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PeopleScout Identified as a Leader in all Categories in NelsonHall’s 2020 NEAT Vendor Evaluation for RPO

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World’s largest RPO provider named a global leader for the third consecutive year

Chicago – October 27, 2020 – PeopleScout has been named a Leader, the highest rating, in every category in NelsonHall’s global 2020 NEAT Vendor Evaluation for RPO. The categories in which PeopleScout was recognized as a Leader are: Geographic Footprint and Scalability, TA Transformation, Innovation in Services, Candidate Experience, as well as an Overall rating.

Nikki Edwards, Principal Analyst, HR Technology & Services, NelsonHall, said: “PeopleScout has expanded and enhanced its portfolio of RPO models and services to embrace the challenges of hiring talent in 2020 and beyond. Further, it has upgraded its multifunctional Affinix platform, leveraging many of the latest technology/tools available in the marketplace to enable its clients achieve a competitive edge.”  

NelsonHall NEAT for RPO Chart 2020

NEAT is NelsonHall’s vendor evaluation and assessment tool, offering companies around the world a comprehensive assessment of vendors’ offerings and capabilities. The NEAT for RPO enables buyers to strategically evaluate vendors across a range of criteria and business situations with a specific focus on candidate experience, innovation and global delivery.

“It is an incredible honor to be named a Leader in all categories in NelsonHall’s 2020 NEAT vendor evaluation for RPO,” said PeopleScout President Brannon Lacey. “When COVID-19 emerged, PeopleScout was quick to pivot and enhance our solution offerings in a way that met the changing needs of our clients and kept people safe without sacrificing an exceptional candidate experience. As we look to the future, we will continue to focus on supporting our clients’ talent programs with the right balance of human-touch and superior talent technology throughout the entire hiring process.”

Positioning as a “Leader” on the NEAT vendor evaluation is based on a combination of analyst assessments and feedback from RPO vendor clients. Interviews with RPO vendor clients focus on measuring the vendor’s ability to deliver immediate benefit as well as evaluating the vendor’s suitability to meet future requirements. 

Highlights from NelsonHall’s evaluation of PeopleScout on the 2020 NEAT vendor evaluation include the company’s:

  • Broad range of RPO, and more widespread, talent solutions, including those established for working in a COVID-19 world
  • Talent Advisory services, notably employer branding, assessment, recruitment marketing and the future of work consulting
  • Global footprint across North America, EMEA and APAC through the 2018 acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD and previous acquisitions
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, notably minimizing bias in assessments and selection methods plus its established Veteran Talent Exchange platform
  • Technology innovation, notably its comprehensive set of enhancements to its Affinix platform in 2019/2020
  • Repositioning as a Total Workforce Solutions organisation, establishing a unified approach to operational delivery and technology platforms

PeopleScout continues to be a leader in RPO, MSP and Total Workforce Solutions. Earlier in 2020, PeopleScout was named the largest RPO provider in North America and a Leader in Everest Group’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020. Also in 2020, PeopleScout was named a global leader in HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings for MSP and RPO, as well as the No. 1 RPO provider in APAC for the second consecutive year and a leading RPO provider in EMEA. PeopleScout’s talent technology platform, Affinix, was named a winner in the 2020 American Business Awards in the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Solution — Business Technology category.

Learn more about PeopleScout’s 2020 NelsonHall NEAT vendor evaluation by downloading the full report.

About NelsonHall
NelsonHall is the leading global analyst firm dedicated to helping organizations understand the ‘art of the possible’ in digital operations transformation. With analysts in the U.S., U.K., and Continental Europe, NelsonHall provides buy-side organisations with detailed, critical information on markets and vendors (including NEAT assessments) that helps them make fast and highly informed sourcing decisions. And for vendors, NelsonHall provides deep knowledge of market dynamics and user requirements to help them hone their go-to-market strategies. NelsonHall’s research is based on rigorous, all-original research, and is widely respected for the quality, depth, and insight of its analysis.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is the world’s largest RPO provider managing talent solutions that span the global economy, with end-to-end MSP and talent advisory capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout boasts 97% client retention managing the most complex programs in the industry. The company’s thousands of forward-looking talent professionals provide clients with the edge in the people business by consistently delivering now while anticipating what’s next. Affinix, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition platform, empowers faster engagement with the best talent through an AI-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point ATS and VMS integration and single sign-on. Leveraging the power of data gleaned from engaging millions of candidates and contingent associates every year, PeopleScout enhances talent intelligence for clients across more than 70 countries with headquarters in Chicago, Sydney and London and global delivery centers in Toronto, Montreal, Charlotte, Bristol, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information, please visit www.peoplescout.com.

