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Chicago, IL – November 20, 2017 – Taryn Owen, president of PeopleScout, has won the Gold Stevie® Award in the Female Executive of the Year – Business Services –11 to 2,500 Employees category in the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Owen also received a Silver Stevie® Award for Woman of the Year – Business Services.

“Creating a culture of inclusion that empowers all of our employees to succeed is critical to our success,” said Owen. “I’m honored to recognized by the Stevie Awards and to be in such good company with my fellow nominees. I share this recognition with our entire PeopleScout team and with all of the incredible women I’ve had the privilege to work with during my career.”

Owen was recognized for her accomplishments as president of PeopleScout. During her tenure, PeopleScout has grown 350 percent through a combination of organic growth, acquisition and vertical integration. The company has connected more than 300,000 job seekers with full-time employment over the last year.

“This recognition is great validation of TrueBlue’s board of directors and executive team’s support of women in leadership and our One Global PeopleScout strategy,” said Owen “I thank our board, our executive team and the men and women of PeopleScout who embrace the belief that through inclusion, we grow together.”

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world’s top honors for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organizations they run. All individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The 2017 awards received entries from 25 nations and territories. The awards were presented to winners during a dinner event at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City and broadcast live via Livestream.

More than 1,500 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in more than 90 categories, including Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year, among others.

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.
 

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

 
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

Press Contact
Caroline Sabetti
Global VP of Marketing and Communications
312-560-9173

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 personalized 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 organization’s employer brand through customized ads, optimized job descriptions, personalized 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 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 and Sydney and global delivery centers in Charlotte, Toronto, Montreal, Krakow, Gurgaon and Bangalore. For more information please visit www.peoplescout.com.

Press Contact
Caroline Sabetti
Global VP of Marketing and Communications
312-560-9173

Chicago – October 16, 2017 – PeopleScout is now the largest RPO provider in the world by volume, according to Everest Group, and was named a Major Contender on Everest’s first annual PEAK Matrix™ of the recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) service provider landscape in Asia-Pacific. The report states that PeopleScout has the largest number of hires managed in the global market and is also one of the largest providers in the Asia-Pacific region.

“Our naming of PeopleScout as a Major Contender confirms its position as a key RPO provider in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Arkadev Basak, practice director, Everest Group. “The number of PeopleScout RPO clients with Asia-Pacific headquarters serves as evidence that the company’s delivery centers in India and Australia and teams on the ground in China allow PeopleScout to provide much-needed local support to its clients.”

“We are pleased that Everest Group has recognized PeopleScout for the strength of its talent solution offerings in Asia-Pacific,” said PeopleScout President Taryn Owen. “Our commitment to the region, partnership with leading clients and the expertise and dedication of our local teams truly sets us apart in Asia-Pacific and around the globe.”

Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix assessments are a framework used to assess the market success and overall delivery capability of service providers.

“This is a testament to the strength of our client partnerships,” said Nicole Cook, managing director of PeopleScout APAC. “We are proud of the relationships we have built throughout the region and look forward to continuing to implement innovative talent solutions for our clients.”

PeopleScout completed the integration of Australia-based RPO firm HRX in 2015, helping the company emerge as a major RPO provider in Australia, the largest market in the Asia-Pacific region.

Everest Group, a consulting and research firm that advises clients on global services, bases its ratings on market success and RPO delivery capability, which includes scale, scope, technology and innovation, delivery footprint and buyer satisfaction. Its PEAK Matrix is a leading assessment of outsourcing services used to make service provider choices. This is the first year Everest Group has published a PEAK Matrix report on RPO service providers in Asia-Pacific.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is trusted by businesses in North America and around the world for Managed Service Provider (MSP), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and integrated Total Workforce Solutions. PeopleScout consults with clients to solve complex hiring challenges and achieve their growth and revenue goals. The company provides cost-effective delivery of scalable, integrated and highly customized talent solutions to more than 70 countries worldwide, with offices in Chicago, Charlotte, Sydney, Krakow, Gurgaon, Beijing, Toronto and Montreal. PeopleScout is consistently honored as an MSP, RPO and healthcare industry leader on the HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen lists and by key industry analysts including NelsonHall, Everest Group and the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). Learn more at peoplescout.com.

