PeopleScout Awarded Recruitment Team of the Year by HRO Today

SYDNEY — June 25, 2019 — PeopleScout has been recognised as the Recruitment Team of the Year at the HRO Today APAC Forum.

PeopleScout, the world’s largest RPO provider, have been awarded the prestigious HRO Today Recruitment Team of the Year award for their outstanding partnership with Omnicom Media Group (OMG). Working in partnership with OMG, PeopleScout created a centralised talent acquisition model that aligned to the different brands in the group; Omnicom, PHD, OMD, Annalect, Hearts and Science and Resolution Media.

“Congratulations to the PeopleScout OMG team on being named Recruitment Team of the Year! Your success and the strong relationship you have built with OMG is a direct result of your ability to deliver in terms of productivity, customer satisfaction and reduction in cost. This award recognises PeopleScout for a culture of service excellence and recruitment innovation in the Asia-Pacific region.” Zachary Misko, President, HRO Today Member Services and Executive Director, HRO Today Association stated.

PeopleScout’s approach in the APAC region positions the organisation as a trusted partner, collaborating with clients in both a talent advisory and delivery capacity. For this award, PeopleScout demonstrated their innovative talent solutions across the full spectrum of talent management with expertise in all disciplines, skill levels and geographies, whilst delivering high end-user satisfaction ratings. 

“Since partnering with PeopleScout, we’ve seen consistent improvement in the marketing of our brand to potential employees, increased productivity through process improvement and the introduction of new tools and technology, as well as a reduction in vacant roles. We’re looking to build on our successful partnership with PeopleScout by introducing new technology solutions aimed at objectively identifying the best available talent to join our business and maintain our position as a market leader,” said OMD People & Development Director, Martin Cowie.

Integrating an experienced recruitment team with media and digital marketing expertise allowed for a smooth transition for the RPO function and the client and established a conversion benchmark above 82% of roles briefed versus placements.

“In the fast-moving media market, our model was designed to ensure that we are utilising the best of technologies that sit across each element of the lifecycle: everything from workforce planning, AI passive sourcing and various assessment tools to onboarding and employment,” said PeopleScout APAC Managing Director, Guy Bryant-Fenn. “Those tools enable us to drive automation and efficiencies for the OMG Group and allow us to elevate their talent acquisition teams to act in an advisory capacity and be recognised as Recruitment Team of the Year for 2019.”

Learn more by viewing the HRO Today Forum 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 98% 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.au.

Press Contact:
Sophie Hunter
PeopleScout Marketing Manager APAC
shunter@peoplescout.com.au

PeopleScout’s 2019 NEXT Talent Summit – NelsonHall’s Recap

PreopleScout – Improving employer branding, driving global growth 

This month, PeopleScout hosted its 2019 NEXT Talent Summit in Washington D.C. The event included sessions filled with talent leaders speaking on various trends in talent acquisition – technology, data, employer branding, diversity and leadership. 

Gary Bragar, HR outsourcing research director at NelsonHall, an independent industry analyst firm, recently issued a positive blog post on PeopleScout’s annual event, particularly in regard to PeopleScout’s global growth and employer branding methodology. 

PeopleScout President Taryn Owen’s opening remarks focused on such global growth, as she highlighted the one-year anniversary of the company’s acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD (TMP), which strengthened its global RPO and talent advisory capabilities.

Bragar’s post comments on the impact TMP has had on PeopleScout: “The acquisition expanded PeopleScout’s global RPO capabilities and EMEA base, and its London office became PeopleScout’s EMEA headquarters. TMP also assisted in PeopleScout’s talent advisory offering by adding services, such as employer branding, recruitment marketing, assessment services and talent acquisition strategy.” 

PeopleScout’s Andrew Wilkinson, executive leader, group managing director – Europe and Asia Pacific, and a presenter at this year’s Talent Summit, explained one aspect that drives PeopleScout’s growth is its focus on employer brand value. 

