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.
ATLANTA, GA – September 17, 2026 – Harver, a global leader in predictive talent assessment and reference checking, today 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.
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 40 years leading recruitment marketing and employer brand, while Harver brings more than 35 years of validated assessment science.
Looking ahead
The talent acquisition market is in a period of rapid change. Employers worldwide report persistent difficulty finding the talent they need, even as skills-based hiring becomes the mainstream standard for how roles are filled. At the same time, AI is reshaping hiring on three fronts: new regulation is becoming enforceable in major markets, entry-level roles are shifting as AI takes on more execution-level work, and a fast-growing share of candidate profiles involve AI-generated fraud. Against that backdrop, employers are consolidating a fragmented landscape of point solutions in search of a single, trusted source of talent data and insight.
By pairing skills data with recruitment marketing and candidate engagement at every stage of the recruiting journey, the combined company helps employers meet that shift, make better hiring decisions, and build a workforce fit for today's roles and tomorrow's. And as legislation and candidate expectations around AI continue to evolve, that same data foundation gives employers a smart, defensible, and compliant way to hire. Together, they will help employers build client-focused talent networks and communities, informed by skills data at every stage - a lasting way to differentiate how they find, engage, and hire talent.
The combined company is backed by Rubicon Technology Partners.
About Harver
Harver is a global leader in predictive talent assessment and reference checking, helping organizations make better, faster, and less biased hiring decisions. Rooted in more than 35 years of validated science, Harver's platform has been applied to more than 65 million candidates worldwide. Following its acquisition of Symphony Talent, Harver now delivers a connected talent intelligence platform, backed by Rubicon Technology Partners.
About Symphony Talent, a Harver Company
Symphony Talent is a global leader in recruitment marketing, employer brand, and candidate relationship management, with more than 50 years of experience helping organizations build and scale their employer brand and talent communities. Symphony Talent connects spend, engagement, and hiring outcomes into a single, traceable story — from first touch to hire. Symphony Talent is now part of Harver. Visit symphonytalent.com to learn more.
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