Top 20 LinkedIn Recruiters in 2026 (Ranked by Data)

#20 · Joel L., 122 median likes

Joel L. is a sales recruiter, podcast host and speaker based in the United States, who helps companies hire sales talent. He posts often: 348 posts analyzed, all of them in 2026.

His Talent Acquisition posts earn a 359 median, nearly three times his overall figure, while his AI posts earn 37.

His most liked post of the year, a two-line joke about someone getting fired, with one emoji for the punchline: 3,775 likes, 31 times his median, the second-widest gap in the top 20. See it

#19 · Andrea Henderson, 133 median likes

Andrea Henderson is an executive search partner in the United States who places C-suite and board leaders in life sciences, digital health and hospitals. She is the smallest account in the top 20 (30k followers) and fifth in the efficiency cut below.

Our yearly data on her covers 2026 only.

"The fastest way forward is helping someone else cross the finish line." Her most liked post of the year turns a moment from a race into a leadership line: 1,405 likes, more than 10 times her median. Read it

#18 · Amy Miller, 135 median likes

Amy Miller, a recruiting manager based in the United States, has the biggest audience in the ranking, 340k followers, and the lowest engagement rate in it, 0.04%, tied with Joel L. She describes her work as building the teams that build satellites.

Her median has not moved: 135 in 2025, 136 so far in 2026, on more than six times as many posts. Recruiting is her main subject (78 posts, 135 median).

"Today is my last day at Amazon Leo." Her most liked post of the year is a goodbye to a job, career news rather than recruiting advice: 1,479 likes and 275 comments, 11 times her median. Read it

#17 · Hannah Clarke, 146 median likes

Hannah Clarke, known as The Caffeinated Recruiter, is a lead talent consultant at Addition and the talent and events lead for Women in Tech UK. She is the only recruiter in the top 20 based in the United Kingdom.

Her Outreach posts earn a 300 median, twice her overall figure. Our yearly data on her covers 2026 only.

"Last night I attended the Global Recruiter Awards as a Finalist for the second year running" Her most liked post of the year keeps the result for the next line: she won. 1,801 likes and 329 comments, 12 times her median. Read it

#16 · Elif Sunna Bilecek, 148 median likes

Elif Sunna Bilecek, based in Switzerland, writes in French and has the second-most posts analyzed in the top 20 (451), after Shulin Lee. HR is her most frequent subject by far (233 posts), at a 96 median.

Her Leadership posts earn 336 and her Human-Centered Design posts 374. Her yearly median fell from 465 in 2025 to 128 so far in 2026, the steepest drop in the top 20, on more than four times as many posts.

Her most liked post of the year, a French-language post on honesty at work and who it brings you closer to: 2,866 likes, 19 times her median. Read it

#15 · Jordan Mazer, 148 median likes

Jordan Mazer is a partner at a16z, based in the United States. Recruiting is the most frequent subject in this feed (43 posts), and those posts beat the overall median, at 206.

AI (134) and VC (173) come next. Our yearly data covers 2026 only.

"Perfect. No notes." The most liked post of the year, three words and an emoji: 2,814 likes, 19 times the median. See it

#14 · Jonathan Whipple, 154 median likes

Jonathan Whipple, based in the United States, is a former recruiter and TV casting producer who now writes resume, LinkedIn and interview advice for job seekers. Relative to likes, his audience talks back more than any other in the pool with 100+ median likes (see the comments section below).

Career Development is his main subject (57 posts, 149 median); his Recruiting posts earn more, at 216. Our yearly data on him covers 2026 only.

"The most qualified candidate rarely wins." His most liked post of the year, a debrief-room view of who gets hired: 689 likes and 104 comments, the smallest best post in the top 20, under 5 times his median. Read it

#13 · Chenae Erkerd, 154 median likes

Chenae Erkerd, the #RecruiterCousin, is a TEDx speaker based in the United States who recruits in tech, healthcare and higher education. Among the top-20 recruiters we hold writing data for, she writes the shortest posts, 79 words on average.

She posted about half as much this year (190 posts so far in 2026, against 369 in 2025), and her median held: 165, then 161.

Her most liked post of the year, a personal update to the followers and job seekers who read her: 4,669 likes and 1,363 comments, the most comments on any best post in the top 20, 30 times her median.

#12 · Ika C. Amonath, 170 median likes

Ika C. Amonath is a recruiter based in Germany whose headline promises blue hair and better candidates than your headhunter. Work Culture is the one listed subject (167 median).

A 0.42% engagement rate is the fifth-highest in the top 20. Our yearly data covers 2026 only.

The most liked post of the year, a German-language mock letter to the tax office defending a promotional gift: 690 likes, 4 times the median.

#11 · Lars Schmidt, 179 median likes

Lars Schmidt, based in the United States, works on the talent team at Anthropic. He has the second-fewest posts analyzed in the top 20 (37), and his few Talent Acquisition posts earn a 760 median.

Our yearly data on him covers 2026 only.

