How AI answer engines name Randstad
Data through November 3, 2026
Across 643 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Professional Services between May 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026, Randstad was named in 19 (3.0%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Professional Services, and how many of them named Randstad.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 8 | 147 | 5.4% |
| Claude | 4 | 147 | 2.7% |
| Gemini | 4 | 142 | 2.8% |
| Perplexity | 3 | 147 | 2.0% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 39 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 21 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 104 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 19 | 109 | 17.4% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 111 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 104 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 104 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 111 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Randstad was named in at least one answer in 4 of the 4 weeks on record; the latest was the week of November 2, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Professional Services, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Randstad. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 | 12.5% | |
| 5 | 209 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | 207 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | 211 | 2.8% |
Named first
When an answer named Randstad alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 2 of 18 (11.1%).
Named alongside
- Insight Global: named together in 17 answers
- Apollo Technical: named together in 10 answers
- Turing: named together in 7 answers
- Braintrust: named together in 3 answers
- Elite: named together in 1 answers
Sources the engines cited when they named Randstad
Domains cited in answers that named Randstad, by the number of those answers that cited them.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| peoplemanagingpeople.com | 7 |
| howdy.com | 4 |
| apollotechnical.com | 3 |
| pearltalent.com | 3 |
| thehumancapitalhub.com | 3 |
| 1840andco.com | 2 |
| frontlinesourcegroup.com | 2 |
| joinerservices.io | 2 |
| kore1.com | 2 |
| noon.ai | 2 |
Randstad's own site (randstad.com) was cited in 0 of 19 (0.0%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Randstad, randstad.com was cited in 4 of 35,433 (0.01%), by 1 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on randstad.com before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Professional Services buyer question, not only the answers that named Randstad, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Professional Services questions.
How this is measured
Names are matched case-sensitively from each brand's own homepage title, in answers stored by the Machine Relations Index. Only derived counts are published here; no answer text is.
A brand appears only once it has been named in at least 10 answers on 7 separate days.
A name match counts a mention. It does not count a recommendation, and it does not measure sentiment.
Categories are the Index's buyer-question categories.
Source: Machine Relations Index.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Randstad?
ChatGPT named Randstad in 8 of 147 answers (5.4%) to buyer questions about Professional Services between May 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Randstad.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Randstad?
The domains cited most often in answers that named Randstad were peoplemanagingpeople.com (7 answers), howdy.com (4 answers) and apollotechnical.com (3 answers).
Which AI engine names Randstad most often?
ChatGPT, at 5.4%: it named Randstad in 8 of 147 answers to buyer questions about Professional Services.