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PeopleScout President Taryn Owen Honored as Winner in the Annual 2019 Women World Awards® Female Executive of the Year – Business Services Category

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Chicago – August 20, 2019 – PeopleScout President Taryn Owen was named a winner at the Women World Awards® in the Female Executive of the Year – Business Services category. The annual Women World Awards program encompasses the world’s best in leadership, innovation, organisational performance, new products and services, and milestones from every major industry in the world.

“It’s an honor to be recognised alongside so many impressive women,” said Owen. “I’m grateful for this award and inspired to continue to further our culture of inclusion and empowerment for our entire team at PeopleScout.”

Owen was recognised for her accomplishments as president of PeopleScout, a TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) company and the world’s largest RPO provider. PeopleScout connects more than 300,000 job seekers with full-time employment annually. During her tenure, PeopleScout has grown through a combination of organic growth, acquisition, and vertical integration.

Owen successfully led the company through three acquisitions and the integration of Managed Service Provider (MSP) services from a sister company. Owen also led the company through the launch of AffinixTM, PeopleScout’s proprietary talent technology tool that provides a consumer-like candidate experience and enables a competitive advantage for clients.

Judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2019 award winners. Other winners represented companies including Hotwire, Wolters Kluwer and AARP.

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 the Women World Awards                     
Women World Awards are an annual industry and peers recognition program honoring women in business and the professions and organisations of all types and sizes in North America, Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin-America. The Annual Women World Awards is part of the SVUS Awards® recognition program from Silicon Valley in the United States of America which also includes other programs such as CEO World Awards, Consumer World Awards, Customer Sales and Service World Awards, Golden Bridge Awards, Globee Awards, Info Security PG’s Global Excellence Awards, Network Products Guide’s IT World Awards, Pillar World Awards, and PR World Awards. For complete list of winners visit https://womenworldawards.com/winners/2019-winners/.

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PeopleScout Identified as a Leader in All Categories in NelsonHall’s 2019 NEAT Vendor Evaluation for RPO

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Chicago – July 9, 2019 – PeopleScout, a TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) company and the world’s largest RPO provider, was identified by NelsonHall as a Leader in every category in the 2019 NEAT vendor evaluation for RPO: Candidate Experience, Geographic Footprint & Scalability, Services Innovation, Sourcing Candidates and Technology Innovation.

Nikki Edwards, Principal HR Research Analyst at NelsonHall, said: ”PeopleScout’s proactive approach to bringing to the fore best practices in talent acquisition services and technology, ensuring the candidate is central to every initiative deployed, is acknowledged by NelsonHall and PeopleScout’s clients alike.” 

NEAT is NelsonHall’s vendor evaluation and assessment tool, a method by which buyers can strategically evaluate vendors across a range of criteria and business situations and identify the best performing vendors overall. The NEAT for RPO has a specific focus on candidate experience, innovation and global/multi-country delivery.

“We are honored to have been recognised by NelsonHall as a Leader in every category in the 2019 NEAT vendor evaluation for RPO,” said PeopleScout President Taryn Owen. “We are particularly proud to be a Leader in both the Candidate Experience and Technology Innovation categories because at PeopleScout we are striving to use technology to create a more human candidate experience by ensuring that every touchpoint brings our client’s employer brand to life and inspires candidates to join their organisation.”

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 both immediate benefit as well as to meet future requirements.

Highlights from NelsonHall’s evaluation of PeopleScout on the 2019 NEAT vendor evaluation include the company’s:

  • “Expertise in hospitality and transportation/travel, banking/financial services, retail, pharmaceuticals/healthcare, and professional services”
  • Growing global footprint through the 2018 acquisition of TMP Holdings LTD, as well as previous acquisitions across North America and APAC
  • “Capability in delivering high volume recruiting”
  • Strength in talent advisory services, notably employer branding, assessment and recruitment marketing
  • Established proprietary technology platforms and technology innovation. NelsonHall stated that “[PeopleScout is] continually developing its patented technology (whether new technology or enhancements to existing technology), including Affinix™, and introducing new third-party tools and technology to enhance client programs (e.g., use of RPA, IA, NLP, etc.).”
  • “Ability to leverage TrueBlue’s other brands and expertise to offer breadth and depth of services to its RPO clients (total talent clients)”
  • The evaluation also reports the strength of PeopleScout and TrueBlue’s “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 2019, PeopleScout was named a Leader and Star Performer in Everest Group’s RPO Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment. Also in 2019, PeopleScout was named the No. 1 MSP provider on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings for the third consecutive year. In 2018, PeopleScout was recognised as an Enterprise RPO Leader on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings and the No. 2 provider on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings for Total Workforce Solutions. PeopleScout’s talent technology platform, Affinix, won the 2018 HRO Today TekTonic Award in the Candidate Experience category and the gold award in the Brandon Hall Group’s 2018 Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence Awards program.

