Adecco Services Supplier - Olympic Games London 2012

Adecco has ,been appointed as the Official Recruitment Services ,Supplier and a Tier Two supporter of London 2012. LOCOG will double ,in size in 2009 and ,will have a workforce in ,the thousands at the time ,of the Games. Adecco has ,a strong track, record of recruiting for high-,profile events and has ,been a domestic commercial partner, for Sydney 2000, Torino 2006 and ,the Manchester Commonwealth, Games of 2002.

Adecco, a Fortune Global, 500 company, will be responsible for ,the London 2012 Organising Committee's ,permanent and temporary recruitment, between now and 2012. Adecco will ,also support LOCOG’s staff in preparing, for the next stage of their, careers after the Games. Adecco also works with the International Olympic Committee ,on the Athletes Career ,Programme, which supports ,Olympic and Paralympic athletes’ transition into work after competition. '2009 will see LOC OG go through a number, of changes as we start to move ,from our planning phase to ,delivery phase – we ,will double in size this year and ,Adecco working in partnership ,with our own HR team ,will ensure we hire the right people ,in the right roles.' London 2012 Chair Sebastian Coe welcomed ,the announcement: 'Adecco is the global, leader in Human Resources services, and will play a vital role in ,our preparations – put simply, the quality of the people we hire will have a direct impact, on the success of the Games and having, a world-class team will help ensure we deliver a memorable Games.