SOS Staffing Family of Companies Newsroom

Klamath Falls, OR, May 6, 2009 - Hire Calling, a local provider of staffing and employment-related services since 1974, today announced its merger with sister company Employment Trends - making it one of the largest independently-owned staffing services firms in Oregon. Operating under the Employment Trends brand, this newly-enhanced team will use its 46 years of combined experience to better provide the best local service to both clients and job seekers.

Hire Calling was originally founded in Medford, Oregon, and since its inception, has focused on providing quality employees and excellent service. Now, more than 35 years later, the Hire Calling legacy will continue on, but with the added resources, expertise and increased capabilities the Employment Trends name brings to the table.

With a fresh team and broadened line of services, the new Klamath Falls Employment Trends office is excited to put its strengths into action. Branch Manager Gordon Dahl, comments, "Times are tough for many right now, so it's a great feeling to provide our local businesses and job seekers with increased employment resources. Our ability to better unite local talent with opportunity is the perfect opportunity to help facilitate growth."

A full-service employment solutions firm, Employment Trends specializes in providing organizations with direct hire, temporary-to-hire and temporary personnel in a wide variety of areas, including accounting & finance, administrative and clerical, electronics, engineering & technology, light industrial, medical administration, and skilled trades.

"By combining the best of Hire Calling and Employment Trends, everyone wins. Rest assured, candidates and clients can rely on the exceptional service and commitment to excellence they have come to expect from both companies," said Employment Trends' President, Tracie Basile-Cooper.

Both Hire Calling and Employment Trends were named one of the 2009 "100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon" - Employment Trends has received this honor twelve times in the last fourteen years. Part of the nationwide SOS Family of Companies, Employment Trends has 13 Oregon offices - spanning from Klamath Falls to Portland - and an additional 110 sister offices located throughout the U.S.

Employment Trends' Klamath Falls office is located at 3815 South 6th St., Ste., 150, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 and is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For more information about Employment Trends, please visit www.employmenttrends.com.