PeopleScout President Taryn Owen is featured in the recent HRO Today article RPO: The Next Generation, published as part of the magazine’s annual RPO Provider Directory. The guide features “expert advice on recruitment process outsourcing and the top leaders in the industry.” The article focuses on how technology and sophisticated metrics will lead the way to the future of RPO and talent acquisition partnerships.

The article states that “Taryn Owen, president of PeopleScout, says that some of the traditional metrics – think time to fill and quality of hire – are certainly still relevant to RPO programs, but that next-generation programs should be looking to more sophisticated metrics for a holistic view. ‘Our clients are looking to PeopleScout to support their talent goals as well as to help drive business outcomes. So, in addition to measuring talent acquisition specific metrics such as satisfaction with the candidate experience, we also measure early stage and longer-term retention as well as performance related metrics – for instance sales productivity.'”

Owen also discusses the need for more cutting-edge technology in the article. “With the explosion of new HR technology coming to market, HR leaders should ensure their RPO provider brings best-in-breed technology to the solution. ‘Buyers should also be looking for innovation in service and technology to help improve their speed and access to the best candidate through a superior candidate experience,’ says Owen.”

Visit HRO Today to see the 2017 RPO Provider Directory and read the full article RPO: The Next Generation. 

Chicago – October 9, 2017 – PeopleScout President Taryn Owen has been named to the 2017 Global Power 100 – Women in Staffing list by Staffing Industry Analysts. This list features the world’s most influential women in staffing around the globe.

“Having influential women like Taryn Owen in leadership positions is an important part of our company’s success,” said Patrick Beharelle, president and COO of TrueBlue. “We are proud to have Taryn represent PeopleScout and TrueBlue, along with the many other women who have key leadership roles throughout our organization.”

SIA noted that during Owen’s tenure as president, PeopleScout has grown “an impressive 350 percent through a combination of organic growth, acquisition and vertical integration.” The company has connected more than 300,000 job seekers with full-time employment over the last year.

Between 2016 and 2017, Owen successfully led PeopleScout through the acquisition of Aon’s RPO division and the integration of MSP operations from sister company Staff Management | SMX. These integrations strengthened the company’s capabilities and expanded its breadth of expertise and client base.

“I am honored to be named to the 2017 Global Power 100 along with such an impressive group of women,” said Owen. “It’s an exciting time to be part of the talent industry, and I look forward to innovating along with these leaders to continue to elevate our industry’s capabilities.”

Under Owen’s leadership, PeopleScout was recognized as the No. 1 MSP on HRO Today’s 2017 MSP Baker’s Dozen earlier this year, and last week was recognized as a top Enterprise and Healthcare RPO Provider on HRO Today’s 2017 RPO Baker’s Dozen.

The Global Power 100 – Women in Staffing list is available at si100women.staffingindustry.com.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company (NYSE:TBI), is trusted by businesses in North America and around the world for Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Managed Service Provider (MSP), and integrated Total Workforce Solutions. PeopleScout consults with clients to solve complex hiring challenges and achieve their growth and revenue goals. The company provides cost-effective delivery of scalable, integrated and highly customized talent solutions to more than 70 countries worldwide, with offices in Chicago, Charlotte, Sydney, Krakow, Gurgaon, Beijing, Toronto and Montreal. PeopleScout is consistently honored as an RPO, MSP and healthcare industry leader on HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen lists and by key industry analysts including NelsonHall, Everest Group and the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). Learn more at peoplescout.com.

