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Company signals · Consulting

S&P Global

2 signals in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

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Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 111.4 (Hot), up 5.2 month-on-month — shows EMEA signal flow easing (-4.4pts).

S&P Global: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Consulting median of 1 across 45 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 2 tracked across 41 days.

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