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A partner, not a vendor

A boutique specialist firm built on the belief that strong relationships drive better hires.

Who we are

Aster Recruiting is a specialist recruitment and executive search firm working across Asia Pacific. We partner with financial institutions, technology businesses, corporates and high-growth companies to hire people who fit, not just CVs that match.

Sixteen years of recruiting across the region sits behind every search we run, including leadership at one of Asia’s largest recruitment firms. That experience shapes how we work: fewer mandates, run properly, with honest market feedback rather than optimistic timelines.

We are deliberately boutique. It means you deal with the person actually running your search, and it means we take on work we can genuinely deliver.

How we are different

What that means in practice

Beyond the Brief

  • We ask about the team, not just the role
  • Working style matters as much as skills
  • We tell you when a brief will not fill
  • Honest compensation benchmarking
  • Market feedback throughout, not just at the end

Short Lists, Not Long Ones

  • Three considered names beats thirty CVs
  • Competency-based screening on every candidate
  • Written candidate reports, not forwarded CVs
  • We screen for who will actually stay
  • Reference checks and optional psychometrics

After the Placement

  • Follow-up at one month and three months
  • Replacement guarantee on permanent hires
  • Direct access to your consultant
  • Confidentiality as standard
  • Licensed Hong Kong employment agency
In the media
Our market commentary appears regularly in Bloomberg, the Financial Times, the South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asia, Citywire, Asian Private Banker and Refinitiv.
Quoted on hiring across Asia PacificFund industry hiring, talent migration between Hong Kong and Singapore, AI and junior talent, and the competition for ETF and private markets specialists.
Coverage

Eight practices, twenty-four sectors

We cover the functions our clients hire for and the industries they operate in, from financial services and technology through to consumer, healthcare, real estate, industrial and legal.

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