Chicago – Oct. 6, 2017 – PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is the 2017 Corporate Champion for the Unemployed, an award from Skills for Chicagoland’s Future (Skills) that honors PeopleScout’s commitment to increasing economic mobility for the unemployed and underemployed in the Chicago area.

The award is given to an employer partner that exemplifies the non-profit’s mission by hiring the unemployed, providing pro bono and financial support, and serving as a corporate advocate. This is the third year that Skills has recognized a Corporate Champion for the Unemployed. Previous award winners were JPMorgan Chase and CDW.

“PeopleScout is committed to connecting people and work, and we’re pleased to accept this award that honors our partnership and commitment to Skills for Chicagoland’s Future,” said Patrick Beharelle, president and COO of TrueBlue and a member of Skills’ Board of Directors. “We’re proud that many of the people we’ve hired through our partnership with Skills are still with us today, flourishing and adding value to our organization.”

Skills works to match businesses that have current, unmet hiring needs with qualified, unemployed and underemployed job seekers in Cook County. Since partnering with Skills in 2013, PeopleScout has hired 465 people through the program and contributed financial support to help Skills expand its impact locally and place more people in jobs.

“Congratulations to PeopleScout on this award,” said Marie Trzupek Lynch, president and CEO of Skills for Chicagoland’s Future. “PeopleScout’s commitment to innovatively expand its long-term partnership to add new opportunities for candidates, such as job shadowing, training and professional development, makes them an ideal employer partner to celebrate and recognize. PeopleScout creates a great environment for unemployed and underemployed job seekers to thrive.”

“At PeopleScout, we believe that an investment in our community is an investment in ourselves,” said PeopleScout President Taryn Owen. “That is why we are honored to work alongside Skills for Chicagoland’s Future in its mission to empower unemployed and underemployed individuals with meaningful career opportunities. Each candidate we hire through our partnership with Skills not only adds value to PeopleScout, but also helps strengthen Chicago’s many communities.”

Since Skills launched in September 2012, it has facilitated the hiring of more than 3,000 unemployed and underemployed job seekers by its employer partners. The program has increased economic mobility for Chicagoland residents and connected local businesses with great talent.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company (NYSE:TBI), is trusted by businesses in North America and around the world for Managed Service Provider (MSP), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and integrated Total Workforce Solutions. PeopleScout consults with clients to solve complex hiring challenges and achieve their growth and revenue goals. The company provides cost-effective delivery of scalable, integrated and highly customized talent solutions to more than 70 countries worldwide, with offices in Chicago, Charlotte, Sydney, Krakow, Gurgaon, Beijing, Toronto and Montreal. PeopleScout is consistently honored as an MSP, RPO and healthcare industry leader on the HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen lists and by key industry analysts including NelsonHall, Everest Group and the Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). Learn more at peoplescout.com.

Philadelphia – September 28, 2017 – SharedXpertise, publisher of HRO Today, and PeopleScout, a global provider of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed services (MSP) and total workforce solutions, have announced the release of their jointly-produced second quarterly global unemployment report for 2017.

This report provides companies with global labor market data about employment rates, economic growth and the state of the talent pool in various countries and regions. It provides essential information for predicting high-potential locations for expansion and recruitment, allowing multinational companies to stay competitive in talent acquisition. This edition of the global unemployment report also provides statistics on countries with the most highly-skilled workers, which may be of particular importance to organizations with a need for in-demand, skilled workers.

“This quarter’s study shows that global economic growth in 2017 is projected to continue at the rate of 2.7 percent for the year, up from 2.4 percent in 2016, with moderately higher growth forecast for 2018,” said Larry Basinait, vice president of market research at SharedXpertise. “While global growth is forecast, unemployment rates and other growth measures can vary widely by country. Our report provides extensive insight into the talent environments in regions around the world as well as the global trends that are driving business.”

“We are committed to providing beneficial information to talent acquisition and human resources professionals around the globe with this type of research,” said Taryn Owen, president of PeopleScout. “The compilation of the world’s top countries for high-skilled employment found in this quarter’s report, along with global labor market and economic growth data, will assist in the process of workforce planning and talent acquisition.

