Introduction:
CDI Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides engineering, information technology, and staffing solutions. It operates through three segments: Global Engineering and Technology Solutions, Professional Staffing Services, and Management Recruiters International. The Global Engineering and Technology Solutions segment offers engineering and information technology solutions that include the analysis of a customer's engineering or information technology needs and the development of solutions. The Professional Staffing Services segment provides skilled technical and professional personnel for discrete periods of time; permanent placement services; and professional staffing services, such as managed services and managed staffing programs, and functional staffing outsourcing. The Management Recruiters International segment operates as a franchisor and provides the use of its trademarks, business systems, and training and support services to its franchisees who engage in the search and recruitment of executive, technical, professional, and managerial personnel for employment by their customers. This segment also offers training and support, implementation, and back-office services to enable franchisees to pursue contract staffing opportunities. The company serves corporate, federal, state, and municipal entities in various industries, including oil, gas and chemical, aerospace and industrial equipment, information technology, and other industries. CDI Corp. serves customers through its offices and delivery centers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.