Handelsblatt: Deininger honored as BEST personnel consultancy 2025
We are delighted to have been named BEST Personnel Consultancy 2025 by Handelsblatt. The Handelsblatt Research Institute analyzed over 246 HR consultancies for the ranking in collaboration with iQ Company. The ranking is based on the recommendations of more than 20,800 employees from 2,800 consultancies and the assessments of over 52,000 managers and HR managers. We at Deininger are delighted to receive this award and would like to thank all those who took part in this survey for their appreciation of our work.
For our team, this award is both confirmation and motivation. At our four locations in Germany as well as in China, Dubai, India, the UK, Poland and the USA, our employees work every day to offer our clients reliable, long-term partnerships - and to meet candidates at eye level.
Whether executive search, management diagnostics, leadership consulting or digitalization, we support you with sound expertise, an established network of trust - and a methodological depth that visibly sets us apart from the market. If you also need a strong personnel consultancy at your side, get in touch with one of our twenty consultants in Germany or our international colleagues. We look forward to the exchange!

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