Kelly specializes in providing strategic workforce solutions to the engineering industry, with decades of expertise in bringing companies and engineering professionals together at work. Kelly has been a global leader in engineering recruitment since 1965 and is one of the largest suppliers of contract engineers in North America. Some key milestones include surpassing 7,000 engineering professionals employed weekly in 2012, launching engineering offices in Russia and Singapore in 2006, and establishing an engineering scholarship program in 2003.

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Kelly specializes in providing strategic workforce solutions to
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.• n 2011, Kelly engineering contract employees worked
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the engineering industry, with decades of expertise in bringing 9.2 million total hours on customer assignments across all
companies and engineering professionals together at work. delivery models.
Kelly has been a global leader in engineering recruitment since • n 2010, Kelly Project Services was launched, providing an
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1965 and is one of the largest suppliers of contract engineers additional way that we can deliver engineering talent to
in North America. Many of the world’s most well-known clients.
companies—in a wide variety of industries—depend on Kelly to
fill their engineering talent requirements in product development, • n 2008, Kelly announced a partnership with the National
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manufacturing engineering, automation and industrial controls Academy Foundation (NAF) to help high school students
engineering, plant and facilities engineering, quality engineering, in urban and low-income areas around the country. The
sustainability, and other technical specialties. partnership has enabled Kelly to continue its outreach efforts
and to create important benefits for NAF, for its students, and
Today, Kelly maintains a global network of company-owned for our customers. Kelly has awarded more than 22 grants
and -operated offices. The engineering teams within our to date that academies use to pursue new ideas, create
branches are staffed and managed by experienced engineering innovative programs, or fund special events to promote
professionals in place to assist clients with their staffing needs. STEM in high school youth.
We recruit and place professionals including engineers of
all types, drafter/designers, engineering technicians, project • n 2006, Kelly expanded its global presence with the launch
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managers, engineering analysts, and other specialists. of engineering-specific offices in Russia and Singapore. Kelly
has more than 50 engineering-specific offices worldwide
Kelly has developed strong relationships within many in locations including Canada, Germany, Hungary, India,
engineering communities at the local, national, and global Malaysia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, United
levels. We are affiliated with more than 30 industry associations, Kingdom, and the United States.
societies, and special interest groups located throughout the
world. In addition, Kelly has strategic partnerships with some • stablished in 2003, the Kelly Future Engineers Scholarship
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of the industry’s most influential trade associations and media Program helps to support students of engineering, foster
publications through its Future Engineers Scholarship Program. excellence in the engineering field, and alleviate a critical
current and future shortage of highly qualified engineers. Our
Milestones past scholarship recipients are today’s engineers working in
• n 2012, Kelly surpassed the mark of more than 7,000
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engineering professionals employed weekly throughout the
Americas. Kelly ranked 4th of the 17 top engineering talent Visit kellyservices.us/engineering for more information.
providers on the Staffing Industry Analyst’s 2012 List of
Largest U.S. Staffing Firms.
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