HR Avatar and ENGAGE Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Assessment-Driven HR Solutions Across the Middle East and Africa

HR Avatar, a leading provider of online, simulation-based employment assessments, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with ENGAGE, an expert HR solutions company serving the Middle East and Africa. The collaboration pairs HR Avatar’s scientifically grounded assessments with ENGAGE’s specialized HR services, tools, and people development programs to help organizations align their workforce and drive transformative change.

“We are so excited to have a partner in the fast-growing EMEA region.” said Mike Russiello, HR Avatar’s President and CEO, “We look forward to coordinating our product development and marketing activities with ENGAGE to better meet the unique needs of organizations hiring in that area.”

About ENGAGE

Founded in 2015, ENGAGE enables organizations to become active contributors to the betterment of people’s lives, not only for employees, but also for customers, suppliers, service providers, and local communities. Acting as an extension of clients’ teams, ENGAGE supports implementation from end to end and brings a broad, diverse set of HR capabilities to businesses of all sizes, with a particular focus on family-owned enterprises.

About HR Avatar

Founded in 2009, HR Avatar is a privately held, Virginia-based company specializing in simulation-based employment assessments. With a catalog of 200+ job-specific tests, it provides scientifically backed hiring solutions, including video interviews (recorded and live) and automated reference checks. HR Avatar is leading the way in responsible AI, making more candidate data reviewable and generating scores only when supported by assessment and reference results, keeping human judgment at the center and offering a holistic view of each candidate. HR Avatar continuously updates its assessments to ensure organizations of all sizes have effective, easy-to-use hiring tools.