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administrative assistant recruitment agency and headhunters

your next administrative assistant, in good hands.

We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant for your role, from reception to filing sensitive documents.

  • zéro frais de démarrage, paiement à l'embauche
  • remplacement garanti

they hire their administrative profiles with muzzo

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  • administrative assistantmost hired
  • administrative assistant, multi-purposevery often hired
  • administrative assistant, reception and filingoften hired
  • administrative assistant, public administrationregularly hired
  • back-office assistanta role we know well
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how do you hire an administrative assistant through a recruitment agency?

A good administrative assistant never loses a letter or a file, even when requests pile up. Muzzo gives your role to the headhunters who place most on this profession: they test organisation and file maintenance. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Leaves within 3 months: we restart the search free.

how it works

you only pay if you hire

  1. 01

    you describe the role

    Using the form above: the role, your company, the volume to handle. The rest is scoped in your first chat with the Muzzo team.

  2. 02

    our data chooses the headhunters

    Our AI picks those who have hired most administrative assistants, from more than 2,500 selected headhunters.

  3. 03

    you meet the best profiles

    Approached and qualified by headhunters who know this profession. You choose who you meet.

  4. 04

    you hire, then you pay

    Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.

they hired with muzzo

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Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.

Charles Bignonfounding partner · batibig
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With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.

Anne-Valérie Peyrettalent acquisition lead emea · liferay
Antoine Gigomas

let's talk about your role

Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.

Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo

une dernière question ?

With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it on hire: no deposit, no fixed fees. A simple reception role and filing sensitive documents don't require the same search. The fee follows this difficulty, and the Muzzo team helps you set it.

You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, for example because the real volume doesn't match the brief, we restart the search at no cost. Without a replacement found within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.

the headhunters for this profession are ready to start

A hire signed in under 26 days, pay only on hire.

le constat

an administrative assistant is judged by what never goes lost

01

a good administrative assistant is already in post, not on job ads

Reception, schedules, mail, filing: they handle the daily administration of an entire service. A headhunter of this profession knows when and how to approach them.

02

organisation doesn't show on a CV

The role demands finding a file in seconds and never leaving mail without follow-up. The headhunter tests this rigour, not just software mastery.

03

a hiring mistake shows at the first crisis

A mis-noted appointment, a lost file, forgotten mail: the whole team pays the price. The headhunter checks the volume handled and filing method before introducing anyone.

les postes

the administrative assistant profiles our headhunters go after for you

From reception to filing documents, each search goes to a headhunter who has already hired this profile.

  1. administrative assistant, multi-purpose

    Il répond au téléphone, tient les agendas, traite le courrier et saisit les documents d'un service entier.

  2. administrative assistant, reception and filing

    Il reçoit le public ou les visiteurs et organise les dossiers papier et numériques d'un service ou d'une direction.

  3. administrative assistant, public administration

    Il traite les dossiers d'une collectivité ou d'un service public, avec des délais et des procédures encadrés par les textes.

  4. back-office assistant

    Il saisit et vérifie des dossiers pour un service qui ne reçoit pas de public, souvent en appui d'une équipe plus large.

la méthode

a headhunter for this profession, not an agency that does everything

The role is judged by what never goes lost. The method therefore starts from the real volume to handle.

01

we define the volume and tools to master

Number of calls, files, pieces of mail, document-management software: the brief describes the real work of the service, not just the title.

02

a headhunter who hires administrative assistants

Among more than 2,500 selected headhunters, your role goes to those who place most on this profession.

03

organisation checked before interview

The headhunter asks the profile to describe their filing method and file volumes handled, then cross-checks with references how deadlines were kept.

les chiffres

administrative assistant recruitment in figures

26 750
projets de recrutement de secrétaires bureautiques et assimilés annoncés par les employeurs en 2026, catégorie qui couvre l'assistant administratif

source: France Travail, enquête BMO 2026, requêteur national, secrétaires bureautiques et assimilés (L0X60) (opens a new window), 2026 data

10,1%
of these recruitment projects are considered seasonal by employers

source: France Travail, enquête BMO 2026, requêteur national, secrétaires bureautiques et assimilés (L0X60) (opens a new window), 2026 data

hiring an administrative assistant: what you need to know

why hire a headhunter to recruit an administrative assistant?

The administrative assistant handles reception, schedules, mail and filing for a service. It's a foundation role, judged by what never goes lost rather than a specific degree.

A headhunter of this profession knows how to assess this organisation: volume handled, filing method, deadlines met. This page covers reception and day-to-day administration; for a role centred on invoicing and basic accounting, see our business administration assistant page.

why hire a headhunter to recruit an administrative assistant?

administrative assistant in a company or public body: what changes?

In a company, the role mainly follows a service's needs: mail, schedules, client or supplier files. In a local authority or public service, processes and deadlines are set by law, and the role demands more regulatory rigour.

This choice sets the profile to seek: private-sector experience or knowledge of public procedures. Stating it in the brief directly guides the headhunter's search.

administrative assistant in a company or public body: what changes?

is it hard to hire an administrative assistant in 2026?

According to France Travail's 2026 BMO survey, employers announced 26,750 recruitment projects for office secretaries and similar, a category covering the administrative assistant, with 29.8% of these projects judged difficult to fill.

10.1% of these projects are considered seasonal: a minority, which should not dictate the timeline of a search for a permanent role.

how do you assess an administrative assistant at interview?

The CV lists software: word processor, spreadsheet, electronic document-management tool. The interview must show something else: how the candidate organises their filing and prioritises when several requests arrive at once.

A short case study works well: a batch of files to sort and file in limited time. The headhunter does this first screen before introducing anyone.

your questions about hiring an administrative assistant

Yes, in part. According to France Travail's 2026 BMO survey, 29.8% of the 26,750 recruitment projects for office secretaries and similar are judged difficult. A precise brief on the volume and tools used helps headhunters target the right profiles.

Little. According to France Travail's 2026 BMO survey, 10.1% of recruitment projects for office secretaries and similar are considered seasonal. This role recruits mainly as staff turn over and services are created.

The administrative assistant handles reception, schedules, mail and filing. The business administration assistant adds invoicing, follow-ups and basic accounting for an SME. For this second profile, see our business administration assistant page.

Both. Our headhunters place administrative assistants in companies and public bodies or local authorities alike. State it in the brief: procedures set by law guide the profile you're seeking.

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