Spherion and Spring Group Establish Global Recruitment Process Outsourcing Alliance

Top RPO providers to jointly offer worldwide recruitment services 


FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN) today announced its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services division has established a strategic alliance with Spring Group's hyphen brand to offer RPO on a global scale.  As the first of its kind in the industry, the alliance will deliver the recruitment offerings of two leading RPO providers for companies' hiring needs in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia.  Spherion and hyphen will focus on providing end-to-end recruitment services for companies looking to find the most qualified candidates across multiple sectors and geographies.

Despite current economic conditions, human resource executives continue to face significant challenges finding the right talent and scaling their resources in a rapidly changing marketplace. Spherion and hyphen will work together to strategically address the hiring needs of companies with both a regional and international presence.

"Companies are increasingly seeking recruitment providers that can deliver services on an international level," said Rebecca Callahan, senior vice president of Spherion RPO. "By creating a strategic alliance with Spring Group and hyphen, we are enhancing the breadth and reach of our offerings that will undoubtedly deliver long-term benefits for our clients. In addition, we both share a history of providing innovative solutions and sourcing strategies to our customers and have a common goal of consistently delivering service excellence in everything we do."

Neil Jones, managing director of hyphen, added, "Our decision to partner with Spherion is directly in line with our mission to provide clients with evolving services that support their organizations in a changing business environment. This alliance represents the next generation of recruitment process outsourcing as we believe we can now jointly offer companies a more unique and specialized solution for their global RPO needs."

The recruitment teams will be based at Spherion's main recruitment centers in the U.S. and hyphen's regional centers in the U.K., Europe and Asia. Clients will have access to a wide range of recruitment services offered by both companies, including applicant tracking, assessment technology and real-time reporting for all RPO engagements.

The companies will work with clients on RPO engagements ranging from short-term recruiting projects to multi-year assignments. In addition, the companies will provide contingent labor management services as part of their managed service provider (MSP) offerings.

To learn more about Spherion's RPO services and alliance with Spring Group/hyphen, visit http://www.spherionrpo.com/.

About Spring Group/hyphen

Spring Group plc (FTSE: SRG) is a thought leader in recruitment and resourcing with an annual turnover in excess of 500 million pounds sterling. The Group comprises several businesses focusing on permanent and temporary recruitment, with specialisms in IT, telecommunications, finance, clerical, engineering, HR, supply chain, industrial and sales & marketing across all industry sectors. Spring Group companies deliver services to clients in 50 countries from a network of 75 offices in Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Singapore, UK and US.

hyphen, part of Spring Group plc, is an industry leading recruitment solutions provider creating strategic advantage for its clients through a portfolio of services including Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Managed Services.  Customers range from small/medium enterprises to global organizations across financial services, telecommunications, IT services, defence, utilities and the Public Sector.  To learn more visit http://www.hyphen.com/

About Spherion

Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN) is a leading recruiting and staffing company that provides integrated solutions and breakout specialties to meet the evolving needs of companies and job candidates.  As an industry pioneer for more than 60 years, Spherion has sourced, screened and placed millions of individuals in temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time jobs.

With approximately 650 locations in the United States and Canada, Spherion delivers innovative workforce solutions that improve business performance.  Spherion provides its services to approximately 10,000 customers, from Fortune 500 companies to a wide range of small and mid-size organizations.  Employing more than 230,000 people annually through its network, Spherion is one of North America's largest employers.  Spherion operates under the following brands:  Spherion Staffing Services Group for administrative, clerical and light industrial workers; Technisource for technology professionals and solutions; The Mergis Group for accounting and finance and other professional positions;  Todays Office Professionals for specialty administrative personnel; and Spherion Recruitment Process Outsourcing.  To learn more, visit http://www.spherion.com/. 

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CONTACT:  Kip Havel, Spherion Corporation, [phone],

, Sebastian O'Connell, Spring Group/hyphen,

[phone], , Amy Airasian, Cubitt Jacobs &

Prosek, [phone] ext. 210, 



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