Learn more about the 2019 NelsonHall NEAT vendor evaluation at www.peoplescout.com/neat-2019.

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 NelsonHall and NEAT vendor evaluation
NelsonHall is the leading global analyst firm dedicated to helping organisations understand the ‘art of the possible’ in IT and business services 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.

NEAT is NelsonHall’s vendor evaluation and assessment tool, a method by which sourcing managers can strategically evaluate vendors at the onset of the screening process. Positioning as a “Leader” is based on a combination of analyst assessments and feedback from interviewing of vendor clients, primarily around measurements of the vendor’s ability to deliver immediate benefit as well as meeting future customer requirements.

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

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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 recognised 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 optimise supplier and workforce performance, maximise 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 optimise 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, programme 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 programmess 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.

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

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Chicago – Apr 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 recognised 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 recognised 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 recognised as a leader in RPO, MSP and Total Workforce Solutions by industry analysts. In 2018, PeopleScout was recognised 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 recognised 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 programme.

To learn more about the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) – Service Provider Landscape PEAK Matrix Assessment 2019 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 98 percent client retention managing the most complex programmes 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.

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Head of Marketing
020 7268 9220

The AA and PeopleScout win best experiential prize at 2019 RAD’s

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The AA and their RPO partner PeopleScout have won the ‘Best event, experiential outdoor advertising and campus installation’ prize at this year’s RAD awards. The judges awarded the prize based on PeopleScout’s employer brand understanding and the client’s successful brief to engage the target audience in a thoroughly creative experience.

PeopleScout leveraged TMP’s extensive capabilities to improve employer brand awareness and capture the essence of the AA’s recruiting ethos. The ‘AA Ready for ANYTHING challenge’ used the client’s brand messaging to build recognition of the AA’s contact centre roles and to meet the client’s hiring targets. The objective of the campaign was to create ‘a fun, conversation-sparking event that captures the essence of the AA employer brand.’

PeopleScout presented the brand to local audiences through peer engagement – reaching a large number of individuals effectively and creatively. The campaign centred on the brand message ‘Who is Ready for ANYTHING?

The solution consisted of two events featuring contestants taking on a series of randomly selected challenges such as ‘Yellow brick road’, walking on thousands of Lego bricks and ‘A brush with fear’ cleaning your teeth with horrid flavoured pastes. The events included digital screen and on-stage announcements highlighting the AA’s local career opportunities alongside influencer posts with live streaming.

All response was driven to the AA careers site where daily visits doubled and trebled during the events.

“Both events were a massive success and surpassed our expectations in terms of the level of engagement, prior, during & post the events,” said Craig Morgans Head of Talent Acquisition, HR Shared Services, Learning & Development.

PeopleScout Managing Director, Jon Porter commented ‘I’m delighted that this campaign has been recognised by the industry, the brief enabled us to showcase our skills in creating dynamic events to increase local and regional employer brand awareness.’

To find out more, click here to view the short film & case study.

TrueBlue Acquires TMP Holdings LTD – Strengthening PeopleScout’s Global RPO and Talent Advisory Capabilities

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Acquisition expands PeopleScout’s EMEA client base, team and operations

Chicago – June 13, 2018 – TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI), a global provider of specialised workforce solutions, has, through its PeopleScout Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) segment, acquired TMP Holdings LTD (“TMP”) which operates in the United Kingdom under the brand name TMP Worldwide. TMP is an award-winning provider of employer branding and recruitment marketing solutions with a portfolio of marquee RPO clients.


The acquisition achieves two primary objectives. First, it expands PeopleScout’s global RPO capabilities and EMEA client base, team and operations. Second, the acquisition creates a powerful talent communications offering for PeopleScout’s global client base comprised of a broad array of services, including employer branding, recruitment marketing, assessment services and talent acquisition strategy.


