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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.

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

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.

The exclusive report is available for download by clicking here.

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

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

HRO Today named four PeopleScout leaders as 2018 HR Superstars. PeopleScout President Taryn Owen; Executive Leader, the Americas David Ludolph; Global Leader of Growth and Strategy Michael Yinger and MSP Client Portfolio Leader Jennifer Torres were all recognized.

According to HRO Today, “this year’s HRO Today Superstars have a proven track record of innovating, challenging the status quo, and redefining the new normal for HR.”

The list included the following biographies for PeopleScout’s winners.

Taryn Owen
President, PeopleScout
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 has 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 U.K.-based RPO and recruitment marketing provider TMP Holdings Ltd. in June 2018, significantly increasing PeopleScout’s U.K. client base and workforce.

David Ludolph
Executive Leader, the Americas, PeopleScout
David Ludolph, Executive Leader for the Americas, has more than 15 years of talent acquisition and RPO leadership experience. He is a results-oriented senior executive committed to building client tenure and leading an organization that drives revenue growth. Prior to joining PeopleScout, Ludolph was an Operations Director at Spherion and served five years in the United States Air Force. At Spherion, he successfully managed several accounts from sales cycle, implementation, and go-live with 100 percent SLA attainment, 100 percent client satisfaction, and 100 percent reference ability. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Hawaii Pacific University.

Michael Yinger
Global Leader of Growth and Strategy, PeopleScout
Michael Yinger, Global Leader of Growth and Strategy at PeopleScout, is responsible for global sales results and organizational strategy. He has delivered positive results, dealt with senior-level clients, and established efficient organizations in a number of different industries. He is well-versed in current enterprise-wide technologies and is capable of managing technical as well as strategic initiatives. Before joining PeopleScout, Yinger was a Global RPO Delivery Lead at Aon Hewitt, responsible for the delivery of RPO services to multiple global clients. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

Jennifer Torres
Senior Vice President of Client Delivery, PeopleScout
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 an HR Superstar on this year’s list.

You can read more and see all of the HR Superstars on HRO Today’s website.

Buyers also name PeopleScout a Leading RPO Provider in Asia-Pacific

Sydney – 20 November, 2018 – PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company and leading global provider of talent solutions, announces the appointment of Guy Bryant-Fenn as the new managing director of its Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

A highly experienced recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) professional, Bryant-Fenn has deep expertise designing and developing innovative talent management solutions that span both RPO and managed service provider (MSP) services across the Asia-Pacific region. He is based in Sydney, Australia.

“The contributions that a leader of Guy’s caliber and experience can bring to the PeopleScout leadership team will mean great things for our clients, employees and our business,” said Andrew Wilkinson, group managing director for Europe and Asia-Pacific for PeopleScout.

“While our clients have recognized our work with high ratings and industry accolades, PeopleScout continues to innovate and chart the future of the talent solutions industry,” Wilkinson added. “expand our domestic and global capabilities, talent advisory offerings and strengthen our talented APAC team.”

PeopleScout’s appointment of Bryant-Fenn comes just weeks after the company was named a top RPO provider in APAC on HRO Today’s RPO Baker’s Dozen.

“We are grateful for our clients’ recognition on this year’s APAC RPO Baker’s Dozen list,” said Taryn Owen, PeopleScout president. “Along with Andrew and Guy, I look forward to building on our record of outstanding service and integrated client partnerships in the region.”

Earlier this year, PeopleScout was recognized as an Enterprise RPO Leader and the No. 1 RPO provider in the “Size of Deal” category on HRO Today’s RPO Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings. The company was also named the No. 1 MSP provider on HRO Today’s MSP Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings.

“Congratulations to PeopleScout for this recognition of their RPO leadership in APAC,” said Elliot Clark, CEO and chairman of SharedXpertise and HRO Today. “As one of the largest and most highly rated RPO providers in the world and the No. 1 MSP provider on this year’s MSP Baker’s Dozen, PeopleScout consistently delivers industry-leading service and innovation to its clients with its expanded talent advisory offering, Affinix platform and total workforce capabilities. PeopleScout should be on every buyer’s list for RPO and MSP deals in Asia Pacific.”

HRO Today surveys current buyers of RPO and MSP services for its annual Baker’s Dozen list. See the full list on the HRO Today 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 percent 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 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, Montreal, Charlotte, North Carolina, Bristol, England, Krakow, Poland and Gurgaon and Bangalore, India. For more information, please visit www.peoplescout.com.

