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title: "OneStaff vs RecruitNet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, OneStaff or RecruitNet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hamilton 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# OneStaff vs RecruitNet: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, OneStaff or RecruitNet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hamilton 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**: OneStaff and RecruitNet
- **Competitive set**: Hamilton recruitment agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **OneStaff Share of Search**: 79%
- **RecruitNet Share of Search**: 0.71%

## Which is more popular in search, OneStaff or RecruitNet?

- In August 2026, OneStaff had more branded searches than RecruitNet among hamilton recruitment agencies in New Zealand. OneStaff was estimated to have 10.1K branded searches compared to RecruitNet’s 90, and held a 79% Share of Search versus RecruitNet’s 0.71%.
- OneStaff was ahead of RecruitNet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OneStaff’s estimated Share of Search among hamilton recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 84.1% to 79%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.9K to 10.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, RecruitNet’s estimated Share of Search among hamilton recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 0.35% to 0.71%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50 to 90.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hamilton recruitment agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, OneStaff lost estimated Share of Search among hamilton recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 81.4% to 79%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for RecruitNet in New Zealand rose 80% over 11 measured months, from 50 to 90 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | OneStaff estimated searches | OneStaff Share of Search | OneStaff rank | RecruitNet estimated searches | RecruitNet Share of Search | RecruitNet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 11.9K | 84.1% | 1 | 50 | 0.35% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 11.8K | 85.2% | 1 | 50 | 0.36% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.2K | 83% | 1 | 40 | 0.36% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 11.6K | 81.5% | 1 | 50 | 0.35% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 11.7K | 81.5% | 1 | 40 | 0.28% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 11.6K | 81.7% | 1 | 40 | 0.28% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.8K | 81.5% | 1 | 30 | 0.25% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 11.8K | 82.3% | 1 | 30 | 0.21% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 11.9K | 83.3% | 1 | 40 | 0.28% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 10.3K | 81.4% | 1 | 70 | 0.56% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 10.1K | 79% | 1 | 90 | 0.71% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OneStaff’s and RecruitNet’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.

- **OneStaff**: Measured on the search terms “one staff”, “one staff agency”, “one staff new plymouth”, “one staff nz”, “one staff queenstown”, “one staff recruitment”, “one staff rotorua”, “OneStaff”, “onestaff agency”, “onestaff auckland”, “onestaff christchurch”, “onestaff co nz”, “onestaff dunedin”, “onestaff hamilton”, “onestaff hastings”, “onestaff hawkes bay”, “onestaff invercargill”, “onestaff jobs”, “onestaff new plymouth”, “onestaff new zealand”, “onestaff nz”, “onestaff palmerston north”, “onestaff palmerston north jobs”, “onestaff queenstown”, “onestaff recruitment”, “onestaff rotorua”, “onestaff tauranga”, “onestaff wellington” and “onestaff.co.nz”, summed into one figure.
- **RecruitNet**: Measured on the search term “recruitnet”.

- [OneStaff profile](/demand/nz/brands/onestaff)
- [RecruitNet profile](/demand/nz/brands/recruitnet)
- [All hamilton recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hamilton-recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, OneStaff or RecruitNet?

In August 2026, OneStaff had more branded searches than RecruitNet among hamilton recruitment agencies in New Zealand. OneStaff was estimated to have 10.1K branded searches compared to RecruitNet’s 90, and held a 79% Share of Search versus RecruitNet’s 0.71%.

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