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5 Best Recruitment Agencies in Buffalo (2026)

Ranked by real Google ratings and review volume · How we chose

Fenris Morrow
By Fenris Morrow, Expert in Professional Services · ✓ Updated · 8 min read

We compared 19 recruitment agencies in Buffalo on Google Maps · 5 listed · How we rank

A nurse chasing a travel contract and a software developer between jobs need very different recruiters, and the recruitment agencies in Buffalo reflect that: some staff healthcare, some place IT talent, some fill industrial roles. Between them they hold more than 1,300 Google reviews, with ratings running from 4.4 to 5.0, so the useful question is which one recruits in your field.

Short answer: Trusted Talent has the deepest review history on the page, 4.9 stars from more than 440 reviews, and its reviewers are travel nurses and other healthcare clinicians. Lighthouse Technology Services holds a perfect 5.0 with a focus on IT and professional roles, while Aerotek (4.7) lists industrial and skilled-trade jobs on its site. No prices are published here, so ask each agency how it is paid before you sign anything.
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Healthcare, IT and Industrial Recruiters Side by Side

# Business Rating Reviews Best for
1 Trusted Talent 4.9 ★ 444 Travel nurses and healthcare staff View ›
2 Aerotek 4.7 ★ 330 Industrial and skilled trades View ›
3 Lighthouse Technology Services 5.0 ★ 204 IT and professional roles View ›
4 Imagine Staffing Technology 4.4 ★ 280 Staffing plus consulting View ›
5 Systems Personnel, Inc. 4.8 ★ 108 Professional and leadership roles View ›
5 Best Recruitment Agencies in Buffalo (2026)

Agency profiles

Trusted Talent logo
#1 Overall🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Trusted Talent

4.9444 Google reviews

Trusted Talent is a healthcare staffing agency on Seneca Street in Buffalo. Its site says it connects travel nurses, locum providers and allied professionals with jobs, and supplies facilities with vetted talent. It also lists consulting and fractional leadership services, and staffing for imaging roles such as mammography technologists and sonographers.

What people praise

  • Reviewers describe recruiters who check in often during an assignment
  • One reviewer says the compliance process went smoothly
  • A clinician with more than two years at the agency praises its assignments, fair pay and extras such as scrubs and bonuses
  • One reviewer says a recruiter worked to maximize their pay package

Worth knowing

  • Built around healthcare clinicians and facilities, so it won't suit job seekers in other fields
Reputation scorecardrank in Buffalo
Rating4.9 / 5
Review volume444 · 97th
Confidencehigh
Recency12 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown92% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: A clear fit if you're a clinician or a healthcare facility, and the review history here is the deepest on the page. Outside healthcare, look to the other agencies.

500 Seneca St #400, Buffalo, NY 14204

Aerotek logo
#2🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Aerotek

4.7330 Google reviews

Aerotek runs a staffing office on Airborne Parkway in Cheektowaga. Its site calls it an award-winning staffing agency and lists searchable openings such as maintenance mechanic, MIG welder, heavy equipment operator, warehouse supervisor and electrician. It serves job seekers and also organizations looking for recruiting support, and its site describes contractor benefits and a talent network.

What people praise

  • Reviewers say their recruiters were professional and kept them informed through the process
  • One job seeker says a recruiter landed the schedule and pay range they wanted
  • A reviewer who switched careers from freelance photography says Aerotek helped them into a manufacturing job and they started in under a week
  • Several reviews credit responsive, clear communication

Worth knowing

  • Google ratings are more mixed than the written praise, with a small but visible group of one-star ratings
Reputation scorecardrank in Buffalo
Rating4.7 / 5
Review volume330 · 92nd
Confidencehigh
Recency3 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown88% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: A sensible place to start for industrial or skilled-trade work near Cheektowaga. Reviewers tend to name the individual recruiter who helped them, so ask who will handle your search.

300 Airborne Pkwy W #100, Cheektowaga, NY 14225

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#3🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Lighthouse Technology Services

5.0204 Google reviews

Lighthouse Technology Services is a technology staffing and recruiting firm on Exchange Street in Buffalo. Its site says it has served the area since 2004 and lists technology staffing, managed IT services for small to mid-size businesses, and job placement for tech and professional roles. Google also tags it as a computer consultant.

What people praise

  • Software and IT professionals describe recruiters who kept them informed and matched them to roles
  • One job seeker credits the team with landing a role at a company they had long wanted to join
  • A director at a local workforce-training organization says the team worked with its students and placed a graduate
  • A business client says the IT services side is approachable even for people who aren't tech-savvy

Worth knowing

  • Focused on technology and professional roles rather than general staffing
Reputation scorecardrank in Buffalo
Rating5 / 5
Review volume204 · 82nd
Confidencehigh
Recency4 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown98% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: The top rating on the page across more than 200 reviews, and the natural first call for IT talent or for a company hiring it.