This study is part of a quarterly series of global labor market data reports. Watch for the report for the third quarter of 2017 to be published this fall.

The executive summary and the full report are both available for download by clicking here. For more information about SharedXpertise, visit hrotoday.com or contact Publisher Bill MacRae, at bill.macrae@sharedxpertise.com.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is trusted by businesses in North America and around the world for recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed service provider (MSP) and total workforce solutions. PeopleScout consults with clients to solve complex hiring challenges and achieve their growth and revenue goals. PeopleScout provides cost-effective delivery of scalable, integrated and highly-customized staffing solutions to more than 70 countries worldwide, with offices in Chicago, Charlotte, N.C., Sydney, Krakow, Gurgaon, Beijing, Toronto, and Montreal. PeopleScout is a recognized leader in innovative talent management solutions, repeatedly honored as an RPO and MSP industry leader. Learn more at peoplescout.com.

About HRO Today and HRO Today Global
HRO Today and HRO Today Global are the properties of SharedXpertise Media and offer the broadest and deepest reach available anywhere into the HR industry. Our magazines, web portals, research, e-newsletters, events and social networks reach over 180,000 senior-level HR decision-makers with rich, objective, game-changing content. Our No. 1 strength is our reach. HR leaders rely heavily on the HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen rankings across six different categories when selecting an HR service provider.

Philadelphia – August 24, 2017 – SharedXpertise, publisher of HRO Today, and PeopleScout, a global provider of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed services (MSP) and total workforce solutions, have announced the release of the first quarterly global unemployment report for 2017.

This report allows companies to consult global labor market data about employment rates, economic growth and the state of the talent pool in various countries and regions. It provides access to essential information for predicting high-potential locations for expansion and recruitment, allowing multinational companies to stay competitive in talent acquisition.

“This quarter’s report is showing that global economic growth is projected to accelerate by about 3 percent in 2017,” said Larry Basinait, vice president of market research at SharedXpertise. “Fiscal stimulus in major regions like the United States could generate faster domestic and global growth than projected, however rising trade protection under the Trump administration could have adverse effects.”

“We are pleased to offer this report as a way to aid the decision-making process around talent acquisition and talent management programs,” said Taryn Owen, president of PeopleScout. “Employment rates can vary greatly by region, so incorporating this component of workforce planning is vital to creating a global staffing strategy.”

This study is part of a quarterly series of global labor market data reports. Watch for the report for second quarter 2017 to be published early this fall.

The executive summary and the full report are both available for download by clicking here. For more information about SharedXpertise, visit hrotoday.com or contact Publisher Bill MacRae, at bill.macrae@sharedxpertise.com.

About PeopleScout
PeopleScout, a TrueBlue company, is trusted by businesses in North America and around the world for recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed service provider (MSP) and integrated total workforce solutions. PeopleScout consults with clients to solve complex hiring challenges and achieve their growth and revenue goals. PeopleScout provides cost-effective delivery of scalable, integrated and highly customized staffing solutions to more than 70 countries worldwide, with offices in Chicago, Charlotte, Sydney, Krakow, Gurgaon, Beijing, Toronto and Montreal. PeopleScout is a recognized leader in innovative talent management solutions, repeatedly honored as an RPO and MSP industry leader. Learn more at peoplescout.com.

About HRO Today and HRO Today Global
HRO Today and HRO Today Global are the properties of SharedXpertise Media and offer the broadest and deepest reach available anywhere into the HR industry. Our magazines, web portals, research, e-newsletters, events and social networks reach over 180,000 senior-level HR decision-makers with rich, objective, game-changing content. Our No. 1 strength is our reach. HR leaders rely heavily on the HRO Today’s Baker’s Dozen rankings across six different categories when selecting an HR service provider.