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

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Sefa

1 signal in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 113.7 (Hot), up 13.7 on the prior month; Oceania hiring signal is running steady (+0.6pts).

Sefa: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.

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