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ASURION EXTENDS RPO CONTRACT WITH PEOPLESCOUT TO 6 YEARS AND EXPANDS SCOPE OF RELATIONSHIP
Chicago, IL - May 18, 2009 - PeopleScout, a leading provider of end-to-end recruitment processing outsourcing (RPO) and employee retention solutions, announced that Asurion has agreed to extend its current RPO agreement from three years to six years. The multiyear extension also allows PeopleScout to expand the scope of recruitment services to include additional position types. Asurion provides specialty insurance and other marketing services to the wireless telecommunications industry.
"PeopleScout has been instrumental in sourcing, screening and selecting top talent for our Customer Care organization," said Vijay Velamoor, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Asurion. "We look forward to future successes through our extended partnership."
"We are excited to expand our partnership with Asurion by providing them with end-to-end RPO services," said Karen Browne, President of PeopleScout. "Our proven track record in delivering large-scale RPO engagements and hiring tens of thousands of call center representatives across a wide geographical footprint is well-suited to Asurion's talent acquisition strategy."
About Asurion
Asurion is the global leader in technology protection services. From lost, stolen and damaged wireless handsets to malfunctioning computers or HD-TVs, Asurion provides millions of customers worldwide with best-in-class, next day device replacement. Asurion is the exclusive provider to many of the world's premier telecommunications and retail companies. Asurion is privately-held and operates in six countries across three continents.
For more information, you may visit www.asurion.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.