randstad worldwide
Randstad is one of the largest human resourcing companies in the world, operating in over 40 countries, through more than 4,000 offices, with a total staff nearing 30,000 people. It places over 465,600 people in work every day.
Randstad was founded in Holland in 1960 by Frits Goldschmeding, and it now has top 3 positions in various key markets such as Argentina, Belgium and Luxembourg, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. It enjoys major positions in Australia and the United States.
In 2008 Randstad took over Vedior (whose historic focus had been on professional and executive personnel) to create a company with a combined income of 12.4 billion Euos in 2009. The company is headquartered in Diemen, Holland.
During the 50 years of its existence, Randstad has developed and refined a model of recruitment which is sophisticated in its capacity to match candidates and clients. It has distinctive operating practices, underpinned by a clear sense of values, which give powerful momentum to the company’s mission: to shape the world of work.
