Spherion Honored in Top 10 Staffing Companies to Work For by the World Staffing Awards

Staffing and Recruiting Firm Senior Vice Presidents, Lisa Jock and Lynn Billing, Were Also Globally Recognized as Staffing Leaders to Watch in 2025 

ATLANTA – Spherion Staffing and Recruiting (Spherion), America's most-awarded staffing and recruiting brand, announced today that it has been named a Top 10 Staffing Company to Work For in 2025 by the World Staffing Awards. Additionally, senior vice presidents Lisa Jock and Lynn Billing were recognized as Top 100 Staffing Leaders to Watch.

Each year, the World Staffing Awards recognizes the Top Staffing Companies to Work For and the Top Staffing Leaders to Watch, celebrating those who are shaping the future of the industry. World Staffing Awards, hosted by Candidate.ly, recognizes companies that are fostering outstanding workplace environments while honoring leaders who are driving innovation, solving industry challenges, and setting new standards for excellence. 

This year, Spherion earned an impressive sixth-place ranking among the Top 100 staffing firms nationwide. This ranking underscores its commitment to employees, clients, job seekers, and the broader staffing community.

"I couldn’t be more proud of our Spherion community and the incredible people who make this such a special place to work!" said Kathy George, president of Spherion. "Being named a Top 10 Staffing Company to Work For is a true reflection of the passion and dedication of our franchisees, colleagues, and corporate team. A huge shoutout to Lynn Billing and Lisa Jock for being recognized as Top Staffing Leaders to Watch. Their energy, leadership, and commitment to our franchisees and teams inspire us all. This recognition is so well deserved, and I’m beyond excited to see them in the spotlight!" 

Spherion has already earned several prestigious accolades in 2025, including a spot on Franchise Business Review’s Top 200 Franchises and a #68 ranking on Entrepreneur Magazine's 2025 Franchise 500 list. Most recently, Spherion was named a Top Franchise for Women by Franchise Business Review, a recognition that reflects the company’s commitment to fostering an inclusive and empowering environment. In a survey evaluating key areas such as leadership, training and support, financial opportunity, and work-life balance, Spherion’s franchisees—76% of whom are women—voiced strong satisfaction with their experience. This award highlights Spherion’s ongoing efforts to support women in business and create opportunities for success across its franchise network.

Spherion brandishes the power of local through a network of independent and empowered franchisees. Each Spherion franchisee enriches their community through connecting and facilitating employment opportunities every day — and when they’re successful together, their investments flow back into the neighborhoods where they live and work. The power of Spherion is in its local roots.

To see the full list of the Top 100 Staffing Companies to work for in 2025, visit candidately.com/worldstaffingsummit/awards/staffing-companies-2025. 

To see the full list of the Top Staffing Leaders to watch in 2025, visit candidately.com/worldstaffingsummit/awards/meet-all-staffing-leaders.