STAFFING BUSINESSIn simple words "staffing" means a process of finding and evaluating personnel required for a project or programme.
But, if we want to look staffing as an industry(temporary staffing industry), it may be a company or a group of companies that provide personnel help in a variety of ways including temporary personnel, permanent staffs, temporary-to-permanent employees, long or short term contract hiring, Employee out placement services and training etc.
In global market we can see a number of companies doing these types of services, for example
Adecco, Allegis group, The Eastridge Group, Kelly Services, Kforce, Labor Finders, Manpower Inc., Randstad Holding, Robert Half International, SelectRemedy, SKILLED Group, Snelling Staffing, Vedior etc...
I have seen these below mentioned companies ranked accordingly in a recent study.
1. Adecco S.ARevenue:$26.8 billion
http://www.adecco.com/Brief:-Courtesy to
finance.google.comAdecco S.A. provides human resource services, including temporary staffing, outsourcing, permanent recruitment, outplacement and career management, training and consulting. The Company has more than 6,700 offices in over 70 countries and territories. Each day Adecco S.A.’s network connects over 700,000 associates with clients. Adecco’s Office and Industrial businesses offer a range of general staffing services, including temporary staffing, permanent placement, assessment, training and integrated human resources solutions. Adecco operates professional business lines. These are Adecco Finance & Legal, Adecco Engineering & Technical, Adecco Information Technology, Adecco Medical & Science, Adecco Sales, Marketing & Events and Adecco Human Capital Solutions. The Company has operations in France, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Italy, Iberia, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
2. Manpower Inc. Revenue: $18.0 billion
http://www.manpower.com/Brief:-
Manpower Inc. (Manpower) is engaged in the employment services industry. The Company's worldwide network of over 4,400 offices in 73 countries service customers in a variety of industry segments. Manpower Inc. has five major brands: Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management, which provide 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. In December 2006, the Company acquired a 67% interest in Grow Talent, an Indian company
3. RANDSTADRevenue:$10.3 billion
http://www.randstad.com/Brief:-
Randstad Holding nv is engaged in the supply of employment services to businesses and institutions. The Randstad Group is a temporary and contract staffing organization that offers a range of human resources (HR) services. The Company is separated into four divisions: Randstad Inhouse, which specializes in a workforce with client-specific skill sets aimed at improving labor flexibility, retention, productivity and efficiency; Randstad Interim Professionals, which is engaged in the recruitment of middle and senior management positions; Randstad HR solutions, which is engaged in HR project management, HR management and HR consultancy services, and Randstad Work Solutions, which provides clients with temporary and permanent employees. Randstad Holding nv, is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands, and is active in Europe, North America and Asia.
4. VEDIORRevenue:$10 billion
http://www.vedior.com/Brief:-
Vedior N.V. is a Netherlands-based staffing service company that provides a range of recruitment services. Vedior provides professionals, executives and specialists to the information technology, healthcare, accounting, engineering and educational sectors. It also provides administrative, secretarial and light industrial recruitment services, as well as a number of human resources related services, including interim management, outplacement, training, vendor management and business processing outsourcing. In February 2006, the Company acquired Special Agent Limited, a specialty recruiter based in the United Kingdom, whose focus is the provision of temporary and permanent educational support personnel in information and communication technology, finance, sales, marketing, and school improvement and consultancy disciplines. Vedior operates in worldwide in most of Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, Africa and Asia. Vedior N.V. is headquartered in Amsterdam.
5. GOODWILL GROUP*Revenue: $7.1 billion
http://www.goodwill.com/Brief:-
The Goodwill Group, Inc. is a Japan-based company involved in five business segments. The Staffing segment offers recruitment services for technicians, senior workers and others. The Human Resources-related segment provides employee hiring support services to corporate clients, counseling services to workers and outplacement services to retired and retiring workers. The Nursing-care and Medical Support segment is engaged in the provision of home-care services, care services in facilities and dental examination services at home, as well as the sale of nursing-care goods and equipment, among others. The Senior Residence and Restaurant segment operates nursing home under the name THE BARRINGTON HOUSE, and also operates restaurant in both domestic and overseas markets. The Others segment is engaged in the planning, designing and management of pet care facilities, the operation of pet care shops, the operation and management of nurseries, the provision of baby-sitting services and others.
