Kelly Services's Slogans & Taglines

Kelly Services, Inc. is an American workforce solutions company founded in 1946 by William Russell Kelly in Detroit, Michigan, originally established as Russell Kelly Office Service. Pioneering the modern temporary staffing industry, the company initially provided typing and clerical services before evolving to place trained employees directly at client sites. In 1957, the brand was renamed Kelly Girl Service, Inc., and in 1966 it became Kelly Services, Inc. to reflect its expanding portfolio beyond clerical placements. Core offerings today encompass temporary, temp-to-hire, and permanent staffing across professional, industrial, and technical sectors, alongside outsourcing, consulting, and managed service provider solutions. The company operates through five specialty business units including Kelly Education, Kelly Professional & Industrial, and Kelly Science, Engineering & Technology. Brand messaging has evolved from the early positioning People are our most important product to Kelly. Working for You, and more recently to the global platform Staffing the World, reflecting its mission to connect businesses and talent across more than 25 countries.