Bragar says PeopleScout is excelling at creating a compelling brand experience across the employer lifecycle, particularly with its RPO clients. For example, in the post, he notes PeopleScout’s work with a UK grocery chain, in which they created a campaign featuring videos of a diverse group of people sharing stories about managers who inspired them. The video was viewed 484,000 times with positive feedback, and ultimately exceeded the client’s goal of hiring 3,000 people for a new type of role.

“PeopleScout has also been growing organically, adding over 45 RPO contracts in 2018, and now has over 215 RPO clients with over 300,000 annual hires,” says Bragar. “…PeopleScout continues to be the largest RPO provider in terms of revenues in North America and they have continued to grow globally, across EMEA, APAC and LATAM.”

Bragar closes his post with this statement: “Having attended these events four years in a row, I’ve observed that PeopleScout has a very strong and collaborative relationship with its clients, reinforced by achieving high customer satisfaction marks for quality of partnership in our most recent RPO NEAT vender evaluation.”

Read more of the analysis from NelsonHall’s Gary Bragar on PeopleScout’s Talent Summit and overall growth here: PreopleScout – Improving employer branding, driving global growth 

PeopleScout Named to the Military Times Best for Vets Employer 2019 Rankings

Chicago, IL – May 22, 2019 – PeopleScout was recently named to the Military Times Best for Vets Employers 2019 rankings that recognizes PeopleScout’s support of America’s veterans. Transitioning service members recognize these rankings as a trusted veteran job resource and rely on Best for Vets Employers to aid in the transition to civilian life.

“The companies on the Military Times Best for Vets list earned their rankings through determined efforts to recruit and support service members, veterans and military families,” said George Altman, the Military Times editor in charge of the rankings. “These efforts deserve recognition from the country and should get the attention of veterans looking for a new career.”

Military Times invites organizations from across the country to fill out its survey, tests to ensure the accuracy of responses, carefully evaluates survey data and includes only the best companies in its published rankings. The standards are objective, rigorous and editorially independent. As a result, transitioning service members recognize them as the most trusted veteran job rankings.

PeopleScout’s parent company, TrueBlue, was a founding member of the national advisory circle on the Veteran Employment Advisory Council, which was created in 2011. The VEAC is committed to hiring veterans and military spouses, establishing best practices for veteran employment and working with other businesses to do the same. TrueBlue is also a proud supporter of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) initiative. As a Friend of HOH, TrueBlue connects service members, veterans and military spouses with career opportunities at TrueBlue and its clients.

Military Times includes Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine Corps Times. The company is part of Sightline Media Group, a Regent company. The rankings are published in print and online at MilitaryTimes.com, as well as ArmyTimes.com, NavyTimes.com, AirForceTimes.com and MarineCorpsTimes.com.

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 98% 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 Military Times

The Military Times digital platforms and newsweeklies are the trusted source for independent news and information for service members and their families. The military community relies on Air Force Times, Army Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times and Rebootcamp for reporting on everything important to their lives, including: pay, benefits, finance, education, health care, recreational resources, retirement, promotions, product reviews, and entertainment. Military Times is published by Sightline Media Group. To learn more, visit www.militarytimes.com.

About Sightline Media

Sightline Media is a global, multi-platform media company serving the U.S. military, federal government and the international defense community. Sightline’s media brands are the go-to source for news and information about the U.S. military and its culture, and the technology, business and politics of defense and federal markets.

PeopleScout is the No. 1 Managed Service Provider for the Third Consecutive Year on HRO Today’s MSP Baker’s Dozen

PeopleScout also Named No. 1 in Quality of Service for the Third Year in a Row, Solidifying MSP Leadership Position

Chicago — May 7, 2019 — PeopleScout has been recognized as the No. 1 Managed Service Provider on HRO Today’s MSP Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings for the third consecutive year. In addition to being named number one overall, PeopleScout was ranked No. 1 in Quality of Service for the third straight year, No. 2 in Breadth of Service and No. 7 in Size of Deal.

“PeopleScout continues to distinguish itself from the competition with its extraordinary service culture, once again leading the HRO Today MSP Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Survey,” said Elliot Clark, CEO and Chairman of SharedXpertise and HRO Today. “With a multinational footprint and excellent technology, PeopleScout’s number one ranking is driven by a superior customer experience that no other provider currently offers.”

