Harmer

Harmer is a professional recruiting firm headquartered in Chicago. It finds candidates for accounting, finance and technology positions and has been doing so since 1986. Employers use it to fill permanent posts, and it also places contractors and project staff.

What Harmer offers

• Retained search: a dedicated search run for a single employer on senior or hard-to-fill roles.
• Direct hire: permanent placements on a contingency basis.
• Contract and contract-to-hire: temporary staff, with the option to move into a permanent post.
• Project-based assignments: short-term specialists brought in for a defined piece of work.
• Candidate support: screening and preparing candidates, then helping them settle into the new role.

Clients

Harmer serves employers looking for finance, accounting and IT staff, and the professionals seeking those jobs. Its own materials mention placements of Big 4 accountants in Chicago.

Key facts

• Based in: Chicago, USA
• Founded: 1986
• Focus: accounting, finance and technology recruitment