6. KELLY SERVICESRevenue: $5.6 billion
http://www.kelly.com/Brief:-
Kelly Services, Inc. (Kelly) is a global temporary staffing provider operating in 30 countries and territories throughout the world. It provides scientific staffing for information technology (IT), engineering and financial services. Kelly provides these specialty service lines along with office services, contact center, light industrial and electronic assembly staffing. It has three business segments: U.S. Commercial Staffing; Professional, Technical and Staffing Alternatives (PTSA), and International. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Kelly increased its ownership interest to 49% in Tempstaff Kelly, Inc., a joint venture with Tempstaff Co., Ltd. Effective December 31, 2006, the Company sold its Kelly Staff Leasing business unit (KSL) to Oasis Outsourcing Holdings, Inc. In March 2007, the Company acquired Talents Technology (which consists of Talents Polska and Talents CZ), a permanent placement and executive search firm with operations in the Czech Republic and Poland
7. ALLEGIS GROUP Revenue:$4.4 billion
http://www.allegisgroup.com/Brief:-
Allegis Group, Inc. is a worldwide provider of contract services and business solutions. It provides its clients with highly skilled technical and administrative professionals, from high-level consultants to supporting contract employees. The Company is organized into three business groups. Its Technical Commercial Services group, Aerotek, Inc., provides staffing solutions for customers in a variety of industries. Its Professional and Corporate Recruiting Services group, Mentor 4, Inc., provides talent acquisition and human capital management services through four divisions: Mentor 4 Professional and Administration Recruiting, Mentor 4 Accounting and Financial Recruiting, Mentor 4 Mortgage Banking Recruiting and Mentor 4 Contact Center Recruiting. Its Information Technology and Communications group, TEKsystems, Inc., offers a full line of information technology (IT) services, including technology deployment services and enterprise support services.
8. ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONALRevenue:$4 billion
http://www.rhi.com/Brief:-
Robert Half International Inc. provides specialized staffing and risk consulting services. The Company, through its Accountemps, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, and Robert Half Management Resources divisions, is a specialized provider of temporary, full-time project professionals in the fields of accounting and finance. OfficeTeam specializes in skilled temporary administrative support personnel. Robert Half Technology provides information technology professionals. Robert Half Legal provides temporary, project and full-time staffing of attorneys and specialized support personnel within law firms and corporate legal departments. The Creative Group provides project staffing in the advertising, marketing, and Web design fields. Protiviti Inc. (Protiviti) provides business and technology risk consulting and internal audit services. Protiviti, which primarily employs risk consulting and internal audit professionals formerly associated with accounting firms, is a wholly owned subsidiary
9. VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCESRevenue:$2.3 billion
http://www.volt.com/Brief:-
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (Volt) provides staffing services and telecommunications and information solutions. Volt operates in two major businesses, Staffing Services, and Telecommunications and Information Solutions, consisting of four operating segments: staffing services, telephone directory, telecommunications services and computer systems. staffing services is divided into three major functional areas and operates through a network of over 300 branch offices. Telephone directory publishes independent telephone directories, provides telephone directory production services, database, management and printing. Telecommunications services provide a spectrum of telecommunications construction, installation and engineering services. Computer systems provide directory and operator systems and services primarily for the telecommunications industry and provide information technology (IT) maintenance services
10. SPHERIONRevenue:$1.9 billion
http://www.spherion.com/Brief:-
Spherion Corporation (Spherion) provides temporary staffing services, managed services and permanent placement services. As of December 31, 2006, Spherion had 486 Company-owned offices, 93 licensed locations and 81 franchised locations. The Company operates under two basic segments: Staffing Services and Professional Services, within the United States of America and Canada. As of December 31, 2006, its Canadian operations represented approximately 5.1% of the Company’s total revenue. It provides services to a variety of customers across major industries in North America. Its customers range in size from large Fortune 500 companies to small, locally run businesses. Within the Staffing Services operating segment, Spherion provides three primary services: temporary staffing, managed services and permanent placement. Within the Professional Services operating segment, it provides temporary staffing and permanent placement services. In April 2007, the Company acquired Resulte Universal.
