Manpower Ranked Among the World's Top Recruitment Process Outsourcing Providers

Global Provider Tops $100 Million in Sales and More Than 20,000 Annual Job Placements 


MILWAUKEE, Aug. 24  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manpower Business Solutions has been named to HRO Today magazine's Baker's Dozen, an annual recognition of the world's top 13 Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) providers.  The ranking is based on business results, extensive quantitative and qualitative surveys as well as client references.

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"Our business is growing at a healthy pace because our clients -- from North America to Asia -- recognize that partnering with a global expert in recruitment and hiring gives them an edge in today's fierce competition for talent, and improves productivity," said Sheldon Schur, vice president and general manager of Manpower Business Solutions, a business line of Manpower Inc.

Manpower Business Solutions is responsible for the end-to-end recruitment process at a broad array of organizations throughout the world, including Cisco Systems and Visteon Corp. in the United States, CustomCall in Australia and the Hertfordshire County Council Recruitment Centre in the United Kingdom. Demand for RPO solutions is growing rapidly as employers seek ways to manage expenses and compete globally for talent, according to HRO Today magazine.

HRO Today considered each provider's breadth of service, quality of service, size of RPO programs and client feedback to develop the Baker's Dozen RPO providers list, now in its fifth year.

About Manpower Inc.

Manpower Inc. is a world leader in the employment services industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work. The $18 billion company offers employers a range of services for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection; training; outplacement; outsourcing and consulting.  Manpower's worldwide network of 4,400 offices in 73 countries and territories enables the company to meet the needs of its 400,000 clients per year, including small and medium size enterprises in all industry sectors, as well as the world's largest multinational corporations. The focus of Manpower's work is on raising productivity through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction across their total workforce, enabling clients to concentrate on their core business activities. Manpower Inc. operates under five brands:  Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management.  More information on Manpower Inc. is available at http://www.us.manpower.com/. 

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