Spherion

SFN Group, Inc (NYSESFN) is a North American temporary work agency[1][2] headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, that operates under a variety of brand names.[1]

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History

Spherion was first known as City Car Unloaders, a Chicago[3] company created by Leroy Dettman in 1946.[1]

Initially placed manual laborers in temporary jobs loading cargo,[3] filling temporary clerk jobs was a service the company only later added. [3]

By 1978, the firm was doing business as Personnel Pool of America, Inc, and was acquired by H&R Block. In 1991, H&R Block acquired Interim Systems Corporation and combined it with Personnel Pool, creating a larger staffing services firm.

In 1992, the company changed its name to Interim Services Inc and was spun off by H&R Block in 1994. Interim acquired a number of other companies over the next few years.

The company changed its name to Spherion in 2000.

The company was acquired by Randstad Holding in July 2011.

Brands

Spherion has businessed under a variety of brand names. The following brands are more or less current: Emerging Workforce,[1] The Mergis Group,[1][2][4] SFN Group,[1] Sourceright Solutions,[1][2][5] Spherion,[1] Spherion Recruitment Process Outsourcing,[1] Spherion Staffing Services,[2] Tatum,[2][6] Technisource[1][2][7] and Today's Office Professionals.[1][2]

Criticism

Spherion was ranked the 3nd worst place to work in America, according to a glassdoor.com survey in 2009.[8]

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