Adecco Sets April 15 As National 'You're Hired!' Day; Largest US Staffing Company Helps Job-Seekers Become Employees.Business Editors MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2004 Adecco (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ADO), the largest staffing and human resource services company in the US and the world, today designated April 15, 2004, as the company's national "You're Hired!" Day. On the last day of the popular reality television show, "The Apprentice," Adecco wants to help job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. around the country hear the words, "You're Hired!" In this slow economic recovery, one of the best ways to find a great job is to "apprentice" as a temporary employee. Adecco helps make that happen by placing 120,000 job seekers in temporary positions each week. When the economy improves enough for employers to hire full-time employees, it is the proven winners among temporary employees who will hear the words, "You're hired!" In fact, 72 percent of temporary employees obtain permanent jobs while working for a staffing company, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the American Staffing Association The American Staffing Association was founded in 1966 to be the "voice" of the staffing industry in the United States. Its members operate more than 15,000 staffing offices nationwide and account for more than 85% of staffing industry sales. . On April 15, Adecco employees will celebrate Adecco "You're Hired!" Day by distributing informative recruiting flyers in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and many of the hometowns of the 16 "Apprentice" contestants. "By signing up with a staffing company, applicants immediately inherit To receive property according to the state laws of intestate succession from a decedent who has failed to execute a valid will, or, where the term is applied in a more general sense, to receive the property of a decedent by will. inherit v. a staff of employment experts whose core focus is selling them to potential employers and finding them a job based on their interests and experience," said Ian Grundy, Adecco's Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development. "This is one way to hear those words, 'You're Hired!'" "Temp assignments also bring invaluable networking opportunities, where job seekers can meet even more than 16 apprentices in any given assignment." Mr. Grundy said. "Not only are you polishing up skills through temping, but you're also building an important network to build a long-term career." About Adecco Adecco S.A. is a Forbes 500 company and the global leader in HR Solutions. The Adecco Group network connects 650,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of 28,000 employees and more than 5,800 offices in 68 territories around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, the Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates. The Adecco Group comprises four Divisions, Adecco Staffing, Ajilon Professional, LHH LHH League for the Hard of Hearing LHH Laguna Honda Hospital (San Francisco, California) LHH L-Band HH LHH Lutheran Hospice of Hope Career Services and Jobpilot e-HR Services. In Adecco Staffing, the Adecco staffing network focuses on flexible staffing solutions for global industries in transition, including automotive, banking, electronics, logistics and telecommunications; Ajilon Professional offers an unrivalled range of specialized branded businesses; LHH Career Services encompasses our portfolio of outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. and coaching; Jobpilot e-HR focuses on online recruiting activities for the Adecco Group. Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland and is listed on the Swiss Exchange Swiss Exchange The major securities market of Switzerland. (ADEN / trading on Virt-x: 1213860), NYSE (ADO), Euronext Premier Marche (12819). Additional information is available at the Company's website at www.adecco.com |
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