Press Contact:
Sarah Katz Candelario
Director of Marketing & Communications
skatz@peoplescout.com
312-915-5544

TrueBlue Names Brannon Lacey President of PeopleScout

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TACOMA, Wash. — September 15, 2020 — TrueBlue, a global leader in specialized workforce solutions, announced today a new appointment to its senior leadership team. Brannon Lacey has been named President of PeopleScout, a division of TrueBlue and the world’s largest recruitment process outsourcing provider. Lacey replaces outgoing interim President Chip Holmes.

Lacey most recently served as the President and Chief Product Officer of Benefits Solutions at Alight, a leading human capital and business solutions provider. At Alight he led a $2 billion business segment and a global team of 14,000 colleagues.

Prior to Alight, Lacey spent more than four years at Rackspace, where he served as SVP & General Manager of Application Services among other roles. Before that, Brannon served as a principal at Samsung Ventures, where he led venture capital investments for mobility products. He has also held a variety of strategic technology consulting and leadership roles at Samsung, Skaya and Accenture.

“Brannon is a technology-centric leader with strong expertise in product management, global leadership, and human capital solutions,” said TrueBlue CEO Patrick Beharelle. “He has the right vision and capabilities to lead PeopleScout’s next phase of growth and innovation, with customer success and ongoing digital transformation as guiding principles.”

About TrueBlue

TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions that help clients achieve business growth and improve productivity. In 2019, TrueBlue connected approximately 724,000 people with work. Its PeopleReady segment offers on-demand, industrial staffing, PeopleManagement offers contingent, on-site industrial staffing and commercial driver services, and PeopleScout offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed service provider (MSP) solutions to a wide variety of industries. Learn more at www.trueblue.com.

PeopleScout’s Affinix Talent Technology Wins 2020 American Business Award

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Affinix Recognized for Simplifying the Talent Acquisition Process 
 
CHICAGO — May 21, 2020 — PeopleScout’s proprietary talent technology Affinix™ has been named a winner in the 18th Annual American Business Awards® program. Affinix won Silver in the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Solution—Business Technology category. Affinix creates a superior user experience that mimics the simplicity and usability of the best consumer websites to drive improved results for the talent acquisition process.

“The talent acquisition process is laborious and crucial for companies, PeopleScout makes this process easy by using the latest technologies,” the judges said. “This is the future and AI will definitely help innovation and thinking.” 

Designed in response to changes in candidate preferences, skills shortages and digital disruption, Affinix provides access to the latest tools in one platform for talent acquisition. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies extend across Affinix, streamlining the sourcing, screening and candidate engagement process to identify the top talent more efficiently. 

“In this unprecedented time, innovative, forward-looking talent acquisition technology
has become even more essential,” said PeopleScout Interim President Chip Holmes. “This honor from the American Business Awards is great validation of the power of Affinix as we continue to explore new ways that it can make it easier for companies and job seekers to connect now and in the future.” 

The power of Affinix is showcased through enhancements to the candidate experience, significant performance improvements and valuable insights and opportunities for future efficiency.  

  • Artificial intelligence identifies an average of 43 more candidates per requisition. 
  • Percentage of candidates applying on mobile increases nearly three-fold. 
  • Applicant conversion has increased from an average of 30% to 80% with easy apply features. 
  • Virtual assessment and scheduling reduce time-to-fill by as much as 35%. 

Affinix continues to lead the talent technology space with a number of noteworthy achievements: 

  • In 2019, PeopleScout introduced Affinix as part of its solution offering in Europe to empower faster connections with the best talent.  
  • Affinix was awarded “Most Innovative Enterprise Solution” in the 2019 Recruiting Service Innovation (ReSIs) Awards at TAtech North America and won gold in the “HR Software Enterprise Product of the Year” category in the 2019 Best in Biz Awards.  
  • In 2018, Affinix won the gold award in the “Best Advance in RPO Technology” category in Brandon Hall Group’s Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence Awards and the HRO Today TekTonic Award in the “Candidate Experience” category. 