His most liked post of the year announced his new role leading a team of go-to-market recruiters at Anthropic: 4,064 likes and 785 comments, almost 23 times his median. As with Amy Miller, the top post is job news. Read it

#10 · Katharina Engfer, 201 median likes

Katharina Engfer is a recruiter, personnel consultant and employer branding specialist based in Germany. She has the fewest posts analyzed in the top 20 (31).

Recruiting is her one listed subject (200 median). Our yearly data on her covers 2026 only.

Her most liked post of the year, a German-language post on employers who complain about the skills shortage and still turn candidates away: 2,149 likes and 569 comments. Read it

#9 · Thibaut Roudaut, 262 median likes

Thibaut Roudaut, based in France, writes for job seekers in French and offers a free guide to landing a job, Le Kit du candidat. HR carries most of his feed (189 posts, 252 median).

He posted 630 times in 2024, the most of anyone here in a single year. His median has held near 250 since: 280 in 2024, 245 in 2025, 260 so far in 2026.

His most liked post of the year, a French-language post on soft skills: 4,379 likes but only 81 comments, 17 times his median. Read it

#8 · Lauren Szuchan, 266 median likes

Lauren Szuchan is the founder of PClub Talent in the United States, which recruits account executives for Series A to C tech companies. She was a President's Club AE three times, and Sales is her one listed subject (262 median).

Her 0.79% engagement rate is the second-highest among the recruiters in our pool with 20k+ followers. Her median barely moved: 284 in 2025, 271 so far in 2026.

"Last month I lost two deals because I was too direct. I also finished #1 in revenue." Her most liked post of the year, a sales post written for the AEs she hires: 1,975 likes, 7 times her median. Read it

#7 · Mister Manu (Victor), 277 median likes

Mister Manu (Victor), based in France, shares work-study and internship offers for students on LinkedIn and TikTok. Recruiting is his main subject (53 posts, 261 median); his HR posts earn 355.

He opens more hooks on a number (55%) than anyone we have writing data for in the top 20. His median rose from 246 in 2025 to 277 so far in 2026.

His most liked post of the year, a French-language news post celebrating a parliamentary vote that kept apprentices' pay exempt from social contributions: 10,436 likes, 38 times his median, the widest gap in the top 20. Read it

#6 · Alexandre Ducros, 283 median likes

Alexandre Ducros, based in France, founded CAB À TALENTS, which his headline places in fintech, wealthtech, PE-backed funds and scale-ups. His 0.93% engagement rate is the highest among the recruiters in our pool with 20k+ followers.

His rise is the steepest in the top 20: a 12 median in 2024, 116 in 2025, 284 so far in 2026. He writes the longest posts among the top-20 recruiters we hold writing data for (313 words on average) and gets the fewest comments in the top 20 (14 median).

His most liked post of the year, a French-language story about career changers who get applauded but not hired: 3,163 likes and 357 comments, 11 times his median. Read it

#5 · Carolyn Christie, 337 median likes

Carolyn Christie, based in the United States, helps founders hire without paying contingency fees. Her Career Development posts earn a 468 median; her Recruiting posts earn 260, under her overall figure.

Her median holds steady (344 in 2025, 330 so far in 2026), and she has the third-highest comment-to-like ratio in our pool.

"Yesterday I told you my credit score sucks. That’s true. But don’t confuse it with weakness." Her most liked post of the year, a follow-up to the day before: 919 likes and 339 comments, under 3 times her median, the smallest gap in the top 20. Her rank rests on consistency. Read it

#4 · Shulin Lee, 407 median likes

Shulin Lee, based in Singapore, is a lawyer turned recruiter and founder who writes about careers and work culture. She has the most posts analyzed in the top 20 (454) and its highest median comment count, 183 per post.

Her median has fallen two years running: 1,192 in 2024, 606 in 2025, 422 so far in 2026. Leadership is her strongest subject (635). She is also #2 in our Singapore ranking.

"Stop praying for just any job. Pray for the right one." Her most liked post of the year, a two-line hook for job seekers: 8,158 likes and 440 comments, 20 times her median. Read it

#3 · Emmanuel Valencia, 424 median likes

Emmanuel Valencia is a headhunter and HR consultant based in Mexico, and the founder of Humanos Ayudando a Humanos. He is the second-biggest account in the top 20 (324k followers), behind Amy Miller.

His Employer Branding posts earn a 784 median, ahead of Recruiting (481). Our yearly data on him covers 2026 only.

His most liked post of the year, a Spanish-language story about phoning a candidate to tell him the process had closed: 7,165 likes, 17 times his median. Candidate experience, told from the recruiter's side of the call. Read it

#2 · Ester Morgan, 479 median likes

Ester Morgan is a headhunter, writer and speaker based in Brazil, working in retail and luxury, who campaigns against ageism. Her Diversity & Inclusion posts earn a 903 median, almost twice her overall figure.

Her Mental Health posts earn 419. She is also #10 in our Brazil ranking. Our yearly data on her covers 2026 only.

Her most liked post of the year, a Portuguese-language political post reacting to a remark by the president about refuse collectors: 4,054 likes and 362 comments, more than 8 times her median.

