MAKING
THE
Workplace
Work BETTER
Spherion and our Staffing
Solutions
April 28, 2004
Agenda
Spherion Overview
What We Heard
Recommended Solutions
Cost Savings Opportunities
Questions/Next Steps
Spherion at a Glance
Customers:
7,000, including
85% of Fortune 100
Employees:
310,000 worldwide
Geographic Reach:
800+ locations/9 countries
Founded:
1946
Traded:
NYSE: SFN
Annual Revenues:
$2.1 billion
HQ:
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Spherion in St. Louis
5 Branch Offices
8 Client On-Premise Locations
112 Full Time Associates
Over 800+ Clients
#1 Largest Staffing Service in St. Louis for
Last 3 Years, According to Business
Journal’s Book of Lists
Spherion Capabilities
Core Competencies
Full Range of Staffing and Recruiting Solutions
Temporary, temp-to-hire & direct-hire
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Administrative and Clerical
Light Industrial Workers
Contact Center/ Customer Service
Professional & Executive Talent
• Accounting & Finance
• Legal
• Engineering &
Manufacturing
• Human Resources
• Information
Technology
• Sales & Marketing
Committed to Delivering the Right Solution!
What We Heard
“The recruiting process is very lengthy”
“Sourcing..sourcing and more
sourcing..”
“20/1 hire ratio for executives. 3 to 1
ratio for sales.”
“80% of my time is spent on screening”
“Luck is my recruiting strategy”
Creative Staffing Solutions
How We Deliver
Flexible, Creative Staffing Solutions
Through Quality People
Backed by Innovative Technology
IVR & IWB Assessment Solution
Rapid Workforce Communication Solution
SoftVu/TalentVu Technology Solution
Talent Answer Recruiting Solution
Employee Selection Process
Phone
screen
Application
Behavioral
Interview
Re-direct
Re-direct
Hard & Soft
Skill Assessment
Reference
Checks
PLACEMENT
Traditional Hiring Process
Common Problems
Spherion’s IVR assessment
pre-screens and behaviorally
evaluates candidates for
employment opportunities
ranging from industrial or
clerical jobs to midmanagement positions.
Ensure legal compliance
Reduce hiring costs and
turnover
Maximize time in face-to-face
interviews.
Our priority automated and
highly intuitive IVR
assessment processes
measures a variety of
professional qualities and
values.
This technology can be customized for KV’s use!
TalentVu Video Interviewing
How the Application Works
Job candidates record
a video with TalentVu’s
video capture station
Hiring managers view candidate
videos at their leisure through
a Web browser.
Spherion career agents use
TalentVu to match jobs and videos
and distribute videos to hiring
managers via email
TalentVu Video Interviewing
A Proven, Accepted Practice
 Standardizes first
interview process
 EEOC compliant
 Utilized by 100s of
hiring managers and
1000s of job candidates
nationwide
Talent Answer
Recruiting Solution
 Workforce selection system
— Virtual recruiting model
— Web-based resources
— Immediate “ramp up”
 Comprehensive recruiting strategies
— Advertising
— Technology
— Direct sourcing
 Customized screening process
— Assessment and testing
— Background checks and target
interviewing
 Account Management Profile
— Senior human resource professionals
— Seasoned recruiters
Next Steps