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Handelsblatt: Deininger honored as BEST HR Consultant 2026
We are very pleased to receive a special recognition: In the current issue of Handelsblatt, Deininger is one of the 40 best personnel consultancies in Germany in 2026!
For the ranking, the Handelsblatt Research Institute, together with iQ Company, examined a total of 313 small, medium-sized and large international personnel consultancies. The evaluation was based on recommendations from 20,900 employees from consulting firms and the assessments of around 52,000 managers and HR managers.
We are delighted that we were once again named BEST HR Consultancy 2026 this year. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our customers and all candidates for their trust.
For our entire team, this award is both recognition and motivation. At our four locations in Germany as well as in China, Dubai, India, Great Britain, Poland and the USA, our employees work every day to establish long-term partnerships with our customers — and to always support candidates on equal footing.
Whether it's executive search, management diagnostics or leadership consulting — we support you with in-depth expertise, a strong network of trust and a depth of methodology that clearly differentiates us in the market.
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