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DELTA AIR LINES EXTENDS RECRUITMENT PROCESSING CONTRACT DURATION TO 5 YEARS
Chicago, IL - May 12, 2009 - PeopleScout, a leading provider of end-to-end recruitment processing and employee retention solutions, announced that Delta Air Lines has agreed to extend its current recruitment processing agreement from 3 years to 5 years. Under the new agreement, PeopleScout will support hiring and recruiting in 15 languages for positions in Delta-staffed locations around the world.
"We are excited that Delta, the world's largest airline, has chosen to extend and expand our existing recruitment partnership over 5 years," said Karen Browne, President of PeopleScout. "PeopleScout is proud of the long-term relationship that we have built with Delta and look forward to meeting their expanded hiring requirements."
"PeopleScout successfully implemented a customized solution that delivered solid results," said Chris Collins, Managing Director of HR and Service Delivery for Delta Air Lines. "Their fully integrated approach has resulted in reduced recruitment cycle time and quality hires, which positively impacts long-term retention. Based on these positive outcomes, we decided to extend to 5 years."
About Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is the world's largest airline. From its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam and Tokyo-Narita, Delta, its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection carriers offer service to 370 destinations in 66 countries and serve more than 170 million passengers each year. Delta's marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem either SkyMiles or WorldPerks on more than 16,000 daily flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta's more than 70,000 employees worldwide are reshaping the aviation industry as the only U.S. airline to offer a full global network. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com.
About PeopleScout
PeopleScout is a leading provider of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services aimed at helping companies with their exempt and non-exempt hiring needs. The firm's suite of services includes RPO, employment branding, on-boarding, and employee retention. Annually, PeopleScout facilitates over 187,000 hires via RPO engagements. Industries served include airline, financial services, telecommunications, retail, utilities, pharmaceutical, and transportation. PeopleScout's clients include some of the more recognizable names in the Fortune 500 list of companies. PeopleScout was recently ranked as a Top RPO Provider in HRO Today Magazine's Baker's Dozen - its fourth consecutive appearance on the closely watched list of industry-leading RPO providers - as well as being named #1 in deal size. The firm also has been recognized as the #1 RPO Provider by The Black Book of Outsourcing on their "Top Ten HRO: Recruitment Process Outsourcing/RPO" list. For more information, please visit www.peoplescout.com or call 800-966-4803.