Spherion Corporation Franchise News

New Technisource Social Media Survey Finds 50 Percent Of It Workers Would Modify Their Social Media Content If Employers Were Looking FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire/ -- Despite only three percent of IT workers admitting to getting in trouble for content posted to their social media profiles, up to 50 percent of IT workers say they might or would modify/delete content if they knew a prospective employer was going to review their page as part of the interview process, according to a new 2010 Technisource Social Media Use Report.

The survey also found that one-third (32 percent) of IT workers say they have been approached about a career opportunity via social media, while 41 percent of respondents have searched for at least one or more jobs on their various social networks...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SFN Group, Inc. (NYSE: SFN), a strategic workforce solutions company, today announced that Roy Krause, president and CEO, and Mark Smith, executive vice president and CFO, will present at the CL King 8th Annual Best Ideas Conference in New York, N.Y. on Wednesday, September 15th, from 11:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Eastern time.

You may access the live Web cast of the Company's presentation through the Investor Relations page of the Company's Web site: http://www.sfngroup.com/investors. A copy of the materials presented and an audio re-play of the presentation will also be available on the Company's Website following the live presentation. About SFN Group, Inc. SFN Group (NYSE: SFN) is a strategic workforce solutions company that provides professional services and general staffing to help businesses more effectively source, deploy and manage people and the work they do...

A mere five percent of survey respondents enjoy what they are doing in their current job, and would not consider another job. FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire/ -- Two years from the start of the recession, U.S. workers continue to have little optimism about the direction of the economy, remain insecure about their jobs, and feel burdened and overworked, according to the most recent Spherion Staffing Services Snapshot survey.

The 2010 Labor Day Workforce Survey found that: 60% of workers surveyed say they are not optimistic about the direction of the U.S. economy 62% feel less secure about their job compared to a year ago 37% feel more negative towards their job since the start of the recession "The findings from this year's Labor Day Survey are a clear indication that the recession has left gaping wounds in the mindset of today's workers," said Loretta Penn, president of Spherion Staffing Services...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire/ -- The SFN Group Employee Confidence Index dropped 3.2 points to 48.4 in July. The index, which measures workers' confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the economic environment, decreased as a result of more workers being concerned about the economy, job availability, and their personal employment situation.

"It is no surprise that workers feel increased anxiety, given recent headlines suggesting that the economic recovery is slowing and unemployment levels remain high," said Roy Krause, president and CEO of SFN Group, Inc. "Despite these mixed reports, it should be noted that more workers indicate that they are likely to look for a new job in the next year. Additionally, the number of people planning a job change not only rose from last month, but has consistently remained near forty percent despite the ebbs and flows of the economy...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SFN Group, Inc. (NYSE: SFN) announced today that it has filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the "registration statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). If and when the registration statement is declared effective, it will permit the Company from time to time to offer and sell up to $100 million of equity or debt securities. The offering of securities covered by the registration statement is designed to provide the Company with greater flexibility to take advantage of financing opportunities, subject to market conditions and the capital requirements of the Company. As of the date of this release, the Company has no specific plans to offer the securities covered by the registration statement, and is not required to offer the securities in the future...

Name Change Positions Company for Accelerated Growth in Professional Services FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE:SFN) today announced that the company has changed its name to SFN Group, Inc. The name change will become effective immediately and the company's common stock will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trade under its current ticker symbol: "SFN." The company operates a family of specialized businesses, including: Technisource, Tatum, Mergis, Todays Office Professionals, SourceRight Solutions and Spherion Staffing Services, throughout its nearly 600 offices in the United States and Canada.

Commenting on the name change, SFN Group President and CEO Roy Krause noted, "The SFN Group name clearly defines each of our businesses under one unified company...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2009.

Spherion president and CEO Roy Krause commented, "Our revenues in the third quarter increased nearly 3% from the prior quarter as the economy continued to show signs of improvement. Additionally, we once again exceeded our 2.0% EBITDA target due to focused cost management."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Third quarter 2009 revenues were $420 million, compared with $542 million last year. Loss from continuing operations in the third quarter was $0.1 million, or $0.00 per share, compared with earnings of $4.1 million, or $0.08 per share, in the prior year. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations (defined below) in the third quarter were $0...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation , a recruiting, staffing and workforce solutions provider, today announced that Roy Krause, president and CEO, Mark Smith, executive vice president and CFO and Randal Atkinson, senior director of investor relations of Spherion will present at the 2009 RW Baird Business Solutions Conference in Boston on Thursday, February 26, from 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.

You may access the live Web cast of the Company's presentation through the Investor Relations page of the Company's Web site: http://www.spherion.com. A copy of the materials presented and an audio re-play of the presentation will also be available on the Company's Web site following the live presentation...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation , a recruiting, staffing and workforce solutions provider, today announced that William Grubbs, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Teri Miller, vice president of finance, will present at the Credit Suisse 11th Annual Global Services Conference in Phoenix, AZ on Tuesday, February 24, from 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Mountain time.

You may access the live Web cast of the Company's presentation through the Investor Relations page of the Company's Web site: http://www.spherion.com. A copy of the materials presented and an audio re-play of the presentation will also be available on the Company's Web site following the live presentation. About Spherion Spherion Corporation is a leading recruiting and staffing company that provides integrated solutions and breakout specialties to meet the evolving needs of companies and job candidates...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 28, 2008.

Spherion President and Chief Executive Officer Roy Krause commented, "Challenging economic conditions adversely impacted our Company's performance during the fourth quarter. However, cash flow was strong enabling us to reduce our net debt by nearly $40 million during the quarter. Results include a non-cash goodwill and intangible impairment charge required under accounting rules as a result of the adverse market conditions and the continued decline of our stock price. Our focus on cash flow and containment of operating costs continues to improve our financial stability and flexibility during these challenging economic times...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2008.

