branded searches than Kinetic Recruitment among general professional recruitment in New Zealand. Hunter Campbell was estimated to have 2.5K branded searches compared to Kinetic Recruitment’s 330, and held a 16.5% Share of Search versus Kinetic Recruitment’s 2.2%.

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