Harver acquires Symphony Talent, creating a global talent intelligence solution for the AI era. The combination brings together decades of recruitment marketing and assessment science under one connected solution, spanning the full talent lifecycle from workforce planning to on-the-job performance. Harver, a global leader in predictive talent assessment and reference checking, announced it has acquired Symphony Talent, a leader in recruitment marketing, employer brand, and candidate relationship management. Together, they form a single, connected talent intelligence solution serving employers across the globe. "Bringing Symphony Talent into Harver gives employers around the world a single, connected solution built for that shift, from workforce planning to on-the-job performance." -Sean Barry, CEO of Harver The combined company connects every stage of the talent journey under one solution, closing gaps long split across disconnected point solutions and helping organizations improve quality of hire, reduce time to hire, and lower cost of hire. "The talent acquisition market is being reshaped by AI, skills-based hiring, and a wave of candidate fraud that's changing what it means to know who you're hiring," said Sean Barry, CEO of Harver. "Bringing Symphony Talent into Harver gives employers around the world a single, connected solution built for that shift, from workforce planning to on-the-job performance." Together, the company spans the full talent acquisition arc - workforce planning and role insights, employer brand and EVP development, career sites and talent communities, search and programmatic advertising, candidate relationship management, assessments and reference checks, fraud detection, and skills matching, with data and analytics connecting each stage to hiring and workforce outcomes. That reach brings skills insights to the very start of the recruiting journey, helping organizations target the right talent and avoid the cost and disruption of a mismatched hire. Scale and Reach Harver's assessment science has been applied to millions of candidates worldwide, generating more than 100 million individual skills insights that inform hiring decisions across the globe. Combined with Symphony Talent's reach, Harver can bring that skills data and insight to the very start of the recruiting journey, helping companies target candidates who are a genuine fit from the outset, rather than discovering a mismatch after the fact. Harver and Symphony Talent together serve more than 1,500 clients worldwide, supported by a global team of 300+ employees. Symphony Talent brings more than 50 years leading recruitment marketing and employer brand, while Harver brings more than 35 years of validated assessment science. [To share your insights with us, please write to [email protected]]

Harver has acquired Symphony Talent, combining its predictive talent assessment and reference-checking technology with Symphony Talent’s recruitment marketing, employer branding... Read More