Spherion President and Chief Executive Officer Roy Krause commented, "We continue to focus on executing our strategy, emphasizing higher margin businesses such as Professional Services and Recruitment Outsourcing, while also adjusting our cost structure to reflect anticipated business levels. Based on current economic conditions, we will remain disciplined in our strategy execution, focused on cash flow, and cautious with our cost structure."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Third quarter 2008 revenues increased 9.5% year over year, $542 million compared with $495 million last year...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2008, after market close on Thursday, October 30, 2008. Management will host a conference call the following morning,
October 31, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss information contained in the release.

The call may be accessed in one of the following ways:

Via the Telephone:
Please dial 1-888-395-1810
The conference call leader is Roy Krause
The passcode is Spherion
Via the Internet:

You may access the call via the Internet through the Company's Web site: http://www...

Nearly Eighty Percent of Workers Remain Confident in their Personal Job Security Forty-Eight Percent Express Confidence in Their Ability to Find a New Job Sixty-Three Percent of Workers are Confident in the Future of Their Employer FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.,/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Spherion Employee Confidence Index remained virtually unchanged in September, declining 0.3 points to 47.3. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) measures U.S. workers' confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the macroeconomic environment. The Index revealed that while workers' confidence in the future of their current employer decreased slightly by two percentage points to 63 percent, 76 percent of workers still believe it is unlikely they will lose their jobs in the next 12 months...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Spherion Corporation, a recruiting, staffing and workforce solutions provider, today announced that it has been recognized as a world-class franchisor by the Franchise Research Institute(R), an organization dedicated to promoting high standards of excellence throughout the franchising industry. This recognition was based on the results of a FranSurvey(R), a survey which evaluates the relationship between franchisees and their franchisor.

Among the most notable responses received from Spherion franchisees:
95 percent of respondents gave a positive rating on the overall quality of Spherion as a franchisor 96 percent of respondents gave a positive rating of the long-term growth potential for the business 95 percent of respondents gave a positive rating on their likelihood to recommend Spherion 100 percent of respondents gave a positive rating on the initial training supplied by the franchisor
Additionally, when asked to rate the helpfulness of the franchisor's field representatives, 96 percent gave a positive response and 98 percent rated the helpfulness and communications between fellow franchisees as positive...

DALLAS, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Remaining virtually unchanged, the Texas Employee Confidence Index increased 0.1 points to 49.3 in July, according to the latest Spherion(R) Employment Report. The monthly survey of Texas workers, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation, shows that while slightly more workers believe the number of jobs available has increased, fewer are confident in the future of their current employers.
Results from the Texas Employment Report: Eighteen percent of workers believe there are more jobs available, increasing two percentage points from June. Fifty-two percent of Texas workers are confident in their ability to find a new job versus 56 percent in the previous month. Fewer workers are confident in the future of their current employer, with 66 percent reporting confidence versus 70 percent in June...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.,/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) today announced it has been named as a top provider of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services in HRO Today's annual RPO Baker's Dozen ranking. Spherion received the second highest overall designation among enterprise-wide RPO providers and was recognized as the leader in client satisfaction and service quality evaluations, receiving the highest score in that critical category.

This year's list ranked the top 13 providers of RPO services -- both in the U.S. and internationally -- and was based on three categories: breadth of service, size of deals and quality of service. Spherion was consistently ranked as one of the top providers across all three categories and was named second in overall deal size in addition to the top ranking in quality of service...

Sixty-Six Percent of Workers Are Confident in the Future of their Current Employer Forty-Nine Percent of Workers Express Confidence in Their Ability to Find a New Job Fewer Workers Believe that the Economy is Getting Stronger

August 04, 2008 // Franchising.com // FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.,-- The Spherion® Employee Confidence Index dropped 0.9 point to 45.2 in July, decreasing to a new low since tracking began in June 2004. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) measures U.S. workers' confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the macroeconomic environment. Contrary to the June report, which showed that both personal confidence indicators were on the decline, the July data demonstrates a positive upswing, as worker confidence in the future of their employers increased three percentage points and 49 percent remain confident in their ability to find a new job...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008.

Spherion President and Chief Executive Officer Roy Krause commented, "We believe our team performed well in the context of a difficult quarter for the U.S. economy. In particular, continued success in our Professional Services segment is demonstrating the benefits of our strategy of expanding that area of the business. Operating profit for that segment increased to 6% of revenues, and we should see continued improvement in our overall profitability as we get closer to our goal of this business producing at least 50% of company revenues."
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Second quarter 2008 revenues increased 18% year over year, $563 million compared with $478 million last year...

Spherion to Report Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN) will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 29, 2008, after market close on Monday, July 28, 2008. Management will host a conference call the following morning, July 29, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss information contained in the release.

The call may be accessed in one of the following ways:

Via the Telephone:
Please dial 1-888-395-1810
The conference call leader is Roy Krause
The passcode is Spherion

Via the Internet:

You may access the call via the Internet
through the Company's Web site: http://www...

Macroeconomic Optimism Remains the Same, Despite Slight Decline in Workers' Personal Confidence
Sixty-three Percent of Workers Express Confidence in the Future of their Current Employer
Seventy-six Percent of Workers Feel it is Unlikely They will Lose Their Jobs
Slightly Fewer Workers are Likely to Look for a Job in the Next Year

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Spherion® Employee Confidence Index dropped 0.8 points to 46.1 in June, showing a record-low level in 2008. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN), reveals no movement in macroeconomic confidence with only 12 percent of workers saying they believe there are more jobs available and seven percent reporting the economy is getting stronger...