TMP’s London headquarters will serve as PeopleScout’s EMEA headquarters, joining its worldwide headquarters in Chicago and APAC headquarters in Sydney. TMP’s Bristol delivery center will join PeopleScout’s global delivery center network which supports clients in more than 70 countries.


“With TMP, we significantly strengthen our RPO footprint and delivery capabilities in EMEA – deepening our expertise in this strategic market,” said PeopleScout President Taryn Owen, who will continue to lead the organisation. “Additionally, the TMP team infuses PeopleScout with decades of experience in recruitment marketing and talent acquisition strategy, better enabling our clients to connect with the talent they need now and in the future.”


Andrew Wilkinson, TMP CEO, will join the PeopleScout Executive Leadership Team as Group Managing Director of EMEA. The London and Bristol locations will continue to support TMP’s current clients, a portfolio that spans the global economy.


“Joining PeopleScout significantly enhances our RPO offering with expanded talent solutions, global delivery capabilities, powerful technology, deeper talent intelligence and thought leadership,” said Wilkinson. “We are excited to join PeopleScout’s thousands of forward-looking talent professionals and strong company culture, and we share their commitment to delivering exceptional service for both candidates and clients.”


TMP RPO clients will benefit from PeopleScout’s award-winning Affinix™ talent technology, unparalleled large-deal delivery experience, deep vertical expertise, global footprint and the full range of talent solutions provided by PeopleScout. TMP will continue its specialised focus on talent attraction solutions in the UK while accelerating its ability to deliver the most innovative solutions in the marketplace with PeopleScout’s suite of solutions.


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 programmes 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 TMP Holdings LTD
TMP Holdings LTD* is a leading independent RPO, resourcing and recruitment marketing company providing talent solutions to organisations in the commercial and government sectors in the UK under its TMP Worldwide and Yocto brands. An award-winning business, TMP is recognised as a specialist in employer branding and for bringing creativity and innovation to its talent solutions. Its Bristol delivery center handles tens of thousands of candidates annually for TMP’s RPO customers working alongside a specialist assessment unit to build effective selection tools. The London communications delivery center provides access to research, insight, media planning, technology and creative services.
*TMP Holdings LTD is neither owned by, nor otherwise connected with, TMP Worldwide Advertising & Communications LLC.



Forward-Looking Statements
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Rachel Harris
Head of Marketing
020 7268 9220

PeopleScout Named No. 1 Managed Service Provider for Second Consecutive Year on HRO Today’s MSP Baker’s Dozen

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

CHICAGO — May 2, 2018 — PeopleScout has been recognised as the No. 1 Managed Service Provider on HRO Today’s MSP Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings for the second consecutive year. In addition to being named number one overall, PeopleScout was ranked No. 1 in Quality of Service for the second straight year, No. 2 in Breadth of Service and No. 5 in Size of Deal.


“Congratulations to PeopleScout on again being named the No. 1 Managed Service Provider,” said Elliot Clark, CEO and Chairman of SharedXpertise and HRO Today. “Winning this award two years in a row is extremely impressive and a powerful testimony to PeopleScout’s ability to deliver industry-leading service to its client base. With its recent investment in Affinix™ and ability to manage complex MSP and RPO operations, PeopleScout should be at the top of every buyer’s list when looking for a total workforce provider.”


At the core of PeopleScout’s MSP programs is a commitment to building consultative partnerships. The company’s MSP programs leverage powerful analytics and a wealth of experience to optimise supplier and workforce performance, maximise efficiency, increase cost savings and ensure compliance.


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 optimise a client’s supply base across all job categories and geographies to drive industry-leading performance.


“Thank you to our clients for their continued partnership and commitment to growth through PeopleScout’s MSP platform. We are incredibly honoured to again receive the top ranking on the MSP Baker’s Dozen,” PeopleScout President Taryn Owen said. “We are strongly invested in our clients’ evolution. This award motivates us to continue focusing on moving our clients from now to next through our MSP programs and the strength of our combined talent acquisition and workforce management solutions.”


In 2017, PeopleScout launched Affinix, the proprietary, mobile-first, cloud-based platform that creates a consumer-like candidate experience and streamlines the sourcing process. Embedded within PeopleScout’s talent solutions, Affinix leverages one-point VMS integration for total workforce visibility.


