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Harnham becomes a top 25 socially engaged staffing agency

Author: Rob Quirk
Posting date: 10/19/2017 12:40 PM

Out of over 60,000 staffing firms based in the EMEA region, Harnham has ranked 21st within the list which is based on certain key social metrics such as social reach, employee engagement, employer brand and content marketing.

 Harnham remains a specialist niche recruiter within the Data & Analytics space and has beaten tough competition from larger generalist staffing companies. To be recognised as one of the leading recruitment agencies is a fantastic achievement that we are immensely proud of and highlights the hard work put in across the business to engage our customers on one of the biggest social channels.

 Harnham’s Senior Partner, David Farmer, has been driving many social initiatives across the business and believes that empowering teams has been key. “All our teams are very passionate about the markets they work in. Every day they are talking to customers developing an unrivalled insight and are therefore relied upon to give career advice and market updates. We encourage our consultants to use Linkedin to share this expertise and join discussions with an ever-growing audience. Becoming a Top 25 Most Socially Engaged business is an important accolade for Harnham and will further strengthen our profile on Linkedin helping us to deliver an even better service to our customers.”

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