PeopleScout has a proven commitment to building consultative partnerships that drive MSP program success. The company’s MSP programs leverage powerful analytics and a wealth of experience to optimize supplier and workforce performance, maximize efficiency, increase cost savings and ensure compliance. PeopleScout solutions support the full spectrum of talent management across all disciplines, skill levels and geographies with high end-user satisfaction rates.

“Thank you to our clients for their commitment to our partnerships and growth through PeopleScout’s MSP platform. We are incredibly honored to receive the top ranking on the MSP Baker’s Dozen for the third year,” PeopleScout President Taryn Owen said. “We are strongly focused on creating a culture of service excellence. This award underscores the importance of that focus. We look forward to continuing to partner with our clients to help guide them from now to next through the strength of our workforce management solutions.”

PeopleScout builds dedicated supplier networks for its clients using a proven evaluation framework. By ranking suppliers against client strategic priorities and cost, quality and compliance benchmarks, PeopleScout ensures best-fit suppliers for its clients. This strong supplier management focus allows PeopleScout to optimize a client’s supply base across all job categories and geographies to drive industry-leading performance and customer service.

In 2018, Affinix, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent technology, expanded its analytics function to include MSP program data. Affinix Analytics monitors supplier trends, program performance and pricing components within a client’s program. Measures such as fill rates, time-to-fill and mark-up rates are updated via dashboards on a daily basis and comprehensive compliance readouts are reviewed quarterly. Affinix Analytics also provides a top-down view of all PeopleScout MSP programs to monitor trends and create advanced alerts.

With three consecutive No. 1 rankings on the MSP Baker’s Dozen, the No. 2 ranking on HRO Today’s inaugural Baker’s Dozen for Total Workforce Solutions, strong rankings as an Enterprise, APAC and Healthcare RPO leader and the positive reception of Affinix in the marketplace, PeopleScout is positioned to provide innovative talent solutions across the total workforce spectrum.

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 98% 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
312-560-9173

HRO Today and PeopleScout Release New Global Unemployment Report

Chicago – April 12, 2019 – SharedXpertise, publisher of HRO Today Magazine, and PeopleScout, the world’s largest RPO provider and the No. 1 Managed Service Provider on HRO Today’s MSP Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings since 2016, have partnered to release the Global Unemployment Report for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Throughout 2018, there was generally positive economic growth worldwide. The global unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent, its lowest level in nearly 40 years. Of the 49 countries included in the study, 25 countries reported unemployment rates at or below 5.0 percent, which many economists consider to be at or near full employment. “Global unemployment is at its lowest rate since the 1970s,” said Larry Basinait, vice president of market research for SharedXpertise. “This can be attributed to changes in the workforce, including flexible working practices and the advent of the gig economy, as well as economic forces like low interest rates.”

Due to the size and significance of the U.S. economy, the report also breaks down unemployment rates by state. Overall, 25 states reported statistically significant decreases in unemployment rate in 2018. Economic growth in the United States, however, did slow down in the fourth quarter, compared to earlier in 2018.  According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, real GDP in the U.S. increased by 2.6 percent, which is a deceleration from the robust 3.4 percent in the third quarter.

“Employers may be wise to embrace a degree of caution heading into 2019,” continues Mr. Basinait. “Elevated trade tensions, financial market pressures in emerging markets and softening manufacturing activity can all have adverse impacts on employment rates.”

The exclusive report is available for download by clicking here. For more information about PeopleScout, click here. For more information about SharedXpertise, click here.

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 98% 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 HRO Today and HRO Today Global

HRO Today and HRO Today Global are the properties of SharedXpertise Media and offer the broadest and deepest reach available anywhere into the HR industry. Our magazines, web portals, research, e-newsletters, events and social networks reach over 180,000 senior-level HR decision-makers with rich, objective, game-changing content. Our No. 1 strength is our reach. HR leaders rely heavily on the HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen rankings across six different categories when selecting an HR service provider.