The American Business Awards are the premier business awards program in the U.S. Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2020 winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA. 
 
About PeopleScout  
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is the world’s largest RPO provider managing talent solutions that span the global economy, with end-to-end MSP and talent advisory capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout boasts 97% client retention managing the most complex programs in the industry. The company’s thousands of forward-looking talent professionals provide clients with the edge in the people business by consistently delivering now while anticipating what’s next. Affinix, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition platform, empowers faster engagement with the best talent through an AI-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point ATS and VMS integration and single sign-on. Leveraging the power of data gleaned from engaging millions of candidates and contingent associates every year, PeopleScout enhances talent intelligence for clients across more than 70 countries with headquarters in Chicago, Sydney and London and global delivery centers in Toronto, Montreal, Charlotte, Bristol, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information, please visit www.peoplescout.com.  
 
About The Stevie Awards 
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com. 

Press Contact:  
Caroline Sabetti  
Global VP of Marketing and Communications  
csabetti@peoplescout.com  
312-560-9173 

PeopleScout Named a Leader on HRO Today’s 2020 MSP Baker’s Dozen

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Buyers also rank PeopleScout as No. 1 in “Breadth of Service” category 

Chicago — May 14, 2020 — PeopleScout has been recognized as a leader in Managed Service Provider (MSP) solutions on HRO Today’s annual MSP Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings. In addition to being named a leader, PeopleScout was ranked No. 1 in the Breadth of Service category. 

“Thank you to our valued clients for making this recognition possible. We are honored to again be named an MSP leader,” said PeopleScout Interim President Chip Holmes. “As we continue to face the obstacles presented by the coronavirus pandemic together, our commitment to providing innovative workforce management solutions to meet our clients’ ever-changing needs remains our top priority.” 

PeopleScout’s Beyond the Expected MSP service approach leverages powerful analytics and a wealth of experience to optimize supplier and workforce performance, maximize efficiency, increase cost savings and ensure compliance. PeopleScout’s MSP solutions go beyond the cost controls and process administration typical of standard MSP programs to deliver consultative insight and a uniquely transparent approach to partnership that moves businesses forward.  

PeopleScout’s MSP solutions are also powered by Affinix™, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent technology, to harness the power of data and analytics, allowing clear visibility across contingent workforces and other labor channels for a total workforce view. Embedded within PeopleScout’s talent solutions, Affinix is a robust platform that delivers speed and scalability to our MSP clients while leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, predictive analytics and more. 

HRO Today surveys current buyers of MSP services for its Baker’s Dozen, which ranks the top 13 MSPs in the industry. PeopleScout has been named to this elite list every year since its inception. Learn more on the HRO Today Magazine website. 

About PeopleScout 
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is the world’s largest RPO provider managing talent solutions that span the global economy, with end-to-end MSP and talent advisory capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout boasts 97% client retention managing the most complex programs in the industry. The company’s thousands of forward-looking talent professionals provide clients with the edge in the people business by consistently delivering now while anticipating what’s next. Affinix, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition platform, empowers faster engagement with the best talent through an AI-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point ATS and VMS integration and single sign-on. Leveraging the power of data gleaned from engaging millions of candidates and contingent associates every year, PeopleScout enhances talent intelligence for clients across more than 70 countries with headquarters in Chicago, Sydney and London and global delivery centers in Toronto, Montreal, Charlotte, Bristol, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information, please visit www.peoplescout.com. 

Press Contact: 
Caroline Sabetti 
Global VP of Marketing and Communications 
csabetti@peoplescout.com 
312-560-9173 

PEOPLESCOUT’S RESPONSE TO COVID-19: Working Together to Prevent, Protect and Contain

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PeopleScout
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
March 17, 2020 Update

At PeopleScout and the broader TrueBlue organization, the health and well-being of our employees and clients around the globe is our top priority. We are operating with an abundance of caution to keep our employees and clients safe during the fast-evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We also stand committed to supporting our clients and suppliers through this time.

The PeopleScout and TrueBlue crisis response team is monitoring the situation closely and adjusting our internal policies in alignment with global, country and local health organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Safety Council.

Policy Approach: In setting policies and taking action related to the coronavirus, our intent is, at a minimum, to follow guidance from relevant authorities such as the WHO, CDC and OSHA. When additional or more extensive actions are prudent in light of the nature of our operations, we will do more than the standard guidance suggests to safeguard our employees.

