About the Company
The Adecco Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is a global employment company and a Fortune Global 500 firm. With more than 34,000 employees, 5,200 offices globally in over 60 countries and territories, the Adecco Group offers a wide variety of services to its 100,000 clients. Its service portfolio is primarily based on temporary staffing (more than 90% of sales), but features permanent placement, career transition, re-skilling and talent development, as well as outsourcing and consulting. Key markets include France, North America, United Kingdom and Ireland, Japan, Germany, Austria, Italy, Benelux, Nordics, Iberia, Australia, New Zealand, and Switzerland. Besides its core industrial and office staffing services, Adecco maintains six professional lines: Engineering & Technical; Finance & Legal; Human Capital Solutions; Information Technology; Medical & Scientific; and Sales, Marketing & Events. Adecco traces its roots to 1957 and has been growing through mergers and acquisition until today's company, which was formed in 1996 as a result of the merger of the French company Ecco and the Swiss company Adia Interim.