Press Contact:
Caroline Sabetti
Global VP of Marketing and Communications
312-560-9173

PeopleScout Named a 2019 Leader and Star Performer in Recruitment Process Outsourcing by Everest Group

Chicago – April 3, 2019 – PeopleScout, a TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) company and leading global provider of talent solutions, has been named a Leader in Everest Group’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2019. PeopleScout was also named one of five Star Performers based on year-over-year positive movement on the PEAK Matrix.

Arkadev “Arko” Basak, Vice President at Everest Group, noted, “PeopleScout’s continuous investments, both organic and inorganic, are testament to its forward-looking plan and vision. Investment in the end-to-end talent technology platform, Affinix, combining multiple digital elements, and the recent acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD (TMP) strengthening its European presence and expanding its services portfolio to include value-added services, are good examples. Investments such as these position PeopleScout well for the next level of growth.”

Everest Group classifies RPO service providers into three ascending categories of Aspirants, Major Contenders and the highest designation, Leaders. RPO providers are positioned against their peers on the PEAK Matrix. Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix framework assesses the market success and overall delivery capability of RPO service providers.

“As we continue to invest in our industry-leading talent technology, Affinix, and the expansion of our geographic capabilities and service offerings, we remain focused on our mission to find, engage and deliver the best talent for our clients,” said PeopleScout President Taryn Owen. “Being recognized for our partnership-oriented approach and being named a Leader and Star Performer by Everest Group is important validation of our strategy and ongoing commitment to meeting our clients’ unique talent needs now and in the future.”

Everest Group’s research is based on three key sources of proprietary information: their database of approximately 3,000 RPO deals, the operational capability of the 26 ranked 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.

Highlights of Everest Group’s assessment of PeopleScout on this year’s PEAK Matrix:  

  • Everest Group reports that “buyers lauded PeopleScout for the partnership-oriented approach in understanding and catering to their requirements.”
  • “PeopleScout’s recent acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD (TMP), strengthened its European presence.” The acquisition also expanded and strengthened PeopleScout’s employer branding practice and added to its delivery capabilities through its Bristol global delivery center.
  • Affinix was recognized as an end-to-end technology platform leveraging various advanced technologies including AI. Everest Group states that Affinix “offers a one-stop shop value proposition to its clients.”
  • “PeopleScout continues to strengthen and demonstrate superior capabilities in the healthcare market.”
  • Everest Group also reports that PeopleScout is “expanding its offerings to the mid-market with an aim to evolve as a holistic service provider capable of serving all the buyer types.”

PeopleScout continues to be recognized as a leader in RPO, MSP and Total Workforce Solutions by industry analysts. In 2018, PeopleScout was recognized as an Enterprise RPO Leader on HRO Today’s 2018 Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings. PeopleScout was also ranked the No. 1 RPO provider in the Size of Deal category, a Healthcare RPO Leader and an RPO Leader in APAC. The company was recognized as a Total Workforce Solutions Leader and the No. 2 overall provider on HRO Today’s 2018 Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings. Additionally, in 2018, PeopleScout was named the No. 1 MSP on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings for the second consecutive year, and PeopleScout’s proprietary talent technology platform, Affinix, won the 2018 HRO Today TekTonic Award in the Candidate Experience category. Affinix also won the gold award in the Brandon Hall Group’s 2018 Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence Awards program.

To learn more about the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) – Service Provider Landscape PEAK Matrix Assessment 2019 visit the Everest Group website.

Everest Group Peak Matrix Logo

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 98% 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
312-560-9173

Five PeopleScout Leaders Named Global HR Superstars by HRO Today

HRO Today named five PeopleScout leaders as 2019 Global HR Superstars. PeopleScout President Taryn Owen; Group Managing Director, EMEA and APAC Andrew Wilkinson, Managing Director, APAC Guy Bryant-Fenn; Managing Director, UK Jon Porter and MSP Leader Jen Torres were all recognized.

According to HRO Today, this year’s superstars “have a proven track record of challenging the status quo, adopting experimental methods, and redefining the new normal for HR. But whilst technology is a major part of this puzzle, the leaders featured in these pages have never lost sight of their top priority: their people.”