Information Sharing: We have established a coronavirus information hub for our employees to make it easy for them to stay informed and protected with access to safety recommendations, frequently asked questions and links to useful resources. On the hub, employees can also submit individual questions and report risks to our crisis response team for immediate action. We also are producing a regular cadence of outbound communications and in-office communications to ensure that our employees are kept up to date on policy changes and critical developments. 

Work From Home Policy: The vast majority of PeopleScout employees are equipped to work from home, which provides us with a great deal of flexibility when the situation calls for work site restrictions. Work from home protocols are part of our business continuity plans and have been implemented at our locations around the world and at client sites based on elevated risk, mandated social distancing measures and changes to client policies.

Healthy Work Environment: As part of our usual protocol, PeopleScout promotes a healthy work environment by encouraging sick employees to stay home and by providing office cleaning services and hygiene supplies such as hand sanitizers. As part of our coronavirus response, we have implemented enhanced environmental hygiene measures and are regularly sharing and reinforcing the measures recommended by the WHO, CDC, OSHA and other health authorities to help protect against coronavirus.

Travel Policy: We have temporarily suspended international travel and have restricted all non-critical domestic travel. Employees who have traveled to high-risk areas will be asked to work from home. Our goal is to reduce the risk that anyone at PeopleScout might contract or inadvertently spread the virus. These policy changes are important steps to help minimize the spread of coronavirus. We will continue to monitor the situation and adjust this policy as additional information becomes available from world health authorities.  

Self-Quarantine Procedure: All employees and contractors who have traveled (or whose household members/those with whom they have close or frequent contact have traveled) to, or transited through, any high-risk area, or who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 are required to complete a 14-day waiting period at home before returning to an office or client site. The timeline begins the date the individual undergoing the waiting period or household member returned to their home country or when they came into contact with the infected individual.

Business Continuity: PeopleScout has well-planned and documented capabilities for continuing to provide world-class service to our clients no matter what challenges we may experience in our work environments. This includes crisis-management, emergency response and business continuity plans, as well as client-specific protocols. Our scalable global delivery centers and virtual teams provide a great deal of flexibility about where work is performed, and our client-specific plans take into account our work sites as well as our clients. As part of our response to the coronavirus outbreak, we are currently conducting exercises to ensure our readiness to implement regional business continuity plans and client-specific protocols and that our employees are well-informed and prepared.

Supply Management: We have implemented rapid-reporting cycles to enable us to quickly identify potential candidate or worker availability shortages and are implementing plans to increase candidate benches for in-demand worker types. We are ready to work with our clients to redirect recruiting or staffing efforts to different facilities or regions as well as to examine current talent acquisition processes to find ways to make them more virtual through our technology platform.

MSP Supplier Management: PeopleScout’s MSP supplier management team is sharing the steps that PeopleScout is taking to promote a healthy work environment with our MSP supplier network and asking them to follow the WHO, CDC and OSHA recommendations. Suppliers are being instructed to engage with clients on local facility business continuity plans, to bring questions to our team for triaging and to notify us immediately of any concerns. We are also communicating regularly with our suppliers to ensure that we have as much advance warning as possible about issues that could disrupt supply and are proactively evaluating our supply base to ensure that we have adequate coverage in high-risk areas and high-demand skill types.

Virtual TA Solutions: We are offering virtual interview solutions to support clients who have enacted no-contact hiring. We are also are ready with recruiter on-demand solutions and can support contingent staffing needs through our MSP practice and our PeopleReady staffing brand.

Client Resource Center: We have developed a client resource center to provide up-to-date information on PeopleScout’s response to COVID-19 and useful information for managing through these uncertain times. 

PeopleScout is committed to supporting our clients’ current needs and emerging needs through the coronavirus outbreak. First and foremost, our commitment is to continue to deliver excellent service while communicating transparently. That begins with regular sharing of our response to coronavirus and continues with ongoing communication about how coronavirus is impacting the markets in which we operate and sharing any specific threats to supply.

Additionally, many organizations have already experienced significant impact to business demand and operations. We are seeing a meaningful shift in client talent needs; demand is down in some markets and peaking in others, and we are receiving requests for workers to help safeguard employees and clients and reinforce response efforts. At PeopleScout and TrueBlue, we are committed to nimbly supporting our clients through this situation.

