Our global company history and accolades
2026
Great Place to Work Asia’s Best Workplaces 2026
Great Place to Work Japan’s Best Workplaces 2026 (fourth consecutive year)
Nihon Jinzai News’ Top 100 Human Resources Consulting Companies & Services 2026
Forbes' America's Best Employers for Women 2026
Ranked #1 on Forbes list of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms (eighth consecutive year), also named one of America’s Best Temporary Staffing Firms and America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®
Forbes' America’s Best Employers for Company Culture 2026
Robert Half has been named by Fortune® as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies™
Newsweek’s America’s Most Charitable Companies
Fortune® Most Admired Companies™ (29th consecutive year and only company in its industry to be included)
2025
Great Place to Work Japan’s Best Workplaces 2025 (third consecutive year)
Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies
Forbes' World's Top Companies for Women
Fortune® Best Workplaces for Women™
Forbes World's Best Employers (fifth consecutive year)
Forbes' America’s Best Employers for Company Culture 2025
Fortune's Best Workplaces for Consulting and Professional Services (fifth consecutive year)
Bay Area Best Places to Work by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal
Ranked #1 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms (seventh consecutive year), also named one of America’s Best Temporary Staffing Firms and America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®
Robert Half has been named by Fortune® as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies™
CIO 100 Award Winner
Forbes' America's Best Large Employers 2025
Fortune® Most Admired Companies™ (28th consecutive year and only company in its industry to be included)
Paul Gentzkow and Dawn Fay named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ North America Staffing 100 list
2024
Great Place to Work Japan’s Best Workplaces 2024 (second consecutive year)
Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies (second consecutive year)
Best Workplaces for Parents™ by Fortune & Great Place to Work® (third consecutive year)
Forbes' World's Top Companies for Women
Fortune® Best Workplaces for Women™
Forbes World's Best Employers (fourth consecutive year)
Fortune's Best Workplaces for Consulting and Professional Services (fourth consecutive year)
PEOPLE Companies that Care
Forbes' list of America's Best Employers for Women (sixth consecutive year)
Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials (second consecutive year)
TIME’s list of America’s Best Midsize Companies
#1 Best Place to Work in the Bay Area (500+ employees) by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal (third consecutive year)
Stevie® Award for AI and Machine Learning
Ranked #1 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms (sixth consecutive year), also named one of America’s Best Temporary Staffing Firms and America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firm
Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity (six consecutive year)
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®
CIO 100 Award Winner
President and Chief Executive Officer M. Keith Waddell and president and CEO of talent solutions Paul F. Gentzkow named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ North America Staffing 100 list
Forbes list of America’s Best Large Employers (fourth consecutive year)
Fortune® Most Admired Companies™ (only company in its industry to receive this honor for 27 consecutive years)
2022: Robert Half achieves record global revenues of $7.24 billion.
2019: Max Messmer, Robert Half Chairman and CEO for 33 years, retires from his position as CEO and continues as Executive Chairman. Messmer is succeeded as CEO by M. Keith Waddell.
2008: Robert Half is listed for the first time on the FTSE4Good Responsible Investment Index.
2008: Robert Half opens its first staffing location in the Middle East, in Dubai, UAE.
2007: Robert Half opens its first staffing location in Latin America, in São Paulo, Brazil.
2002: Protiviti launches, growing to become a global leader in internal audit, risk, business and technology consulting.
2000: Robert Half is the first staffing firm to be added to the S&P 500 Index.
1998: Robert Half opens its first office in the Asia-Pacific region, in Sydney, Australia.
1990: Robert Half is accepted into the New York Stock Exchange.
1989: Robert Half opens its first office in Continental Europe, in Brussels, Belgium.
1987: Robert Half International was formed.
1986: Max Messmer negotiates the purchase of the Robert Half business from founder Bob Half. Once finalized, this transaction sets the company on a new course, paving the way for the repurchase of the Robert Half franchises and the creation of a centralized corporate support infrastructure.
1977: Bob Half testifies before Congress on ways to reduce fraud in accounting and auditing practices.
1973: Robert Half opens its first international location in London, United Kingdom.
1973: Accountemps, the first of many professional staffing divisions, is launched, thus beginning Robert Half’s specialized approach to temporary staffing.
1963: Bob Half speaks out against discriminatory recruiting and staffing practices in a letter to the Association of Personnel Agencies of New York.
1948: Robert Half Personnel Agency founded by Bob and Maxine Half in New York City.