Taryn Owen
President, PeopleScout
Taryn Owen

Taryn Owen is the President of PeopleScout, an award-winning RPO, MSP and Total Workforce Solutions provider. Owen is responsible for PeopleScout’s global service delivery and business development strategy. She led the company’s acquisition of Aon Hewitt’s RPO division and Australian RPO provider HRX and the integration of Staff Management | SMX’s MSP division. In addition, she led the launch of Affinix, a mobile-first, cloud-based platform that creates a consumer-like candidate experience and streamlines the sourcing process for clients. Owen also led the acquisition of UK-based RPO and recruitment marketing provider TMP Holdings LTD in June 2018, significantly increasing PeopleScout’s UK client base and workforce.

Andrew Wilkinson
Group Managing Director, EMEA and APAC
Andrew Wilkinson Headshot

Andrew Wilkinson, Executive Leader, Group Managing Director – Europe and Asia Pacific at PeopleScout, has spent his entire career in the world of resourcing and recruitment marketing and is an experienced strategic leader working with both clients and the business to drive solutions to key challenges. Andrew joined PeopleScout through the acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD, an independent UK RPO, resourcing and employer branding company. As CEO he led the management buyout of the business from Monster in 2006 until the successful sale to PeopleScout in 2018. At Monster he held various roles including CEO Europe of Monster in the early 2000s and he is now excited to lead on the development of PeopleScout across Europe. Andrew studied Accountancy at City of London Polytechnic originally planning a career in finance before jumping tracks into recruitment.

Guy Bryant-Fenn
Managing Director, APAC
Guy Bryant-Fenn Headshot

Guy Bryant-Fenn has traveled an interesting and diverse road – both geographically and professionally – to his current role. Since November 2018, Guy has been Managing Director – ANZ for total workforce solutions business, PeopleScout, based in Sydney. Today, he leads an organization that works closely with clients across the Asia-Pacific region to help them align their business objectives and workforce strategies by developing talent management programs including RPO and MSP.

Jon Porter 
Managing Director, UK
Jon Porter Headshot

Jon has a passion for RPO. His 20 years of experience in leading talent acquisition programs means that he has worked alongside many different organizations and has received many interesting briefs. Jon’s objective is to ensure maximum ROI for his clients and by using his industry knowledge he can provide high-level strategic advice throughout the end-to-end resourcing process, from initial employer brand and value proposition to candidate management, offer and retention. As MD of PeopleScout UK, based in our Bristol office, Jon leads a strong team of experienced talent practitioners – people who know RPO inside and out.

Jennifer Torres
Senior Vice President of Client Delivery
Jennifer Torres Headshot

Jennifer Torres has more than 12 years of experience as a partner to Fortune 100 companies seeking managed workforce solutions. Her creativity and innovation helped some of the country’s largest financial and technology institutions launch and develop workforce operations into industry-leading programs. Prior to joining PeopleScout, Torres had executive oversight for Pontoon’s largest financial global MSP operations. During her almost decade of service with Pontoon, she held various leadership roles in client delivery and program operations. Torres is personally passionate about involvement in volunteerism, diversity networks, and with disability affinity groups that have a greater positive impact on the communities they operate in. She attended the University of North Carolina in Charlotte and is an avid international traveler.

TrueBlue CEO Patrick Beharelle was also named a Global HR Superstar on this year’s list. You can read more and see all of the Global HR Superstars on HRO Today’s website.

Presidents of TrueBlue Businesses Named to Influential Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Staffing 100 List

Sean Ebner of PeopleReady, Jonathan Means of PeopleManagement and Taryn Owen of PeopleScout again among SIA’s North America Staffing 100 for industry impact

TACOMA, Wash. — TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI), a leading provider of comprehensive staffing and talent acquisition solutions, today announced that the presidents of its three business groups – Sean Ebner of PeopleReady, Jonathan Means of PeopleManagement and Taryn Owen of PeopleScout – were again named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ (SIA) “North America Staffing 100” list.


