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Woburn, MA 6.11.09 – For a third straight year in a row, the Greater Boston Business Journal has honored Sapphire Technologies as one of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts. This annual award recognizes companies that invest in their employees, foster a positive work setting, and exhibit a team-oriented environment.
Sapphire qualified in the mid-sized business category (101-500 local employees) and ranked number 12. Receiving over 387 nominations, the journal choose winners who were judged based on the results of employee-engagement surveys taken throughout the spring. Factors such as employee satisfaction, working conditions, company culture, corporate pride, encouragement, employee support, and recognition of achievement were analyzed and scored.
“We couldn’t be happier earning this level of recognition three years in a row. This award validates the importance of our employees to our company. This is a great honor for Sapphire as we strive to create a work environment that is both motivating and enjoyable. Thank you to all our employees,” said Kristin Kelley, VP of Marketing and Communications.
About Sapphire Technologies
Sapphire Technologies, a Randstad company, is the world's leading provider of innovative IT staffing solutions. Since 1984, Sapphire has helped connect top talent with top companies around the globe or around the corner. Ranked among the top 10 largest IT staffing companies in the United States, six years running, Sapphire provides customized solutions for both public and private corporations.
For more information, visit, www.sapphire.com.
About Randstad
Randstad is a wholly owned subsidiary of Randstad Holding nv, a $25.3 billion global provider of professional employment services and the second largest staffing organization in the world. Randstad fulfills all aspects of commercial and professional staffing for local and global customers. Services include temporary, permanent, and outsourced placement within Accounting & Finance, Engineering, Healthcare, Industrial, IT, Legal, Life Sciences, and Office. Other offerings include payrolling, managed services, recruitment process outsourcing and HR consulting solutions.
Randstad provides skills assessments, career counseling, training, health coverage, paid vacation and 401(k) matching contributions to eligible internal and external employees. With its 3300 employment experts, Randstad puts an average of 50,000 people to work in the U.S. each week through its network of more than 600 branches and client-dedicated locations.
For more information, visit the company's website at www.us.randstadprofessionals.com. Investment information is available at www.randstad.com.
Press Contact Information,
Contact: Kristin Kelley
Title: Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Phone: 781.939.1709
Fax: 781.721.0601
Email: kristin.kelley@sapphire.com
Web: www.sapphire.com
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