CORESTAFF SERVICES SELECTS SMARTSEARCH ONLINE FROM APS

OCEANSIDE, CA, Sept. 20, 2000 –- Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS) has been selected by CORESTAFF Services, a leading Houston, TX-based national staffing company, to provide SmartSearch Online for CORESTAFF’s SearchLines. Doug Coull, APS’ president, made the announcement.

SmartSearch Online is an Internet-based staffing management system that eliminates the need for companies to purchase expensive hardware, software or technical support. The system features APS’ SmartSearch database and has a ‘user-friendly’ interface that can be learned in minutes. And, since it is Web-based, users can tap into their database anytime, anywhere they have Internet access.

SearchLines is a proprietary interactive recruiting application. Job seekers can submit their qualifications for a variety of positions. Applicants receive immediate, private e-mail notification when an opportunity matches their profile.

"We selected APS’ SmartSearch Online because it offered us more advanced searching features, had a faster and more intuitive candidate interface and efficient workflow tools," said Cherri Carbonara, Sr. Vice President, Marketing Communications.

"We’re able to offer CORESTAFF a lot more value-added features," Coull said. "Some of these include the ability to store rich text formatted resumes, storing multiple resumes, the ability to add custom pages for different record types and skill coding. The bottom line is that SmartSearch Online will greatly enhance SearchLines."

APS (http://www.aps2k.com) is a leading application service provider. Established in 1985, the firm is based in Oceanside, CA, about 30 miles north of San Diego. APS’ SmartSearch Online is the industry’s most comprehensive and cost-effective Internet-based staffing management system. SmartSearch Online is now used by hundreds of organizations around the world. These include public agencies and companies in a wide variety of markets – high technology, executive recruitment, insurance, and retail. In addition to selling and marketing SmartSearch Online in the United States, APS maintains strategic partnerships with companies in France and Germany that distribute the product throughout Europe.

CORESTAFF Services (http://www.corestaff.com) is part of The Corporate Services Group PLC, an international staffing firm headquartered in the United Kingdom. CORESTAFF provides a full range of supplemental staffing and outsourced solutions. The company operates more than 100 branch offices and over 100 on-site client locations.