According to SIA, the North America 2019 Staffing 100 is about people who elevate the staffing industry ecosystem by helping other people. “People who create jobs, place others in them and drive the world of work. The 2019 Staffing 100 honorees are those that create new models of work, drive efficiencies while running companies, influence legislation and introduce technologies that change how we work. They are the face of our industry.” SIA also cited how the honorees on this year’s list have to manage in an environment with low unemployment and disruption from a variety of technology, among other forces facing the industry.

“Sean, Jonathan and Taryn are talented executives leading their respective businesses through periods of transformation, innovation and growth,” said Patrick Beharelle, CEO of TrueBlue. “We are grateful to see our industry colleagues recognize the leadership, passion and commitment that our clients, employees and partners experience while working with them.”

Sean Ebner


In his first full year leading PeopleReady, Sean Ebner returned the blue-collar staffing trailblazer to top-line and bottom-line growth. The same year, 75 percent of PeopleReady workers and more than 13,000 clients connected on JobStack, the company’s innovative mobile application visited by workers 40,000 times per day. Last year, three million shifts were filled using PeopleReady’s JobStack app. Now entering its fourth decade, PeopleReady – TrueBlue’s largest business – provides placement of temporary labor in the hospitality, construction, manufacturing and logistics industries through a network of 600 branches across the U.S. and Canada. Its 120,000 clients range from small family businesses to the world’s largest companies.

Jonathan Means


As president of PeopleManagement, Jonathan Means leads three distinct staffing solutions businesses including Staff Management | SMX, an “on-site” staffing partner for manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment facilities (a staffing model it invented), SIMOS, providing a unique, strategic “cost per unit” labor solution that reduces costs while increasing productivity, and Centerline, which offers transportation staffing solutions that help clients build, maintain and grow their business. A staffing industry veteran, Means’ steady leadership helped navigate all three businesses through headwinds and change, while creating a workplace culture around personal accountability, ownership and responsibility for the services its businesses provide to clients.

Taryn Owen


Under Taryn Owen’s leadership in 2018, PeopleScout expanded its global recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) presence, client base and services portfolio with the acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD in the United Kingdom. In HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings, PeopleScout was recognized as an Enterprise RPO Leader, the No. 1 RPO provider in the Size of Deal category and a Healthcare RPO Leader, as well as the No. 1 Managed Service Provider (MSP), No. 1 in Quality of Service, No. 2 in Breadth of Service and No. 5 in Size of Deal. Affinix, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent technology, won the HRO Today TekTonic Award for candidate experience, and the gold award in Brandon Hall Group’s Human Capital Management Excellence Awards program for “Best Advance in RPO Technology” category, among others.

TrueBlue Chairman Steve Cooper and CEO Patrick Beharelle in SIA Staffing 100 Hall of Fame


Steven C. Cooper, chairman of TrueBlue’s board of directors, and Patrick Beharelle, TrueBlue’s CEO, are both members of SIA’s North America Staffing 100 Hall of Fame after being named to the North America Staffing 100 list five times. Cooper was inducted in 2017 and Beharelle was inducted in 2018.

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 98% 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 TrueBlue
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialized workforce solutions that help clients achieve business growth and improve productivity. In 2018, we connected approximately 730,000 people with work. Our PeopleReady segment offers industrial staffing services, PeopleManagement offers contingent and productivity-based on-site industrial 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.

Press Contact
Caroline Sabetti
Global VP of Marketing and Communications
312-560-9173

HRO Today and PeopleScout Release New Global Unemployment Report for Q3 2018

January 31, 2019 – SharedXpertise, publisher of HRO Today Magazine, and PeopleScout, the world’s largest RPO provider and the No. 1 Managed Service Provider on HRO Today’s MSP Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings since 2016, have partnered to release the Global Unemployment Report for third quarter 2018.


In the third quarter of 2018, the global unemployment rates remained low once again, with 26 of the 49 countries analyzed in this report showing unemployment levels of 5.0 percent or less, which can be considered by many economists as at or near full employment. These findings are consistent with what was reported in the second quarter of 2018.


While North America and APAC reported solid economic growth in the third quarter, growth in the EMEA region has slowed considerably, but appeared consistent across the board, mostly due to a weakened performance in Germany, the largest economy in Europe. While Latin America’s growth appeared unchanged since the second quarter, Brazil, the region’s largest economy, did relatively well, and unemployment there fell by 0.5 percentage points to 11.9 percent.