Whether our clients need to scale up their workforce, tap into new talent pools or find high-quality contract workers, we stand ready to support them. PeopleScout has proactively engaged in resource management and training for key talent sectors, including both on-demand recruitment support and contingent labor pools. We are experts in quickly identifying and placing talent and can help our clients deliver on their organization’s response team recommendations. We can also help guide their business continuity plans, sourcing workers from geographically dispersed talent pools or pulling together spot teams to maximize operational readiness to ensure minimal distribution and service disruptions. 

If our client’s organization is on the front lines providing critical care to those affected, or their business will be impacted by the global response, our goal is to help them fulfill their organization’s commitments to their employees and customers.

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PeopleScout Named a 2020 Leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing by Everest Group

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CHICAGO – April 14, 2020 – PeopleScout has been named a Leader in Everest Group’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020 for the second consecutive year.

“PeopleScout’s expertise across a diverse range of industries and clients, strong focus on technology and analytics in RPO solutions through its Affinix™ platform, and dedicated investments to strengthen its consulting capabilities and geographic presence outside North America, especially Europe, have helped it become one of the largest RPO service providers globally and a Leader on Everest Group’s RPO PEAK Matrix® 2020,” said Arkadev Basak, Vice President, Everest Group.

Everest Group classifies RPO service providers into three ascending categories of Aspirants, Major Contenders and the highest designation, Leaders. Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix® framework assesses the market impact and overall delivery capability of RPO service providers.

“Our commitment to providing our clients with innovative solutions and technology has never been stronger, as we face the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic together,” said PeopleScout Interim President Chip Holmes. “Being recognized as a Leader and for our responsiveness to client needs by Everest Group is great validation of our mission to help our clients find, engage and deliver the best talent – no matter the obstacle.”

Everest Group’s assessment of PeopleScout on this year’s PEAK Matrix highlighted the following key strengths:  

  • Referenced clients reported that responsiveness, access to resources, relationship and account management were strengths of PeopleScout.
  • PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition technology Affinix was recognized for its host of features, including video interviews, candidate self-scheduling, talent community management, predictive and prescriptive analytics capabilities, and its talent mapping feature which uses AI sourcing to find candidates who are the best fit for particular job titles and roles.
  • PeopleScout’s recent acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD (TMP) strengthened its European (particularly UK) presence, and further expanded its product offerings and services portfolio, specifically that of value-added services, by strengthening its employer branding practice.
  • PeopleScout has been proactive in strengthening its presence in fast-growing industry verticals, such as retail and healthcare. The company has also developed capabilities to service clients in new industries such as government/public sector, media, and energy and utilities.

Everest Group’s research is based on three key sources of proprietary information: its database of approximately 3,000 RPO deals, the operational capability of the 25 assessed RPO service providers and ongoing buyer surveys and interactions. To be named a Leader, RPO providers must have the highest maturity levels in market impact, vision and capability.

To learn more about the RPO Service Provider Landscape PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2020 visit the Everest Group website.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is the world’s largest RPO provider managing talent solutions that span the global economy, with end-to-end MSP and talent advisory capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout boasts 97% client retention managing the most complex programs in the industry. The company’s thousands of forward-looking talent professionals provide clients with the edge in the people business by consistently delivering now while anticipating what’s next. Affinix, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition platform, empowers faster engagement with the best talent through an AI-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point ATS and VMS integration and single sign-on. Leveraging the power of data gleaned from engaging millions of candidates and contingent associates every year, PeopleScout enhances talent intelligence for clients across more than 70 countries with headquarters in Chicago, Sydney and London and global delivery centers in Toronto, Montreal, Charlotte, Bristol, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information, please visit www.peoplescout.com.

Press Contact:
Caroline Sabetti
Global VP of Marketing and Communications
csabetti@peoplescout.com
312-560-9173

PeopleScout’s UK-Based Talent Advisory Team, TMP Holdings Limited (“TMP”), Wins Four Recruitment Advertising Design (RAD) Awards

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Recognition Includes Top Award for Work of the Year for The AA’s “Ant Middleton’s Ready for Anything?” Campaign, Described by Judges as the First of Its Kind

London – February 3, 2020 – PeopleScout won four coveted RAD awards, including Work of the Year as well as in the Innovation, Use of Social and Out of Home Advertising categories for their work with clients The AA and the National Crime Agency, at the awards ceremony held in London on January 30, 2020.

