Profile: Kelly Services Inc (KELYA.O)

Kelly Services, Inc. (Kelly) is a global temporary staffing provider operating in 36 countries and territories throughout the world. The Company provides scientific staffing for information technology (IT), engineering and financial services. Kelly assigns professional and technical employees in the fields of finance and accounting, education, engineering, information technology, law, science, healthcare, and home care. Kelly also offers staff management solutions for its customers, including staff leasing, outsourcing, consulting, recruitment and vendor management services. Its operations are divided into four principal segments: Americas-Commercial; Americas-Professional, Technical and Staffing Alternatives (Americas-PTSA); International-Commercial, and International-Professional, Technical and Staffing Alternatives (International-PTSA). In September 2008, Kelly announced that it has completed the acquisition of Toner Graham, a specialized accountancy and finance recruitment service company.

In April 2008, Kelly announced the formation of a new business unit dedicated to providing a spectrum of talent management solutions to the United States government. Kelly Government Solutions will provide contract labor, workforce management, temporary staffing, outsourcing, consulting and contract compliance services. Kelly Government Solutions will join Kelly’s Americas business segment, and will include Kelly FedSecure. On August 1, 2008, the Company acquired all of the shares of the Portuguese subsidiaries of Randstad Holding N.V., Randstad – Empresa de Trabalho Temporario, Unipessoal, Lda and Randstad – Gestao de Processos, Lda

Americas-Commercial

The Company’s Americas Commercial segment includes Kelly Office Services, offering trained employees who work in word processing and data entry and as administrative support staff; KellyConnect, providing staff for contact centers, technical support hotlines and telemarketing units; Kelly Educational Staffing, a nationwide program supplying qualified substitute teachers; Kelly Marketing Services, including support staff for seminars, sales and trade shows; Kelly Electronic Assembly Services, providing technicians to serve the technology, aerospace and pharmaceutical industries; Kelly Light Industrial Services, placing maintenance workers, material handlers, assemblers and more; KellySelect, a temporary to full-time service that provides both customers and temporary staff the opportunity to evaluate the relationship before making a full-time employment decision, and KellyDirect, a permanent placement service used across all business units.

Americas-PTSA

The Americas-PTSA segment includes industry-specific services. CGR/seven places employees in creative services positions. Kelly Automotive Services Group places employees in a range of technical, non-technical and administrative positions in major automotive manufacturers and their suppliers. Kelly Engineering Resources supplies engineering professionals across all disciplines, including aeronautical, chemical, civil/structural, electrical/instrumentation, environmental, industrial, mechanical, petroleum, pharmaceutical, quality and telecommunications. Kelly FedSecure places professionals across all skills in jobs requiring security clearances. Kelly Financial Resources serves the needs of corporate finance departments, accounting firms and financial institutions with professional personnel. Kelly Healthcare Resources provides all levels of healthcare specialists and professionals to work in hospitals, ambulatory care centers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other health insurance companies. Kelly IT Resources places information technology specialists across all IT disciplines. Kelly Law Registry places legal professionals, including attorneys, paralegals, contract administrators, compliance specialists and legal administrators. Kelly Scientific Resources provides entry-level to doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) professionals to scientific and clinical research industries.

The PTSA segment includes Kelly HRfirst, specializing in recruitment process outsourcing programs. Kelly HR Consulting provides strategic human capital consulting services and solutions. Kelly Management Services, specializes in outsourcing solutions that provide operational management of entire departments or business functions. Kelly Vendor Management Solutions streamlines the supplier base and delivering contract talent in a vendor-neutral environment.The Ayers Group offers outplacement services and organizational effectiveness consulting.

International-Commercial

The Company’s International-Commercial segment provides a range of commercial staffing services that are offered in the Americas.

International-PTSA

Kelly’s International-PTSA segment provides engineering, financial, health care, IT, legal and scientific staffing. Recruitment process outsourcing, consulting, outsourcing and vendor management are also included in this segment. Kelly is also placing increased emphasis on cross-border recruitment opportunities.

The Company competes with Adecco, S.A., Manpower, Inc., Randstad Holding N.V., Vedior N.V., Spherion Corporation, Allegis Group and Robert Half International, Inc.