Company Overview
Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) is a $3.8 billion human capital management organization that helps companies enhance workforce performance. Spherion is comprised of specialized business groups ranging from technology to outsourcing to executive search and staffing. The company employs more than 600,000 women and men each year, making Spherion the nation’s 5th largest corporate employer.
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Spherion, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, operates more than 1,000 offices throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Spherion helps companies efficiently attract and deploy human capital to improve their bottom line. Unlike any other company, Spherion provides a continuous partnership to clients through its three-tiered model of consulting, diagnosing and implementing solutions in the areas of recruiting, staffing, technology and outsourcing.
Spherion has built a unique company, with the widest array of services available in the industry, representing a distinct competitive advantage. Each business group specializes in one practice area, with management and staff who are experts in that discipline. This unique approach allows Spherion to combine a broad geographic scope with industry specialization to develop customized client programs.
The company’s success reflects the implementation of a clear, focused strategy: to aggressively expand the Spherion network through both internal growth and acquisitions; to broaden the company’s base in a wide variety of skills and services; and to operate under a cohesive brand identity.
In line with this strategy, Spherion offers innovative programs, such as On-Premise, in which a dedicated manager and staff open an office at the client’s location and manage the company’s entire flexible workforce. This program, pioneered by Spherion eight years ago, has experienced exceptional growth year over year.
Fact Sheet
Spherion Global Headquarters
2050 Spectrum Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3008
Revenues
1999 pro forma revenues - $3.8 billion
Employees
In 1999, Spherion employed approximately 600,000 full-time and flexible employees, making Spherion the United States' fifth largest private employer.
Stock
Founded in 1946, Spherion became a public company in 1994 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SFN.
Offices
The Company operates more than 1,000 offices in 12 countries: United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and China.
Industry Leadership
Over the last five years, Spherion has achieved a compound annual growth rate of 43%.
Spherion is the third largest staffing services company in the U.S. in terms of revenue, and the fourth largest worldwide in terms of EBITDA earnings.
Spherion is the world's second largest provider of accounting, banking and finance skills through Spherion's Professional Recruiting Group and Michael Page.
Spherion's Technology Group is one of the largest information technology solutions providers in the world, with branches in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia.
Spherion is the nation's fifth largest provider of outplacement services.
Spherion ranks among the 15 largest providers of retained search services.
Services We Offer
Technology
Spherion helps clients optimize technology to more effectively interact with consumers, suppliers and within their own enterprises through business and infrastructure solutions.
Business Solutions
Leveraging proven methodologies and a full-time complement of thousands of IT consultants, Spherion provides turnkey solutions in the business-critical areas of e-business strategies, outsourcing, software quality management, information design services, development and maintenance services. Spherion also offers vertical market specialization in banking, finance, insurance, energy, telecommunications and government.
Infrastructure Solutions
Spherion analyzes IT environments hardware, operating systems, network design and security with the goal of enhancing IT infrastructure through staffing, project support and outsourcing solutions for help desk operations, desktop support, network integration and support, data centers and technology training.
Human Capital Consulting (both Saratoga and Talent Solutions are part of Human Capital Consulting)
Through extensive research, in-depth analysis and implementation of customized solutions, Spherion helps clients attain the most efficient use of human capital.
SaratogaSM Institute
Saratoga Institute, the world-renowned pioneer in measuring the financial impact of human capital, provides the most comprehensive human performance metrics, analysis and intelligence to understand and forecast human capital needs, costs and effectiveness.
Talent Solutions
Spherion enhances workforce performance, providing talent development and career transition services through talent assessment, executive coaching, leadership development, team alignment, succession planning and change management.
e-Talent
Providing e-solutions to address the challenges of the talent revolution, Spherion has developed high- performance innovations for the acquisition, development and retention of quality talent. Spherion's e-talent solutions span all skill sets, employment categories and human capital management services.
Assessment
Using proprietary interactive voice and web-based response systems, Spherion pre-screens and behaviorally assesses job applicants for large-scale recruitment of hourly to mid-management positions. These services result in higher-quality candidates, quicker time-to-fill positions and improved retention.
Executive Search
Through Stratford Group, Spherion provides retained executive search services for senior positions across multiple practice lines that include technology, health care, manufacturing and a host of professional services.
Professional Recruiting
Focusing on contingent recruitment and project staffing, Spherion augments talent with professionals from mid-level managers to senior executives. Practice areas include accounting, banking, finance, information technology, engineering, manufacturing, human resources, legal services, retail, sales, marketing and interim executives.
Michael Page
Michael PageSM is a Spherion division operating in the financial capitals of the world. This renowned firm provides contingent recruitment and project staffing in the areas of accounting, banking, finance, technology, legal services, sales and marketing.
Legal
Spherion has the largest network of legal support services worldwide, specializing in the staffing of legal professionals, litigation support, deposition services, document management and professional development services.
Staffing
Uniquely qualified to find and place the best possible talent, Spherion provides office professionals and light industrial staff, using an advanced approach to recruiting, screening and assessing candidates.
Outsourcing
Spherion’s outsourcing solutions create efficiencies in business processes and workforce management.
Business Processes
Spherion customizes solutions to meet client-specific needs in areas such as customer care, distribution and fulfillment and human resources. Spherion also offers technology outsourcing in such areas as help desks, data centers and training.
Workforce Management
Spherion helps large-volume clients both manage administrative and light industrial staffing costs and boost productivity by utilizing the On-Premise workforce management solution.
