TMP Worldwide, a US-based talent acquisition technology business announced that it has acquired Carve, a London-based social media firm.

Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition of Carve is TMP’s fourth acquisition this year. Earlier this month the company acquired Maximum, a recruitment marketing tech company that is based in the Netherlands.

“Carve, a London social media firm, has a rich heritage of framing global social strategies that distinctly position its clients as leaders in the marketplace. The company is known for its ability to deliver forward-thinking social excellence for a range of high-profile clients,” TMP stated.

Carve's product suite includes a social analytics dashboard to help clients identify trends, support decisions and drive ROI (return on investment), as well as a program to equip client leadership with the tools, understanding and confidence to create meaningful relationships on social.

TMP stated that Carve's solutions complement TMP's TalentBrew recruitment marketing platform, which predicts, personalises and influences the candidate experience to help companies build and retain the right talent.

"Carve's social capabilities enhance our existing technology and support our vision of comprehensive talent acquisition solutions that utilise extensive data sets to solve business problems," Michelle Abbey, President and CEO of TMP Worldwide, said. "This acquisition bolsters our ability to design and deploy sophisticated social strategies, leveraging Carve's proven solutions to equip clients with a substantial competitive advantage in today's war for talent. Carve's live social dashboard delivers real-time monitoring and metrics, providing continuous ability to fine-tune campaign effectiveness. It's an end-to-end solution in the pursuit of client success."

Paul Harrison, CEO of Carve also commented, "The acquisition will allow Carve to take advantage of TMP Worldwide's global network and local market expertise across North America, South America, Asia and Europe, providing scale and reach as we expand our mission of helping world-leading organizations use social to build meaningful relationships with candidates, customers, influencers and industry stakeholders."

The company will continue to operate as Carve and be led by its current Chief Executive, Paul Harrison, with Darren Harris joining Carve as Managing Director.