The judges described the Work of the Year winner, The AA’s “Ant Middleton’s Ready for Anything?” campaign as “unique,” “special” and the “first of its kind.”

“It is compelling, innovative, inspiring, real and so expertly put together,” the judges said. “It beautifully connects in a highly emotive way, taking us all on a journey of highs, lows and human endeavour. This team was ready for anything and have produced work that has never been seen before in our industry.”

The AA’s “Ant Middleton’s Ready for Anything?” campaign was a 24-hour, live interactive challenge that embodied their Ready for Anything? employer brand. It featured six brave AA employees following Ant Middleton, former Special Boat Service soldier, through a series of challenges while the public participated across social media. The challenge reached millions of potential candidates and engaged thousands of AA employees and resulted in a significant increase in applications.  

“Every year we celebrate the best in our industry,” said Mark Horley, Chair of the Judges, at the awards. “Something great happened in 2019 because this year we’ve seen a huge leap in quality and innovation. The standard of thinking and ideas is incredible.”

“Winning the top prize for Work of the Year is fantastic news” said Robert Peasnell, Deputy Managing Director of PeopleScout. “The RAD awards recognise the best-of-the best; having the recruiting industry celebrate our work in this way is extremely exciting. The AA campaign allowed us to showcase our exceptional creative skills of which we are incredibly proud. As the only RPO with a full-service, in-house, creative communications agency, this recognition demonstrates that it’s possible to recruit in large numbers by offering innovative solutions to our clients’ attraction challenges.”

This is the second time in 12 months that PeopleScout have won top award honours. In October 2019, PeopleScout had a strong showing at the Recruitment Marketing Awards (RMAs) winning the Grand Prix award for the company’s creative approach to recruiting nurses in Greater Manchester, as well as awards for employer branding, recruitment effectiveness and video.

To learn more about PeopleScout and how PeopleScout delivers Next Generation RPO visit www.peoplescout.co.uk.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is the world’s largest RPO provider managing talent solutions that span the global economy, with end-to-end MSP and talent advisory capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout boasts 97% client retention managing the most complex programs in the industry. The company’s thousands of forward-looking talent professionals provide clients with the edge in the people business by consistently delivering now while anticipating what’s next. Affinix™, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition platform, empowers faster engagement with the best talent through an AI-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point ATS and VMS integration and single sign-on. Leveraging the power of data gleaned from engaging millions of candidates and contingent associates every year, PeopleScout enhances talent intelligence for clients across more than 70 countries with headquarters in Chicago, Sydney and London and global delivery centers in Charlotte, Toronto, Montreal, Bristol, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information about PeopleScout and its Now to Next brand promise, please visit www.peoplescout.com.

Press Contact
Rachel Harris
PeopleScout Head of Marketing EMEA & APAC
020 7268 9220
Rachel.Harris@peoplescout.co.uk  

PeopleScout’s Affinix Talent Technology Wins Gold for HR Software Enterprise Product of the Year in 9th Annual Best in Biz Awards

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December 12, 2019 – Chicago – PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition technology Affinix has been named a gold winner in the HR Software Enterprise Product of the Year category in the 2019 Best in Biz Awards. Winners were determined based on scoring from prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America, including AdWeek, Associated Press, Barron’s, Consumer Affairs, USA Today and Wired.

Affinix creates an engaging hiring process that mimics the usability of the best consumer websites to drive improved results for the talent acquisition process. Designed in response to changes in candidate preferences, skills shortages and digital disruption, Affinix provides access to the latest talent acquisition tools in one platform. Artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies extend across Affinix, streamlining the sourcing, screening and candidate engagement process to identify the top talent more efficiently.

“Affinix improves outcomes for recruiters and candidates by making applying for a job simpler and more convenient,” said Taryn Owen, President of PeopleScout. “We continue to think creatively to find better ways for our clients to connect with the talent they need and we are committed to ongoing Affinix success and product innovation. This recognition by the Best in Biz judges is exciting validation of the strength of the Affinix product.”

Launched in 2017, Affinix has delivered significant performance improvements to PeopleScout clients in the Americas and Asia Pacific. In September 2019, Affinix was introduced to the European marketplace to help employers expedite and simplify the process of acquiring new talent.

