improper use of non free material . please review the use of non free media according to policy and guidelines and correct any violations . the talk page may have details . may 2016 kelly services inc. type public nasdaq kelya industry professional services founded 1946 founder william russell kelly headquarters troy michigan united states area served global key people terence e. adderley chairman carl t. camden president & ceo services human resources consulting outsourcing consulting recruitment career transition and vendor management services revenue 5.551 billion 2012 profit 63.70 million 2012 number of employees 8 200 2012 website www.kellyservices.com kelly services inc. is an american temporary staffing agency that operates throughout the world . 1 it is headquartered in troy michigan and offers services that include temporary staffing services outsourcing vendor on site and full time placement . 2 kelly operates in 41 countries and territories . 3 kelly employs more than 530 000 individuals annually in areas including office services accounting engineering information technology law science marketing creative services light industrial education and health care . revenue in 2011 was 5.3 billion . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history william russell kelly founded russell kelly office service in 1946 4 5 initially providing office services performed at kelly s offices rather than providing temporary staffing at the client s location . however customers asked for the work to be performed at their locations and the temporary staffing concept was born out of responding to this type of request . it was in 1946 that the first kelly girls came into scope and the first kelly girl was adelaide hess moran who was able to demonstrate that this new working sphere for women could be one to enjoy . the temporary workers who were usually female became known as kelly girls . 6 in recognition of this the name of the company was changed to kelly girl service inc. in 1957 . 4 the term kelly girl became a widely used term for a temporary worker regardless of the worker s company affiliation or gender . in 1966 the name of the company was changed to kelly services inc. in order to reflect an expanding range of services . 4 the current chairman of the board of directors is terence e. adderley 7 and the ceo is carl t. camden . 8 see also manpower inc. references kelly services form 10 k . securities and exchange commission . retrieved 2013 07 08 . kelly provides workforce solutions to a diversified group of customers in three regions the americas europe the middle east and africa emea and asia pacific apac . kelly services inc. . national employer team . aarp . archived from the original on 2008 07 15 . retrieved 2008 03 17 . kelly services inc. kelya . portfolio.com . retrieved 2008 03 17 . a b c william russell kelly tribute . kellyservices.com . retrieved 2008 10 03 . eaton leslie 1998 01 08 . william kelly 92 founder of temporary jobs company . new york times . retrieved 2008 06 23 . hatton erin 2011 . the temp economy from kelly girls to permatemps in postwar america . temple university press . isbn 978 143990082 6 . retrieved 2013 07 08 . kelly services executives . hoover s. retrieved 2008 03 17 . our annual ranking of america s largest corporations . cnn . retrieved 2008 03 17 . external links official company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kelly services & oldid 736162712 categories companies based in troy michigancompanies established in 1946management consulting firms of the united stateshuman resource management consulting firmshigh tech recruitment companiestemporary employment agenciesemployment agencies of the united states1946 establishments in michiganhidden categories articles with improper non free content from may 2016all articles with improper non free contentwikipedia indefinitely semi protected pages navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read view source view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais svenska edit links this page was last modified on 25 august 2016 at 16 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view