Advanced Group Named One of America's Largest Staffing Firms for 2016

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - July 06, 2016) - The Advanced Group was recently recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) as one of the largest U.S. staffing firms for 2016. The annual list ranked staffing firms with U.S. staffing revenue of more than $100 million in 2015. The Advanced Group reported $118 million in staffing and talent engagement revenue during this time.

The Advanced Group is a diversified professional staffing, consulting, and outsourcing organization with four businesses: Advanced Clinical, Advanced Resources, Advanced RPO, and the WunderLand Group. Founded in 1988 and based in Chicago, IL, the company has 313 employees in 12 different offices throughout the U.S. Advanced Group places thousands of talented professionals each year in clinical research, HR, technology, finance, accounting, healthcare, office, marketing, and creative positions. The Advanced Group also offers RPO solutions.

A total of 134 companies made this year's list of the largest staffing firms in the U.S. Together these firms generated $75.7 billion in revenue, making up 56.8% of the market.

"We're proud of making this list because it's a direct result of the expanded solutions we are able to deliver to our clients," said Leo Sheridan, CEO. "We're able to accomplish this while continuing to maintain a focus on providing exceptional experiences to our employees, candidates, and our clients."

About Staffing Industry Analysts
Founded in 1989, Staffing Industry Analysts is the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions. Our proprietary research covers all categories of employed and non-employed work including temporary staffing, independent contracting and other types of contingent labor. SIA's independent and objective analysis provides insights into the services and suppliers operating in the workforce solutions ecosystem including staffing firms, managed service providers, recruitment process outsourcers, payrolling/ compliance firms and talent acquisition technology specialists such as vendor management systems, online staffing platforms, crowdsourcing and online work services. We also provide training and accreditation with our unique Certified Contingent Workforce Professional (CCWP) program. Known for our award-winning content, data, support tools, publications, executive conferences and events, we help both suppliers and buyers of workforce solutions make better-informed decisions that improve business results and minimize risk. As a division of the international business media company, Crain Communications Inc., SIA is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, England. For more information: www.staffingindustry.com

About Advanced Group
The Advanced Group provides expertise in talent acquisition and management, consulting, outsourcing, and professional services. Founded in 1988, our businesses include Advanced Clinical, Advanced Resources, Advanced RPO, and the WunderLand Group. Awards we have won include Best of Staffing^®, Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces, Best Places to Work in Illinois, and inclusion on the Inc. 5000 list. To learn more, visit advancedgroup.com.