With two consecutive No. 1 rankings on the MSP Baker’s Dozen, strong rankings as both an Enterprise and Healthcare RPO leader and the positive reception of Affinix in the marketplace, PeopleScout is uniquely 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. The 2018 ratings mark the ninth straight year PeopleScout has been named to this elite list. Learn more by viewing the May edition of HRO Today Magazine.



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 programmes 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 and Sydney and global delivery centers in Charlotte, Toronto, Montreal, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information please visit www.peoplescout.com.

PeopleScout Introduces Affinix™ – Empowering Faster Connection With the Best Talent Through Technology

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Affinix™ Leverages Artificial Intelligence, Recruitment Marketing, Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics with One Point ATS and VMS Integration for Total Workforce Visibility

Chicago – November 8, 2017 – PeopleScout today released Affinix™, a proprietary technology solution designed to help its clients connect with the best talent faster through a candidate experience that mimics the simplicity and usability of the best consumer websites.


Affinix is a mobile-first, cloud-based platform that creates a consumer-like candidate experience and streamlines the sourcing process. Embedded within PeopleScout’s talent solutions, Affinix delivers speed and scalability while leveraging artificial intelligence, recruitment marketing, machine learning, predictive analytics and other emerging technologies with one point ATS and VMS integration and single sign-on.


“With Affinix, we enhance our ability to provide our clients with the edge in the people business by delivering the personalised and engaging experience that today’s candidates expect,” said Taryn Owen, PeopleScout’s president. “Affinix balances human expertise and automation, enabling PeopleScout to enhance talent intelligence by better leveraging the power of data gleaned from engaging millions of candidates and contingent associates every year.”


Affinix simplifies the fragmented talent acquisition technology ecosystem by deploying best-in-class technology to create a seamless experience for both the candidate and hiring manager. Built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud infrastructure for stability, scalability and security and engineered for flexibility and future enhancement – Affinix integrates with ATS and VMS technology to support compliance and provide insights across a client’s total workforce.



Affinix boasts powerful capabilities including:

Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies that extend across the platform, streamlining the sourcing and screening process and identifying the top talent quickly. Affinix sources strong passive and active candidates within seconds of an open job requisition.

Digital and social recruitment marketing to reach candidates where they are and enhance an organisation’s employer brand through customised ads, optimised job descriptions, personalised landing pages, career portals and more. Recruitment marketing elevates job postings with robust content and campaign management.

A mobile-first application process designed to mimic the simplicity and usability of the best consumer websites. The platform is mobile-first for both the candidate and the hiring manager, ensuring engagement from any device at any time throughout the application, scheduling and screening process.

Video interviews and digital assessments that cut days off the hiring process by using data analytics and machine learning to identify and rank the best candidates. This simplifies the screening process, allowing PeopleScout to share top candidates with hiring managers faster.

Predictive analytics and machine learning extend across the hiring process to enable PeopleScout to better understand top talent behaviors and predict factors such as cultural fit, willingness to change companies and future tenure potential. Over time, this improves hiring speed and accuracy by more quickly identifying, screening and assessing top talent.



“To keep our clients ahead of shifts in the talent landscape, PeopleScout is making significant investments in our proprietary technology as well as in our people and global delivery capabilities,” said Owen. “We’ve opened five global delivery centers in the last 18 months, are investing in key creative, analytical and technical resources and are committed to an aggressive Affinix roadmap to drive ongoing innovation to further our leadership position in the talent acquisition space.”



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 programmes 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 and Sydney and global delivery centers in Charlotte, Toronto, Montreal, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information please visit www.peoplescout.com.



Press Contact
Rachel Harris
Head of Marketing
020 7268 9220

TrueBlue’s PeopleScout Acquires RPO Division from Aon Hewitt

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CHICAGO — January 11, 2016 — TrueBlue (NYSE:TBI), a global provider of specialised workforce solutions has, through its PeopleScout RPO (recruitment process outsourcing) group, acquired the RPO business of Aon Hewitt. This acquisition is a part of the One Global PeopleScout initiative to further position PeopleScout as the leading global RPO provider with more than $150 million in annual revenue and 300,000 annual full-time placements.


TrueBlue and Aon Hewitt also announced that they have established a long-term relationship to enable a connection between PeopleScout’s market-leading recruiting services firm and Aon Hewitt’s broader talent solutions in assessment, employee engagement, and people analytics.