726 Exchange St #815, Buffalo, NY 14210

Imagine Staffing Technology logo
#4🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Imagine Staffing Technology

4.4280 Google reviews

Imagine Staffing Technology sits on Main Street in Buffalo and is part of The Imagine Group, which describes itself as pairing consulting with workforce solutions. Its site lists staff augmentation, search and placement, recruitment process outsourcing and managed service provider programs. Google categorizes it as an employment agency, recruiter, talent agency and temp agency.

What people praise

  • Reviewers repeatedly credit one recruiter for staying in touch through onboarding
  • A candidate says they were prepared for an interview and got the job the following week
  • Several reviews mention quick, regular updates during the process
  • One reviewer says they landed a job with room to grow

Worth knowing

  • Its 4.4 rating is the lowest on the page, with a noticeable share of one-star ratings behind the written praise
Reputation scorecardrank in Buffalo
Rating4.4 / 5
Review volume280 · 87th
Confidencehigh
Recency3 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown80% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Written reviews are consistent about responsive communication, though the star average is 4.4, so read the lower ratings before committing.

892 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14202

Systems Personnel, Inc. logo
#5🕑 Open 5 days/wk↩ Responds to reviews

Systems Personnel, Inc.

4.8108 Google reviews

Systems Personnel, Inc. is an employment agency on Seneca Street in Buffalo. Google lists it as an employment agency, and its reviewers describe professional-level searches, including a VP-level opportunity and a placement matched to niche skills.

What people praise

  • Reviewers say recruiters were communicative from first contact to offer
  • One reviewer describes going from a six-month gap in work to a signed offer within a few weeks
  • A job seeker says a recruiter coached them on how to run a more effective search
  • A candidate with niche experience says they were placed in a job that fit their skills

Worth knowing

  • One reviewer found the process long on the employer side, though their recruiter stayed in touch throughout
Reputation scorecardrank in Buffalo
Rating4.8 / 5
Review volume108 · 71st
Confidencemoderate
Recency10 months ago
Info completenesssite · phone · hours
Rating breakdown92% 5-star
✓ VerifiedSource: Google

Our take: Its review base is smaller than the others, but the praise is specific. A reasonable call if you're looking for a professional-level search.

4154 Seneca St, Buffalo, NY 14224

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Reading the scorecard

Rating is the business’s Google star average. Review volume is how many people have rated it, set against other local businesses of the same type. Confidence weighs the rating by that volume, so a 4.7 from hundreds of people counts for more than a 5.0 from a handful. Recency reflects how recently reviews are still arriving.

What does a recruitment agency cost in Buffalo?

What an agency costs depends on which side you are on and how the arrangement is set up. No prices are published here, so ask each agency who pays, when, and on what terms before you sign anything.

Where these agencies are based

These agencies work from Buffalo offices on Seneca Street, Exchange Street and Main Street, and Aerotek’s office is in Cheektowaga. Searching for a recruitment agency near me? Each listing shows a phone number and directions, so you can call the office closest to you.

Questions to put to a recruiter before you sign on

  • Which fields and job levels do you recruit for?
  • Who will be my recruiter, and how often will they check in?
  • Is the role contract, temporary or permanent, and who is my employer?
  • What benefits come with contract work?
  • If I’m an employer, how are your fees structured?
  • How do you handle credential checks and compliance paperwork?

Frequently asked questions

Which Buffalo recruitment agencies focus on healthcare hiring?

Trusted Talent is the healthcare specialist here. Its site describes staffing travel nurses, locum providers and allied professionals, and its reviewers are travel nurses and other clinicians. If you’re a facility, its site also has a way to request healthcare talent.

Where can an IT professional find a recruiter in Buffalo?

Lighthouse Technology Services is built around technology staffing, and one reviewer is a software developer with 14 years of experience who praised the team. Imagine Staffing Technology also lists staff augmentation and search and placement on its site.

Is there a Buffalo agency that places industrial or skilled-trade workers?

Aerotek’s site lists openings such as maintenance mechanic, MIG welder, heavy equipment operator, warehouse supervisor and electrician, and one reviewer says it helped them into a manufacturing job. Check its current openings, since they change.

Who handles senior or professional-level searches?

Systems Personnel, Inc. reviewers describe a VP-level opportunity and placements matched to niche experience. Imagine Staffing Technology lists search and placement among its services as well.

Choosing between them

Trusted Talent is a sensible first call for healthcare workers, Lighthouse Technology Services for IT and professional roles, and Aerotek for industrial work. Whichever you call, ask who your recruiter will be and get the terms in writing.

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