Robert Half’s Company History and Accolades | Robert Half

Our company history and accolades

Founded in 1948, Robert Half pioneered the idea of professional talent solutions to connect opportunities at great companies with highly skilled job seekers.  As business needs changed, we broadened our specialized talent solutions from finance and accounting to now also include administrative, HR and office support, IT and legal fields via our specialized brands, as well as interim management solutions and assistance in finding C-level managers. In 2002 we introduced our subsidiary Protiviti, a global independent risk consulting and internal audit service, to support companies as they faced more strategic business challenges.  Throughout the years, Robert Half has become the market leader in specialist recruitment with branches all over the world.

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Our global company history and accolades

2000s 2024  Fortune® Most Admired Companies™ (the only company in its category to earn this accolade for 27 consecutive years). 2023 Robert Half named by TIME Magazine World's Best Companies. 2023  Robert Half named one of the three best workplaces in Belgium by Great Place to Work. 2022 Robert Half named to Forbes' list of World's Top Female-Friendly Companies. 2022 Robert Half named to FORTUNE's Best Workplaces for Women™ list. 2022 Robert Half named to Forbes' list of World's Best Employers for the second consecutive year. 2022 Robert Half named to FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” list for the 25th consecutive year and is the only staffing firm included on the “World’s Most Admired Companies®” list. 2022 For the fourth year in a row, Robert Half and Protiviti have been named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index. 2021 Robert Half and Protiviti named to FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® list. 2020 Robert Half is honored to be named one of Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity 2020. 2002 Protiviti launches internationally, growing to become a global leader in internal audit, risk, business and technology consulting.
1900s 1989 Opening of the first office in Belgium. 1973 Robert Half opens its first international location in London. 1948 Robert Half founded by Bob and Maxine Half with a first office in New York.