Central Recruitment Agency Office Shortlist: A Comparison Checklist

Q: Which official filters can I use for office recruitment?

Select Office Staff / Executive Search under Placement Type and Central under Location in the Labour Department search. Add a business name or address when checking a proposal.

Q: How much may an agency charge a job seeker?

The prescribed commission is no more than 10% of first-month wages after successful placement. The Labour Department says no other job-placement fee or expense may be charged and advises the job seeker to obtain a receipt (official guidance).

Use this page to build a Central office shortlist from six current directory profiles. Each profile showed Central in its address field and Executive search firm as its directory category on 22 July 2026. The table records those fields without ranking the businesses or describing their services.

The Central and Western District directory covers the wider district. Check a proposed agency in the Labour Department search before signing an agreement or sending candidate documents. The employment-agency licence guide gives a longer identity-check sequence.

Define the Central address boundary

The Labour Department form includes Central under Location and Office Staff / Executive Search under Placement Type. It also accepts English and Chinese business names and addresses. These fields let you repeat the local search without inventing a distance radius.

This shortlist includes a profile when its displayed address contains Central and its directory category reads Executive search firm. The rule does not establish walking distance, office access, appointment availability, service scope or licence status.

MTR publishes a Central station location map and station layout. Use the current map with directions supplied by the agency when planning a visit. This guide gives no station-exit or walking-time instruction.

Current profiles grouped by street and building

The table preserves the profile name, directory category and address wording available on 22 July 2026. Street and building labels come from each address field.

Street or building	Directory profile	Directory category	Address field
Chater Road	DHR Global	Executive search firm	Level 16, DHR Global, The Hong Kong Club Building, 3A Chater Rd, Central
Chater Road	Russell Reynolds Associates	Executive search firm	18 Chater Rd, Central
Printing House	Ashford Benjamin Executive Search	Executive search firm	Room 501, 5/F, Ashford Benjamin Executive Search, Printing House, 6 Duddell St, Central
China Building	Charterhouse Hong Kong - Recruitment Agency	Executive search firm	Unit 1816, Charterhouse Hong Kong - Recruitment Agency, China Building, 29 Queen’s Road Central, Central
Wellington Street	Boyden Executive Search and Leadership Consulting	Executive search firm	19th Floor, Boyden Executive Search and Leadership Consulting, 39 Wellington St, Central
Wilson House	Asianet Consultants / TRANSEARCH Hong Kong	Executive search firm	701, 7/F, Asianet Consultants / TRANSEARCH Hong Kong, Wilson House, 19-27 Wyndham St, Central

Treat each profile as an identity lead. Ask the business to describe the proposed work in writing. The category cannot confirm the contracting entity, current office, placement type, sector coverage or engagement terms.

Match the legal identity and address

Hong Kong employment agencies need a licence or Certificate of Exemption before undertaking job-placement business. The Labour Department tells employers and job seekers to check the current record before using an agency (Employment Agencies Portal).

Search the legal name from the proposal or service agreement. The official form accepts English and Chinese names, English and Chinese addresses, email addresses, fax numbers and telephone numbers. Compare the result with the proposal and directory profile.

Complete one card for each candidate:

Identity field	Entry to retain
Directory lead	Profile name, category, address and check date
Contracting party	Legal name on the proposal or agreement
Official result	English and Chinese names, address, placement type and result date
Name comparison	Exact match or written explanation of the difference
Address comparison	Exact match or written explanation of the difference
Contact	Person who confirmed the proposal and office details

Ask the agency to explain each mismatch in writing. A shared building, telephone number, domain or brand does not establish that two names identify the same legal entity.

Complete an appointment-check card

A directory address gives you a starting point for planning. Ask the agency to confirm the building, floor, suite, visitor procedure and appointment contact. Record the date and the name of the person who answered.

Use the MTR station map and layout for transport planning. Ask the agency for its current route from the station.

Visit field	Written answer to collect
Meeting format	Office, video, telephone or another agreed format
Office identity	Building, floor, suite and business name at reception
Appointment	Date, time, host and contact method
Visitor access	Registration or reception instruction supplied by the agency
Route	Current directions supplied by the agency
Change check	Date when the agency confirmed these details

Leave an unanswered field unresolved and confirm it before travelling.

Compare written terms

The Labour Department advises employers to agree service coverage, itemised fees, reporting dates where relevant, and refund or exchange terms before payment. It also recommends a service agreement signed by both parties (Employment Agencies Portal).

Ask each agency for the same fields:

Comparison field	Written answer to collect
Hiring mandate	Role family, seniority, employment type, work location and start target
Agency work	Sourcing, screening, interview coordination, checks and reporting
Candidate handling	Who contacts candidates and when information goes to the employer
Commercial terms	Payer, amount or basis, payment trigger, invoice date and included work
Remedy	Replacement or refund condition, time window and exclusions
Contract identity	Legal entity, signatory, address and payment recipient

Keep employer terms separate from candidate charges. The prescribed job-seeker commission is no more than 10% of first-month wages after successful placement. The Labour Department says an agency cannot collect another job-placement fee or expense and tells the job seeker to obtain a receipt (official guidance).

Ask before sending a CV

The PCPD code says an employer that engages an employment agency to solicit applicant data thereby collects that data. It identifies the data purpose, transferee classes, whether provision is optional or obligatory, and access and correction rights as notice topics. The code also applies retention-purpose and secure-access requirements to an agency that holds data supplied by job seekers (Code of Practice on Human Resource Management).

Ask the agency these questions before sending a CV or another candidate document:

Data question	Answer to collect
Purpose	Which role or search will use the document?
Recipient	Which employer or recipient classes may receive it?
Choice	Which fields are optional, and what happens if the candidate omits them?
Retention	How long will the agency keep the document and for which purpose?
Access	Which staff roles may access it?
Correction	Which contact handles access and correction requests?
Further use	Will the agency seek consent before using it for another role or recipient?

Keep the notice or written answer with the CV version that you sent. A privacy-page link alone does not answer the role, recipient, retention and correction questions for a specific submission.

Common questions

Does this page rank the six directory profiles?

No. The table groups profiles by street or building from their displayed address fields. It uses no rating, placement result, fee or recommendation score.

How does this guide define the Central area?

Each included profile showed Central in its address field on 22 July 2026. The Labour Department form also provides Central as a location filter. The guide makes no radius or walking-time claim.

Which official filters can I use for office recruitment?

Select Office Staff / Executive Search under Placement Type and Central under Location in the Labour Department search. Add a business name or address when checking a proposal.

Does a Central address confirm a valid agency licence?

No. An address helps match the business identity. Check the legal name and address in the official agency search, then ask the agency to explain a mismatch before using its service.

How much may an agency charge a job seeker?

The prescribed commission is no more than 10% of first-month wages after successful placement. The Labour Department says no other job-placement fee or expense may be charged and advises the job seeker to obtain a receipt (official guidance).

Does the directory category prove sector expertise?

No. The category records how the profile appears in the directory. Ask for a written explanation of the proposed work, named team and role coverage for your mandate.

What should I confirm before visiting an office?

Confirm the building, floor, suite, business name at reception, meeting host, visitor procedure and route supplied by the agency. Record who confirmed the details and when.

What should I ask before sending a CV?

Ask for the purpose, recipient classes, optional fields, retention period, access controls and correction contact. The PCPD code gives the basis for those questions.