Robert Half International
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Robert Half International, based in Menlo Park, California, is a staffing firm, and a member of the S&P 500. Founded in 1948, Robert Half International (RHI) is the world's first and largest specialized staffing firm with over 400 locations worldwide. RHI is a recognized leader in professional staffing and consulting services, and is the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm.
Through local grants and national initiatives, the firm's Leading by Example program helps to ensure the charitable organizations they support can continue assisting their target groups. Robert Half International has chosen education and workforce development as the primary focus areas of its philanthropic and volunteer initiatives not only because they are key community needs, but also because their expertise as a company can be most beneficial to groups that concentrate on these issues.
To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Robert Half International employees around the world are participating in their volunteer program, "60,000 Hours for 60 Years of Service."
Company Highlights
- Robert Half International again was named to the America's Most Admired Companies list by FORTUNE® magazine (March 17, 2008), ranking number one in the temporary help industry.
- Robert Half International was named to Forbes magazine's 400 Best Big Companies list for 2008. Robert Half International has been on this list for seven years.
- In 2008, Robert Half International again was named by Forbes magazine to the Global 2000 and as one of the "Global High Performers" - a feature story focusing on 130 companies in the Global 2000 that are the best in their respective fields.
- In 2008, Robert Half International was named for the fourth consecutive year to The Sunday Times list of the 100 best large companies to work for in the United Kingdom.
- The Great Place to Work Institute named Robert Half International to its lists of Best Workplaces in France and Belgium.
- Robert Half International again was ranked 17th in the BusinessWeek 50 list of best-performing companies in 2008.
- Robert Half International Chairman and CEO Max Messmer was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007 national award winner in the Services category. The awards recognize leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.
- Robert Half International is the proud recipient of the CMA (Certified Management Accountants) Canada Corporate Recognition Award for 2007. This award acknowledges corporations that have made significant contributions to the overall development of CMA Canada's growth and to the discipline of management accounting.
