Tweet Your Way Into a New Job

Adecco Group North America Launches Jobontwitter.com & Jobsalertontwitter.com, Providing Tweeters with Unparalleled Access to the Best Career Opportunities

MELVILLE, N.Y., June 2 /PRNewswire/ — As Twitter.com quickly rises as one of the most popular and influential information sharing and social networking sites, the North American division of Adecco Group, the world’s largest recruitment and workforce solutions provider (Twitter.com/Adeccogroup), joins in on the conversation in order to make the job search process easier for the millions of Americans that are currently unemployed. In March and April 2009, while the national unemployment rate rose to 8.9%, Twitter.com quadrupled in size to 17 million visitors with ‘unemployment’ registering as one of the most popular trending topics. Jobontwitter.com and Jobsalertontwitter.com features live automatic feeds of open job listings in every region of the country.

Tweeters can choose which jobs they follow according to their industry. Adecco Group North America encompasses career opportunities coming from Adecco General Staffing and Ajilon Professional Staffing which collectively employ over 16,000 new people each day and employ over 500,000 workers each year. Twitter.com/Adeccogroup also features insights on the job market, commentary on the latest workforce trends and tips for job seekers and employers from Tig Gilliam, CEO, Adecco Group North America.

“The growth of social networking sites like Twitter have revolutionized how people start and engage in dialogue with others as well as find and share information,” said Tig Gilliam, CEO, Adecco Group North America. “With unemployment continuing to rise, we know that now more than ever it is important to provide job seekers with real-time, customized access to career opportunities. Twitter’s reach combined with our unparalleled access to employment opportunities creates a win-win scenario for both our clients who are looking for top talent as well as job seekers who are looking for the very best career options.”

Tweeters can access open positions on Jobontwitter.com and Jobsalertontwitter.com in most skill-sets, including: accounting, administrative, call center, customer service, engineering, finance, healthcare, human resources, industrial, information technology, legal, management, marketing, medical & scientific operations, sales and warehousing.

ADECCO WORLDWIDE:

Adecco S.A. is a Global Fortune 500 company and the world leader in workforce solutions. The Adecco Group network connects over 700,000 associates with business clients each day through its network of over 33,000 employees and 6,600 offices in over 70 countries and territories around the world. Registered in Switzerland, and managed by a multinational team with expertise in markets spanning the globe, the Adecco Group delivers an unparalleled range of flexible staffing and career resources to corporate clients and qualified associates.

ADECCO GROUP NORTH AMERICA:

Adecco is the workforce solutions leader in the United States and Canada, with a comprehensive service offering that includes temporary and contract staffing, permanent recruitment, outplacement and career services, recruitment process outsourcing, training and consulting.

In addition to its administrative, clerical and light industrial staffing services, Adecco operates the following specialty divisions:

• Engineering & Technical
• Finance & Accounting
• Information Technology
• Medical & Science
• Legal
• Human Capital Solutions
• Government Solutions
• Transportation

Adecco S.A. is registered in Switzerland (ISIN: CH001213860) and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange with trading on virt-x (SWX/VIRT-X: ADEN) and Euronext Paris – Premier Marche (EURONEXT: ADE).

Additional information is available at the company’s website at www.adeccousa.com.

SOURCE Adecco Group North America