secondz digital Conducts "AI Reference Site Survey" in the "HR/Recruitment Industry," Revealing Top 30 Sites Most Referenced in AI Searches
secondz digital Inc. has released the top 30 external sites most frequently referenced by AI searches (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) in the HR and recruitment industry. The survey aims to help businesses optimize their AEO strategies.
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- 📰 Published: April 1, 2026 at 06:07
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secondz digital Inc. (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; CEO: Tatsuya Itai; hereinafter "secondz digital") has conducted an "AI Reference Site Survey" targeting the HR and recruitment industry using its AI search optimization platform "secondz Agentsense" (hereinafter "Agentsense"), compiling trends of external sites frequently referenced in AI searches.
This survey is the second industry-specific installment following the "E-commerce/Mail Order Industry." The previous survey results targeting the e-commerce/mail order industry can be found here:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000019.000079006.html
We analyzed the domains most likely to be referenced when ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Copilot generate answers, and are releasing the TOP 30 main reference source sites in the HR/recruitment industry.
This provides materials to understand the trends of site groups easily referenced in AI searches and to consider which media to use for information dissemination and which external sites are effective for strengthening placements. We plan to expand the target to other industries and continuously publish industry-specific trends in the future.
## Background of the Survey
In recent years, with increasing opportunities to gather information via ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, etc., it has become highly important to understand what external information is used to comprehend and explain companies and services. In an increasing number of situations, not just traditional search rankings, but which information AI references and in what context it constructs its answers, affects brand perception and comparative evaluation.
Furthermore, the information sources referenced by AI are not limited to a company's own website. There are cases where the perception of a company or service is formed by a combination of multiple external sites, such as owned media, advertising/partner media, comparison articles, and industry commentary media. Organizing the groups of sites easily referenced by industry is effective for considering AEO strategies and information dissemination design in the AI search era.
Based on this background, secondz digital has started an AI reference site survey for each industry, utilizing Agentsense, which analyzes AI search results from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, etc., and automatically suggests improvement measures. In this second installment, we aggregated the major domains in the HR/recruitment industry.
Survey Period: March 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026
## TOP 30 AI Reference Source Sites in the "HR/Recruitment Industry"
Rank / Site Name / References / Percentage
1st: Axxis / 4,164 cases / 5.38%
2nd: Ateam / 3,047 cases / 3.93%
3rd: Coeteco / 2,538 cases / 3.28%
4th: Neo Career / 2,210 cases / 2.85%
5th: mybest / 2,008 cases / 2.59%
6th: Kakehashi Skysolutions / 1,613 cases / 2.08%
7th: AsiRO / 1,589 cases
This survey is the second industry-specific installment following the "E-commerce/Mail Order Industry." The previous survey results targeting the e-commerce/mail order industry can be found here:
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000019.000079006.html
We analyzed the domains most likely to be referenced when ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Copilot generate answers, and are releasing the TOP 30 main reference source sites in the HR/recruitment industry.
This provides materials to understand the trends of site groups easily referenced in AI searches and to consider which media to use for information dissemination and which external sites are effective for strengthening placements. We plan to expand the target to other industries and continuously publish industry-specific trends in the future.
## Background of the Survey
In recent years, with increasing opportunities to gather information via ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, etc., it has become highly important to understand what external information is used to comprehend and explain companies and services. In an increasing number of situations, not just traditional search rankings, but which information AI references and in what context it constructs its answers, affects brand perception and comparative evaluation.
Furthermore, the information sources referenced by AI are not limited to a company's own website. There are cases where the perception of a company or service is formed by a combination of multiple external sites, such as owned media, advertising/partner media, comparison articles, and industry commentary media. Organizing the groups of sites easily referenced by industry is effective for considering AEO strategies and information dissemination design in the AI search era.
Based on this background, secondz digital has started an AI reference site survey for each industry, utilizing Agentsense, which analyzes AI search results from ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, etc., and automatically suggests improvement measures. In this second installment, we aggregated the major domains in the HR/recruitment industry.
Survey Period: March 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026
## TOP 30 AI Reference Source Sites in the "HR/Recruitment Industry"
Rank / Site Name / References / Percentage
1st: Axxis / 4,164 cases / 5.38%
2nd: Ateam / 3,047 cases / 3.93%
3rd: Coeteco / 2,538 cases / 3.28%
4th: Neo Career / 2,210 cases / 2.85%
5th: mybest / 2,008 cases / 2.59%
6th: Kakehashi Skysolutions / 1,613 cases / 2.08%
7th: AsiRO / 1,589 cases