Affinix Performance Improvements

  • Artificial intelligence identifies an average of 43 more candidates per requisition.
  • Percentage of candidates applying on mobile increases nearly three-fold.
  • Applicant conversion has increased from an average of 30% to 80% with easy apply features.
  • Virtual assessment and scheduling reduce time-to-fill by as much as 35%.

Affinix Recognition

  • Affinix won “Most Innovative Enterprise Solution” in the 2019 Recruiting Service Innovation (ReSIs) Awards at TAtech North America in Austin, Texas on September 25.
  • Affinix won the 2018 gold award in the “Best Advance in RPO Technology” category in Brandon Hall Group’s Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence Awards.
  • Affinix won the 2018 HRO Today TekTonic award in the Candidate Experience category.

PeopleScout continues to lead the talent acquisition industry with its innovative talent technology and solutions. In 2019, PeopleScout was named the No. 1 MSP provider for the third consecutive year, the No. 1 RPO provider in APAC, the No. 3 RPO provider in EMEA and an Enterprise and Healthcare RPO Leader on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings. PeopleScout was named a Leader and Star Performer in Everest Group’s RPO Services 2019 PEAK Matrix™ Assessment and a Leader in all categories on the NelsonHall 2019 NEAT vendor evaluation for RPO.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is the world’s largest RPO provider managing talent solutions that span the global economy, with end-to-end MSP and talent advisory capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout boasts 97% client retention managing the most complex programs in the industry. The company’s thousands of forward-looking talent professionals provide clients with the edge in the people business by consistently delivering now while anticipating what’s next. Affinix™, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition platform, empowers faster engagement with the best talent through an AI-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point ATS and VMS integration and single sign-on. Leveraging the power of data gleaned from engaging millions of candidates and contingent associates every year, PeopleScout enhances talent intelligence for clients across more than 70 countries with headquarters in Chicago, Sydney and London and global delivery centers in Charlotte, Toronto, Montreal, Bristol, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information about PeopleScout and its Now to Next brand promise, please visit www.peoplescout.com.

Press Contact
Caroline Sabetti
Global VP of Marketing and Communications
312-560-9173
csabetti@peoplescout.com

TrueBlue Names Industry Leader and Innovator Taryn Owen President of PeopleReady

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Industry Veteran Chip Holmes Appointed Interim President of PeopleScout

TACOMA, Wash.— Nov. 13, 2019 — TrueBlue today announced new appointments to its senior leadership team as the company continues to drive digital transformation and set the standard for industry leadership.

Taryn Owen, PeopleScout President and talent solutions innovator, has been named President of PeopleReady effective Dec. 30, 2019. Chip Holmes, PeopleScout Senior Vice President and industry veteran, will serve as the interim President of PeopleScout. TrueBlue has initiated a process to determine a permanent successor.

Owen spent more than a decade working for one of North America’s largest staffing companies in various staffing, recruiting and outsourced solutions leadership roles. Owen joined PeopleScout in 2010 and has led the organization through a period of substantial growth, global expansion and multiple acquisitions. Owen has been recognized for her industry leadership with numerous awards including annual appearances on the Staffing Industry Analysts’ (SIA) Staffing 100, the SIA Global Power 150 Women in Staffing and the HRO Today HR Outsourcing Superstars lists.

Owen spearheaded the global launch of PeopleScout’s award-winning Affinix talent technology. In her new role, Owen will leverage the strength of PeopleReady’s revolutionary JobStack platform and 600+ branch locations to further its leadership in industrial staffing.

Holmes is an industry veteran with substantial depth of expertise who has been part of PeopleScout’s success as a member of the global leadership team since 2016. Prior to joining PeopleScout Holmes held various leadership positions, including as a member of the executive team for the RPO practice of a major global HR services organization. In that role, he led client delivery and sales and played a key role in developing significant global RPO and MSP programs as well as in pioneering total workforce solutions.

“Taryn’s disciplined approach, visionary thinking and proven ability to drive growth position her perfectly to lead PeopleReady,” said TrueBlue CEO Patrick Beharelle. “Chip is a well respected industry leader known for his broad knowledge of the talent landscape and commitment to empowering the success of both his client partnerships and his team. I am excited about what these two leaders will bring to their new roles as we drive greater collaboration and capitalize on the growth opportunities across the organization.”