“The global labor market remains very tight. In the third quarter, nearly one-half of the 49 countries analyzed announced decreases in national unemployment rates compared to the prior quarter, despite nearly historically low unemployment across much of the globe,” said Larry Basinait, vice president of market research at SharedXpertise.


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About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company (NYSE: TBI), is the world’s largest recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider managing talent solutions spanning the global economy, with end-to-end managed service provider (MSP) and talent advisory capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout has earned 98 percent client retention while 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 artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point applicant tracking system (ATS) and vendor management system (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, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; Charlotte, North Carolina; Bristol, England; Krakow, Poland and Gurgaon and Bangalore, India. For more information, please visit www.peoplescout.com.


About HRO Today and HRO Today Global
HRO Today and HRO Today Global are the properties of SharedXpertise Media and offer the broadest and deepest reach available anywhere into the HR industry. Our magazines, web portals, research, e-newsletters, events and social networks reach over 180,000 senior-level HR decision-makers with rich, objective, game-changing content. Our No. 1 strength is our reach. HR leaders rely heavily on the HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen rankings across six different categories when selecting an HR service provider.


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Caroline Sabetti
Global VP of Marketing and Communications
312-560-9173

HRO Today Launches First Annual Most Admired Employer Brand Awards for North America, Sponsored by PeopleScout

Philadelphia, Pa. – Jan. 24, 2019 – HRO Today, a leading publication in the human resources industry and producer of the HRO Today Forum events, and PeopleScout, a leading global provider of talent solutions, have announced the launch of the first annual HRO Today “Most Admired Employer Brand Awards” in North America. This year’s winners will be announced at the 2019 HRO Today Forum North America, May 6-8, at the MGM National Harbor in National Harbor, Md., (just south of Washington).


The most admired employer brand awards were created to recognize and celebrate extraordinary achievements in employer branding in North America. PeopleScout plans to sponsor similar programs in other regions of the world.


“Worldwide unemployment rates are approaching record lows. Because of this, the importance of building and maintaining an employer brand to attract candidates and retain and engage current employees has never been more critical,” says Larry Basinait, vice president of research at SharedXpertise. “Our program is a way to recognize superior achievement in employer branding initiatives.”


Industry professionals are encouraged to nominate their own companies or clients, as well as other companies deserving of the “most admired employer brand” title in North America. Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 8, 2019. Nominations will be compiled, evaluated and finalists will be announced prior to the event.


“PeopleScout is passionate about the importance of a compelling employer brand in today’s competitive talent landscape and is excited to celebrate excellence in employer branding in North America and across the globe,” said PeopleScout President Taryn Owen. “Our 2018 acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD in the United Kingdom, which increased our employer branding expertise, makes this initiative a perfect fit for PeopleScout.”


Please visit http://bit.ly/2Ubw9F8 to submit nominations for the 2019 HRO Today Most Admired Employer Brand Awards. For more information, contact Publisher Bill MacRae, at bill.macrae@sharedxpertise.com.


About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company (NYSE: TBI), is the world’s largest recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider managing talent solutions spanning the global economy, with end-to-end managed service provider (MSP) and talent advisory capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout has earned 98 percent client retention while 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 artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, consumer-like candidate experience with one-point applicant tracking system (ATS) and vendor management system (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, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; Charlotte, North Carolina; Bristol, England; Krakow, Poland and Gurgaon and Bangalore, India. For more information, please visit www.peoplescout.com.


About HRO Today and HRO Today Global
HRO Today and HRO Today Global offers the broadest and deepest reach available anywhere into the human resources industry. Our magazines, web portals, research, e-newsletters, events, and social networks reach over 180,000 senior-level HR decision-makers with rich and objective game-changing content. Our number-one strength is our reach. HR leaders rely heavily on the HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen rankings across six different categories when selecting an HR service provider.


Press Contact
Caroline Sabetti
Global VP of Marketing and Communications
312-560-9173