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

HRO Today quoted PeopleScout Executive Leader, the Americas David Ludolph in its recent article, Data in the Driver’s Seat. The article covers how analytics has the power to help HR solve its toughest challenges.

“Organizations can leverage data on their internal recruiting teams in order to optimize and improve the hiring process,” Ludolph told HRO Today. “To analyze the capacity of the recruiting team, look at the metrics including: number of open requisitions; number of hiring managers each recruiter is supporting; how many unique locations a recruiter is working with; and aging metrics by time in each step of the hiring process.”

When it comes to turnover, Ludolph recommends analyzing if employees are consistently leaving the organization after a certain amount of time in a position.

“We worked with a client who believed their highest turnover point was at the 60-day mark. However, after analyzing turnover data, we discovered that average turnover happened at just over two years,” he explains.

With this insight, the organization began building retention plans to target the first risk point of turnover in order to get ahead of losing employees. Checkpoints at key times help ongoing communication and build a greater chance for retention.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

There is definitely strength in numbers when it comes to understanding the workforce. Data has the power to determine the best sources of hire, underlying reasons for attrition, strategies to retain workers, and ways to optimize workforce planning. LinkedIn’s Global Recruiting Trends Report finds that 64 percent of recruiting and hiring managers use data during the decision-making process.

When it comes to data aiding recruitment, Ludolph provides an example of how metrics can help: A recruiting team is managing 10 open requisitions with 30 percent of those requisitions aging at over 30 days. “If market data indicates the average time to fill those types of positions is 28 days, you can evaluate your recruiting team’s capacity and analyze the application process to identify where the hiring process is slowing down and implement changes to remove those barriers,“ he explains.

By using data to optimize the process, organizations will be able to make hiring decisions faster.

Read more of Data in the Driver’s Seat on HRO Today’s website.

CHICAGO (August 20, 2018) — PeopleScout announced today that it has been named a 2019 Military Friendly® Employer. This is the fifth consecutive year PeopleScout received the honor.

Organizations earning the Military Friendly® Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 200 companies participated in the Military Friendly® Employers portion of the 2019 Military Friendly® Companies survey.

“At PeopleScout, we’re proud of our commitment to veteran hiring,” said PeopleScout President Taryn Owen. “We are driven by our mission of connecting people with meaningful work, and it is exceptionally fulfilling when we help our servicemembers transition to civilian work.”
PeopleScout is committed to hiring military talent, knowing first-hand that recruiting veterans and military spouses is not only the “right thing to do,” but the right thing for businesses. PeopleScout launched the Veteran Talent Exchange on Veterans Day 2013, which connects thousands of veterans every year to businesses with unmet hiring needs.

PeopleScout has also been named to the Military Times Best for Vets Employers 2018 rankings and is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified Company. The company also partners with Hire Heroes USA and PsychArmor Institute.

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.

Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by VIQTORY, a service disabled, veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities, with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in the higher education and military recruitment community. Final ratings were determined by combining an organization’s survey score with an assessment of the organization’s ability to meet thresholds for Applicant, New Hire Retention, Employee Turnover, and Promotion & Advancement of veterans and military employees.

PeopleScout will be showcased along with other 2019 Military Friendly® Employers in the December issue of G.I. Jobs® magazine, the January 2019 issue of Military Spouse Magazine, and on MilitaryFriendly.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 capabilities supporting total workforce needs. PeopleScout boasts 98 percent 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 please visit www.peoplescout.com.

About Military Friendly ® Employers:
The Military Friendly ® Employers list is created each year based on extensive research using public data sources for thousands of federal contractors nationwide, input of military employees, and responses to the proprietary, data driven Military Friendly ® Employers survey from participating companies. The survey questions, methodology, criteria and weightings were developed with the assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory council of educators and employers. Data calculations and tabulations were independently evaluated for completeness and accuracy by Ernst & Young. The survey is administered for free and is open to companies that have hired veterans in the past 12 months. Criteria for consideration can be found at: http://www.militaryfriendly.com/.

About VIQTORY:
Founded in 2001, VIQTORY is a service disabled, veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities through its G.I. Jobs ® and Military Friendly ® brands. VIQTORY and its brands are not a part of or endorsed by the U.S. Dept of Defense or any federal government entity. Learn more about VIQTORY at www.victorymedia.com.

Press Contact:

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

VIQTORY:
Brian O’Malley
Gordon C. James Public Relations
bomalley@gcjpr.com
480-703-8338