About TrueBlue

TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions that help clients achieve business growth and improve productivity. In 2018, the company connected approximately 730,000 people with work. TrueBlue’s PeopleReady segment offers industrial staffing services, PeopleManagement offers contingent and productivity-based, on-site industrial staffing and driver staffing services, and PeopleScout offers recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed service provider (MSP) solutions to a wide variety of industries. Learn more at www.trueblue.com.

PeopleScout’s UK-Based Talent Advisory Team Wins Four Recruitment Marketing Awards Including Coveted Grand Prix Prize

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The RMAs Recognize Excellence in Recruitment Marketing and Talent Management.

London – November 7, 2019 – PeopleScout won the Recruitment Marketing Awards (RMAs) Grand Prix Prize, which recognizes excellence in recruitment marketing and talent management.

This award was for PeopleScout’s creative approach to recruiting nurses in Greater Manchester. Recruitment for nursing has been in crisis, hit hard by negative press, ideological attacks and funding cuts. Across Greater Manchester, hospitals were recruiting from each other, creating a costly merry-go-round which made the problem even worse.

To respond to these challenges, PeopleScout created an inspirational film to attract nursing re-joiners, trainees and candidates from outside the local area. The film features lyrics from legendary local artists, creating an emotive, powerful and unexpected story. The results of the video included 343,050 views on YouTube, 51,138 visits to the campaign site and, most importantly, 1,582 candidates demonstrated engagement with the Greater Manchester NHS and Universities.

“Innovative and inspirational! The use of local bands created a new unique piece of poetry which elevated this to something bigger than the campaign itself, something that would touch people’s emotions and enable them to feel proud of who they are and their potential to work in Manchester hospitals,” commented the RMA judges.

In addition, PeopleScout also won awards for employer branding, recruitment effectiveness and video. Each award signifies the excellence in PeopleScout’s work for decidedly different challenges.

The award for employer branding was for The AA. In the past, The AA was affected by inaccurate perceptions, specifically people thought the only jobs they offered were roadside assistance roles. The diverse candidates the company required simply weren’t considering them as an employer.

“We created a new careers site with the innovative but cheeky chatbot that used the ‘Ready for ANYTHING’ employer brand and showcased the fun culture that people had not associated with The AA before. The results were that site traffic increased 320% and applications increased 266% over an 18-month period. Within 30 months we moved The AA from 60% to 5% agency use and have saved The AA several million pounds per year,” said Heather DeLand, Executive Creative Director and Head of Comms Solutions at PeopleScout.

The Recruitment Effectiveness Award was for the Government of Jersey campaign. It was recognised by the judges as “a clear strategy based on direct and honest messaging – aligning directly with objectives of the business.”

The challenge was to shift negative perceptions of life in Jersey, reduce the reliance on agency workers and help attract a range of care staff. PeopleScout started with the proposition ‘Let’s be honest,’ with Jersey shown as a desirable place to live whilst recognising the truth about the government’s care reputation in the past. 

An open letter was written that admitted past failures and positioned a radical restructure of care in Jersey. This appeared as a full-page advert in national, local and specialist press, as well as featuring at recruitment events, in online collateral and through website content. The campaign has generated 263 candidates registering their interest, 25 children’s social workers already recruited and many more in the pipeline.

“We are delighted with the awards that our work has received this year. Each of our clients have unique challenges which we solve with our creative approach, whether it’s through media, assessment, strategy or candidate sourcing. Having this industry recognition, acknowledging PeopleScout as the best of the best, is fantastic news,” said Robert Peasnell, Managing Director of PeopleScout. 

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is the world’s largest RPO provider managing talent solutions that span the global economy, with end-to-end MSP capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout boasts 97% client retention managing the most complex programs in the industry. The company’s thousands of forward-looking talent professionals provide clients with the edge in the people business by consistently delivering now while anticipating what’s next. Affinix™, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent acquisition platform, empowers faster engagement with the best talent through an AI-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point ATS and VMS integration and single sign-on. Leveraging the power of data gleaned from engaging millions of candidates and contingent associates every year, PeopleScout enhances talent intelligence for clients across more than 70 countries with headquarters in Chicago, Sydney and London and global delivery centers in Charlotte, Toronto, Montreal, Bristol, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information about PeopleScout and its Now to Next brand promise, please visit www.peoplescout.com.

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