Est. 2001·3,000+ placements · six offices · four regions

Company signals

Sama

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

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Market context: Backdrop: a 111.1 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 5.2 on the month) with Americas activity rising (+6.3pts).

Sama: 2 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 2 tracked across 1 days.

Signals at Sama

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