#1 · Juhi Bhatia, 1,430 median likes

Juhi Bhatia, based in the United Arab Emirates, is a global talent acquisition specialist and the founder of JB, whose headline also names candidate experience and mental health. She tops this ranking with 1,430 median likes per post, almost three times the recruiter in second place.

On 229k followers, that gives her a 0.62% engagement rate, third in the efficiency cut. Her Career Development posts earn 1,871 and her Talent Acquisition posts 1,512; her Recruiting posts, the most frequent, earn 784, barely more than half her median.

Her yearly median went from 1,941 in 2025 to 1,325 so far in 2026, on more than twice as many posts. She is also #3 in our UAE ranking.

"Claim it" Her most liked post of the year, two words and an emoji: 28,216 likes and 675 comments, almost 20 times her median and the biggest post in the top 20. See it

Where do these cards come from? We computed every figure on this page from public posts with MagicPost's LinkedIn analytics: median engagement, engagement rates, themes and trajectories, across 166 recruiters. It works on your profile too, including a side-by-side with anyone on this list.

Which LinkedIn recruiters have the highest engagement rate?

Raw like counts reward whoever has the biggest crowd. Engagement rate corrects for that: median likes per post divided by followers (accounts with 20k followers and over).

Four of the five also sit in the top 20. Michael Day, a lead talent partner at Gordon Murray Group in the United Kingdom, makes the cut from outside it, on a 116 median.

Juhi Bhatia is the only account over 100k followers on the list, and the only top-five recruiter in this cut. The top 20 runs from 0.93% down to 0.04% for Amy Miller, the biggest account here.

Which LinkedIn recruiter gets the most comments per post?

Comments relative to likes: the record in our recruiter pool is held by Jonathan Whipple, at 85 median comments against 154 median likes, 0.55 comments for every like (counting accounts with 100+ median likes).

Shulin Lee (183 against 407) and Carolyn Christie (128 against 337) follow. All three write for an audience with a stake in the answer: job seekers for the first two, founders who hire for the third.

The typical top-20 recruiter gets one comment per 7 likes. Alexandre Ducros, the most efficient account in the pool's 20k+ cut, gets one per 20.

Which recruiters are worth following on LinkedIn, and for what?

A median says whose posts land, not whose posts you need. Here is the same top 20 sorted by who each recruiter writes for, from their profiles and their main subjects:

Eight of the top 20 wrote their best post of the year in a language other than English: French for four, German for two, Spanish and Portuguese for one each.

For a job seeker outside the United States, the recruiter who writes in your language and market is the one worth following first.

How is this different from the top LinkedIn creators in recruiting?

Two rankings, two questions. This page ranks people: profiles we classify as recruiters, measured on everything they post. Our ranking of the top LinkedIn creators in recruiting ranks posts about recruiting, by anyone, measured on those posts only, across 223 creators.

Six of our top 20 recruiters also make that top 20: Juhi Bhatia (third there), Emmanuel Valencia, Alexandre Ducros, Mister Manu (Victor), Carolyn Christie and Thibaut Roudaut.

The recruiting theme's own #1, Melissa Grabiner, is not on this page: our classification gives each profile one archetype, and hers is coach. Recruiting is the main subject of only 8 of our top 20 recruiters, and among the top three subjects of 12.

The themes explain the gap. Juhi Bhatia's Recruiting posts earn 784, barely more than half her median, while her Career Development posts earn 1,871. Elif Sunna Bilecek posts about HR far more than about hiring.

So 12 of our top 20 recruiters post most often about something other than recruiting, such as HR, careers, mental health, leadership or sales.

Our ranking of the top LinkedIn creators in HR shows the same overlap from the HR side: only Juhi Bhatia (fourth there) and Mister Manu (Victor) make both top 20s.

Nine of the top 20 are based in the United States, three in France and two in Germany. The rest come from the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

This ranking measures how each recruiter's posts land with their audience. It says nothing about how well they fill a role, which happens off the feed.

And if commenting under these recruiters' posts is how you plan to get noticed by them, an engagement feed keeps it to a five-minute daily habit.

How we ranked the top LinkedIn recruiters

All of this is MagicPost's own research. We went through the last 12 months of posts from 166 recruiters and ranked them by median likes per post.

Who counts as a recruiter: a profile enters the pool when our own creator classification marks it as a recruiter. The archetype (recruiter, coach, founder and so on) is our own classification of each profile: some people here would introduce themselves first as talent partners, career writers or business owners.

Only creators with at least one post in the last 60 days are ranked. The method:

• Floors: at least 5,000 followers and 30 posts in the window; deleted posts excluded.

• Every post counts: a recruiter is ranked on everything they publish, whatever the subject.

• Median rather than average: no single viral post can buy a place.

• Posts analyzed: the posts our dataset holds per recruiter, sometimes fewer than they published.

Rankings refresh as the data does. No placement here was sponsored; every rank comes straight from the median.

Study them, then study yourself. With MagicPost you can analyze any LinkedIn profile the way we just did (median engagement, engagement rate, themes, trajectory) and benchmark your own against this pool. The data on this page is the product.