Adecco Group North America Opens New State of the Art Training Center

MELVILLE, N.Y., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Adecco Group North America, part of the world leader in recruitment and workforce solutions, is proud to announce the opening of a state of the art training and development center at the organization's North American headquarters in Melville, New York.

"At Adecco, we realize that our most valuable assets are the people who work for us," said Tig Gilliam, CEO of Adecco Group North America. "Being an employer of choice is a top priority at Adecco and this training center is an example of one of the investments we're making in our thousands of talented colleagues working across North America."

This innovative training center will allow Adecco Group North America colleagues from the United States, Canada and Mexico to build industry-leading professional skills through simulated scenarios, technologically advanced instruction and modules as well as interactive workshops in a large, open atmosphere.

"Professional development is an organizational cornerstone at Adecco," said Rich Thompson, vice president of learning and performance for Adecco Group North America. "A fulfilled employee is one that receives various opportunities for growth and development, and we are committed to ensuring that our colleagues receive best-in-class educational opportunities, enabling them to develop their own skills and further their career while delivering excellent client service."

About the Adecco Group:

The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world's leading provider of HR solutions. With over 29,000 FTE employees and more than 5,800 offices, in over 60 countries and territories around the world, Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services, connecting more than 500,000 colleagues with over 100,000 clients every day. The services offered fall into the broad categories of temporary staffing, permanent placement, outsourcing, consulting and outplacement. The Adecco Group is a Fortune Global 500 company.

Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH0012138605) with listings on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ADEN) and on Euronext in France (ADE).

About Adecco Group North America:

Every day we provide our clients with the talent they need, and help solve the business challenges they face today – and will encounter tomorrow. Our clients rely on us for a wide range of workforce solutions including:

• Contingent staffing and direct hire recruitment for large enterprise organizations across all skill sets
• Workforce solutions and consulting including Managed Services Programs (MSP) & Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
• Career transition and leadership consulting
• Specialty staffing, project solutions and consulting services

Additional information is available through our websites at www.adeccogroupna.com and www.adeccousa.com

SOURCE Adecco Group North America