“The need for sophisticated talent solutions is rising and this acquisition enables us to expand our global delivery capabilities,” said TrueBlue President and COO Patrick Beharelle. “Combining the strengths of PeopleScout with Aon Hewitt’s RPO solutions provides a tremendous growth opportunity for PeopleScout and its clients. We are also very excited about the broader relationship with Aon Hewitt and the incredible talent they bring to TrueBlue.”


Beharelle said Aon Hewitt’s 650 employees have joined PeopleScout to ensure a smooth transition and exceptional client service.


“We are proud to have built end-to-end recruiting administration capabilities and to have established a scalable RPO business with employees in the U.S., Canada, Poland, and India,“ said Aon Hewitt Chief Executive Officer Kristi Savacool. “PeopleScout has significant experience in the market and is well-positioned to invest in and build on these capabilities for the benefit of our clients. We continue to see talent acquisition as an important part of the talent value chain, and we look forward to working with PeopleScout to bring a broader set of talent solutions to our clients.”


“PeopleScout has developed decade-long relationships with clients by helping them solve their most critical talent challenges,” PeopleScout President Taryn Owen said. “PeopleScout and Aon Hewitt together have strong delivery capabilities and a client focus that complement one another.”


PeopleScout’s acquisition of Aon Hewitt’s RPO business advances its mission of solving complex hiring challenges around the globe with a dedicated and customised delivery model. Aon Hewitt’s RPO business joins the PeopleScout brand and expands PeopleScout’s solutions and scope. Owen continues to lead the company and the combined talent from both organisations. The PeopleScout global headquarters remains in Chicago, Ill., with Asia Pacific headquarters in Sydney, Australia.


About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is a trusted global recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider offering full-service support in nearly every industry and skill vertical. PeopleScout helps its clients make tens of thousands of hires annually and improves quality of hire for companies with exempt and non-exempt hiring needs worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, Ill., PeopleScout provides innovative RPO solutions including enterprise, full cycle, partial cycle and project RPO as well as Recruiter On-Demand™, a contract solution designed by PeopleScout. PeopleScout is a leader in customer satisfaction, performance, and innovation. Its Higher Insights™ reporting and analytics program offers fully customised solutions, and its suite of services also includes employer branding, mobile optimisation, sourcing, interviewing, candidate care, onboarding, and ATS and CRM/Talent Community. PeopleScout has repeatedly been honored as an RPO industry leader, including 10 straight years on HRO Today’s RPO Baker’s Dozen where it was ranked #1 for breadth of service and #2 overall in 2015.


About TrueBlue
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading provider of specialised workforce solutions, helping clients improve growth and performance by providing staffing, workforce management, and RPO solutions. The company’s specialised workforce solutions meet clients’ needs for a reliable, efficient workforce in a wide variety of industries. TrueBlue connects as many as 750,000 people to work each year. Learn more at www.trueblue.com.


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TrueBlue completes aquisition of Seaton

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TrueBlue, Inc. announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Seaton Corp., including its PeopleScout, Staff Management | SMX, HRX and StudentScout service lines.


“We are pleased to have these respected and industry-leading brands join TrueBlue along with their talented employees,” TrueBlue CEO Steve Cooper said. “We can now offer a broader range of specialised solutions to help clients better manage their workforce.”


Cooper said TrueBlue will expand many of the centralised practices used by PeopleScout and Staff Management | SMX to support the company’s strategy to deliver its staffing services through a smaller branch footprint.


“Our acquisition strategy has always been about building new competencies,” he said. “The addition of Staff Management | SMX allows us to address the complex needs of customers with large, industrial workforces. Similarly, just as we’ve helped customers increase the productivity of their workforces through access to specialised staffing services, the addition of PeopleScout means customers can now rely on TrueBlue to do the same for recruiting their full-time workforce.”


The acquisition makes TrueBlue the largest industrial staffing provider in the U.S., bringing 2013 pro forma revenue to $2.3 billion.


About TrueBlue:
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) is a leading staffing provider that helps over 130,000 businesses be more productive through easy access to dependable temporary labor. TrueBlue provides specialised staffing solutions and onsite workforce management to industries that include construction, manufacturing, transportation, aviation, waste, hospitality, retail, renewable energy and more. Repeatedly recognised as one of Forbes Magazine’s “Most Trustworthy Companies” for its accounting and governance practices, TrueBlue connects approximately 375,000 people to work annually across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Learn more about TrueBlue at www.trueblue.com.


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