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Personnel Decisions International Forms Alliances in Europe

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MINNEAPOLIS - (February 19, 2001) - Personnel Decisions International (PDI) today announced strategic alliances with two Europe-based consulting firms: Gren Communications in Krakow and Warsaw, Poland, and Sponsor Management in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal. Under the agreements, the European firms have become distributors of PDI products and services. The alliances will extend PDI's global reach to serve current and new clients, expand its language capabilities and improve its ability to provide seamless, consistent solutions to global clients.

"These alliances help complete our coverage of Western and Central Europe, and will enable us to provide our services in the locations and languages our clients need," says Joy Hazucha, Senior Vice President, Global Development and Deployment for PDI. "Our clients want us to be hands-on, strategic partners who know their business, so we are continuing to grow in the directions where we have the most demand from them. As our global client base continues to grow, alliances such as these allow us to better meet their needs."

In addition to these new alliances, PDI has full-service European offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Sweden, and United Kingdom, as well as offices in North America and Asia/Pacific.

About Gren Communications

Gren Communications is a small but rapidly-growing Polish human resources consulting company. Founded in 1997, they specialize in needs auditing and development and delivery of effective training systems for global clients. The firm is headquartered in Krakow and will open an office in Warsaw in 2001.

About Sponsor Management Consulting

Sponsor Management Consulting was founded in 1997. They specialize in strategic implementation and change management, especially through balanced scorecard. Visit their Web site at www.sponsormc.com.

About Personnel Decisions International

PDI helps organizations worldwide improve their performance and achieve strategic results through people. They partner with their clients to:

• Understand the talent implications of their strategies;
• Design and implement solutions that improve individual leadership and organizational performance; and
• Accelerate change and drive lasting improvement throughout the organization.

Specific areas of expertise help clients:

• Improve talent decisions by accurately measuring performance readiness and potential;
• Develop strategy, utilizing information collected through "voice of the customer" feedback systems;
• Enhance sales effectiveness, including people development and implementation of strategic account management programs;
• Recognize and retain top talent, through the design or enhancing of talent management systems;
• Ensure they can execute their business strategies, by defining the performance and capabilities required; and
• Develop leadership capabilities.

For more information, contact PDI client relations at 920-997-6995 (in the U.S. 800-633-4410) or visit PDI's Web site at www.personneldecisions.com.