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PRESS RELEASE Global U.S. Executive Recruiting Activity Surges; Korn/Ferry Tops Rankings

Executive Recruiter News is published monthly by Kennedy Information, Inc. The company recently published the 2005
Corporate Edition of The Directory of Executive Recruiters and will hold
Executive Search Summit 2005 at The Princeton Club in New York City on Oct.

Founded in 1970, Kennedy Information , Inc.S.

The searches they conduct are usually for top level executives.

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Kennedy
Information is a subsidiary of the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.

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Privately held
Spencer Stuart ranked second on both rankings lists, reporting $378.S.com.

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Korn/Ferry was recognized as the top firm following
just released annual rankings from the industry's two leading trade
organizations to determine global revenues, practice breakdowns and staffing
numbers.

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is the leading publishing and
research firm covering the global business of executive recruiting.S.

Executive search firms conduct searches for their clients on a retained basis.

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Korn/Ferry International Retakes Position as the U.S. and World 's Number One Executive Search Firm

LOS ANGELES, Korn/Ferry International
(NYSE: KFY), the premier provider of executive search, outsourced recruiting
and leadership development solutions , has retaken its position as the largest
executive search firm in the U. The firm
publishes market intelligence, including: industry rankings, online research,
real time electronic newswires, three monthly newsletters (Executive Search
Review, Online Recruiting Strategist and Diversity Monitor ), directories of
executive recruiters and senior executives, online database products, and also
provides advisory services.

About Korn/Ferry International
Korn/Ferry International, with 70 offices in 35 countries, is the premier
provider of executive search, outsourced recruiting and leadership development
solutions.

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retained executive search consulting rankings, reporting $438.H. Reilly, chairman and
CEO of Korn/Ferry.

About Hunt-Scanlon Advisors
Hunt-Scanlon Advisors is a leading market research firm and online data
provider to the executive recruiting and human capital industries .

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executive search industries. For more information, visit the Korn/Ferry International Web site
at http://www.

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"This is truly a validation of our long term strategy, and
it reinforces our dedication to providing clients with exceptional service. Hunt-Scanlon
reports that in the U. The firm's online recruitment portals for senior
executives connect buyers and sellers of recruiting and human capital services
worldwide. Kennedy
Information publishes Executive Recruiter News, as well as Recruiting Trends
and both the Corporate and International editions of The Directory of
Executive Recruiters , the world's oldest and largest resources to
organizations considering the engagement of executive search firms.

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"Korn/Ferry competes in an industry with the highest quality competitors
-- we are extremely pleased by the entire industry's performance and are proud
to have reclaimed the number one position," said Paul C.

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Korn /Ferry International topped both the Executive Recruiter News global
and U.1
million in worldwide professional fee revenue and $233.3 million in U.
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About Kennedy Information, Inc.

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A broad and sustained increase in
executive recruiting activity in the United States and worldwide helped
retained executive search consulting firms snap a three-year slump and
fueled double-digit increases in professional fee revenue for the largest
of them in 2004., has tracked the global business of executive search
since 1970., based
in Washington, D.

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based in Peterborough, N., based in
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million in global fee revenue and $208., Korn/Ferry's revenues rose 31 percent to reach
$214 million.S.

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"Corporate management is shifting its focus from cost -containment to
business growth, and it's investing in executive talent to seize new
opportunities , differentiate from the competition, and build and align
workforces to meet the demands of the global economy," says Joseph Daniel
McCool, editor in chief of Executive Recruiter News. and the world, according to industry
analysts at Hunt-Scanlon Advisors and Kennedy Information, Inc. Hunt-Scanlon produces executive-level conferences on human capital
management, senior-level recruiting, staffing technology, diversity and talent
acquisition strategies for CEOs, senior human resource executives and
recruiting professionals. Based in Los Angeles, the firm partners with clients worldwide to
deliver unparalleled senior-level search, management assessment, coaching and
development and middle management recruitment services through its Futurestep
subsidiary.

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4 in North America
fee revenue for the 12 months ended January 31, 2005. fee revenue for
its fiscal year ended Sept. Heidrick & Struggles ranked third,
reporting $375.

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The 20 largest global retained executive search consulting practices posted
a 25% gain in professional fee revenue in 2004, while the 40 largest
retained executive search firms in the United States registered a 21% gain
in revenue, according to the just-released annual search firm rankings
issue of Executive Recruiter News (ERN), whose publisher, Kennedy
Information, Inc.

About Kennedy Information , Inc.

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revenue in calendar 2004."
Analysts at Hunt-Scanlon and ERN confirm that for the 12 months ended
January 31, 2005, Korn/Ferry's global revenues jumped 38 percent to
$438 million -- $60 million ahead of its nearest competitor. Additionally, Hunt-Scanlon's ranking points out that for the
first time since 2000, Korn/Ferry simultaneously leads both the global and
U.
Founded in 1970, Kennedy Information, Inc.

This category contains a listing of Executive Search companies and related services that are not industry specific or functionally specific.

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"The broad and
sustained increase in executive recruiting activity we witnessed in 2004
signals that employers around the world are beginning to rebuild the people
side of their businesses, and that should bolster the jobs market at all
levels in 2005.4 million in global fee revenue and $201. is the leading publishing and
research firm covering the global business of executive recruiting.

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31, 2004. Kennedy
Information publishes Executive Recruiter News, as well as Recruiting
Trends and both the Corporate and International editions of The Directory
of Executive Recruiters, the world's oldest and largest resources to
organizations considering the engagement of executive search firms.'s Executive
Recruiter News (ERN). Kennedy
Information is a subsidiary of the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.

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