SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

[ X ]  QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
                    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996

                                            OR

[    ]            TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the transition period from   to

                         Commission File Number 0-13984


                      DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Texas                                       75-1565578
  (State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)

                  12801 North Central Expressway
                           Suite 350
                     Dallas, Texas  75243
             (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 458-8500

Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report:


         Indicate  by check mark  whether  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
         required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
         during the  preceding  12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the
         registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
         to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No___

         Number of shares of common stock of the registrant  outstanding on June
         30, 1996, was 1,758,211.


                 Total Number of pages for this 10-Q filing: 11









             DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                     ASSETS



                                                                                             June 30,        December 31,
CURRENT ASSETS:                                                                               1996                1995
                                                                                         ----------------    ----------------
                                                                                             (Unaudited)
                                                                                                                   
      Cash and cash equivalents.....................................................          $  200,620        $     69,627
                                                                                                  
      Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
       of approximately $449,000 and $412,000, respectively.........................           3,295,350           2,140,623
      Notes receivable .............................................................              29,023              13,052
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets.....................................             171,817              96,806
                                                                                         ----------------    ----------------
        TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS........................................................           3,696,810           2,320,108

EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE AND LEASEHOLD
      IMPROVEMENTS, NET ............................................................             583,838             467,043

OTHER ASSETS:
     Investment in and advances to joint venture ...................................              62,188             103,838
     Other..........................................................................             140,901             179,153
                                                                                         ================    ================
                                                                                              $4,483,737          $3,070,142
                                                                                         ================    ================


            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY)


CURRENT LIABILITIES:

      Accounts payable and accrued expenses ........................................          $4,029,761         $3,358,163
      Current maturities of long-term debt                                                        16,745             21,603
 .........................................  to majority shareholder in 1994) (Note 6)
                                                                                         ----------------    ---------------
       TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES....................................................           4,046,506          3,379,766

DEFERRED LEASE RENTS................................................................              21,012              52,531

LONG TERM DEBT .....................................................................              79,096              90,048

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY):
     Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares
       authorized, none issued......................................................                   -                  -
     Common stock, $.10 par value; 10,000,000 shares
       authorized, 1,881,161 shares issued..........................................             188,116             188,116
     Additional paid-in capital.....................................................            3,615,151          3,615,151
     Accumulated deficit............................................................          (3,296,719)      (4,086,045)
     Common stock held in treasury (122,950 shares), at cost........................             (169,425)        (169,425)
                                                                                         ----------------    ---------------
       TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CAPITAL DEFICIENCY)..............................              337,123         (452,203)
                                                                                         ----------------    ---------------
                                                                                               $4,483,737         $3,070,142
<FN>
                                                                                         ================    ===============
                       See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                   CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)





                                                            For the three months ended                For the six months ended
                                                                     June 30,                                 June 30,
                                                       ---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------
                                                             1996                1995                 1996                1995
                                                       -------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ----------------
NET SERVICE REVENUES
                                                                                                                   
    Regular Placements................................      $3,184,203          $2,509,768          $5,961,464         $ 4,730,767
    Temporary.........................................       1,807,098           1,001,194           3,364,500           1,935,844
    Contract Labor....................................       1,822,149           1,364,847           3,701,485           2,752,055
                                                       -------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ----------------
                                                             6,813,450           4,875,809          13,027,449           9,418,666

COST AND EXPENSES.....................................       5,607,376           4,299,010          10,847,271           8,233,693
                                                       -------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ----------------

INCOME FROM OPERATING ENTITIES........................       1,206,074             576,799           2,180,178           1,184,973

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES...................        (659,975)           (461,916)         (1,200,417)           (852,820)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
    Loss from joint venture operations................         (25,717)                  -             (60,085)                  -
    Interest expense, net.............................         (62,672)            (47,663)           (132,862)           (107,446)
    Other, net........................................          12,196              17,894              21,167              37,965

                                                       -------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ----------------
                                                               (76,193)            (29,769)           (171,780)            (69,481)
                                                       -------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ----------------

INCOME  BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM............................         469,906              85,114             807,981             262,672

INCOME TAXES, net of tax benefit from utilization
    of net operating loss carry forward...............         (18,655)                  -             (18,655)                  -
                                                       -------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ----------------

INCOME  BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM.....................         451,251              85,114             789,326             262,672

EXTRAORDINARY ITEM - gain on troubled debt
    restructuring, net of income tax .................               -               5,621                   -               5,621
                                                       -------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ----------------

      NET INCOME......................................     $   451,251          $   90,735          $  789,326         $   268,293
                                                       ===================  ==================  ==================  ================


INCOME  PER SHARE:
    Income  before extraordinary item.................     $       .24          $      .04          $      .43         $       .14
                                                                                                                      
    Extraordinary item................................               -                 .01                   -                 .01
                                                        ------------------  ------------------  ------------------  ----------------

INCOME PER SHARE......................................     $       .24          $      .05          $      .43         $       .15
                                                                                                                     
                                                       ===================  ==================  ==================  ================

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON AND
COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING ...........................        1,853,064           1,758,211           1,853,064           1,758,211
                                                       ===================  ==================  ==================  ================
<FN>

                 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
</FN>






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             DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)





                                                                                 For the six months ended
                                                                                         June 30,
                                                                                -----------------------------------
                                                                                 1996               1995
                                                                                ---------------    ----------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                                                                                                     
    Net income................................................................. $  789,326         $   268,293
                                                                                  
    Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  income to net cash  provided  by  operating
        activities:
        Depreciation............................................................    93,838              56,935
      Increase (decrease) in provision for losses on accounts
          receivable............................................................   (18,814)             15,745
      Increase in accounts receivable.......................................... (1,135,913)           (176,007)
      Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets.....................   (90,982)            (15,259)
      Equity in loss of joint venture...........................................    60,085                   -
      Decrease in other assets..................................................    19,817               5,916
      Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.........................   568,790             228,069
      Decrease in deferred lease rents..........................................   (31,519)            (33,549)
                                                                                ---------------    ----------------

         Net cash provided by operating activities..............................   254,628             350,143

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Capital expenditures........................................................  (210,633)           (149,017)
                                                                                ---------------    ----------------

          Net cash used in investing activities.................................  (210,633)           (149,017)


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Repayment of short-term debt................................................         -             (25,323)
    Increase (decrease) in proceeds from factored receivables...................   102,808             (71,960)
    Principal payments under long-term debt obligations
            to others...........................................................   (15,810)            (13,284)
                                                                                ---------------    ----------------

          Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities...................    86,998            (110,567)
                                                                                ---------------    ----------------


    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents...................................   130,993              90,559
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year..............................    69,627              45,780
                                                                                ---------------    ----------------

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.................................. $ 200,620         $   136,339
                                                                                                
                                                                                ===============    ================

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW
 INFORMATION:
    Cash paid during the year for interest...................................... $ 136,365         $   143,959
                                                                                  











<FN>


                 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</FN>








             DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1


  Basis of Presentation


    The consolidated  financial statements include the operations of Diversified
Corporate  Resources,  Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company").  The financial
information  for the six months ended June 30, 1996,  is unaudited  but includes
all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which the Company
considers  necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the period.  The
financial  information  should  be read in  conjunction  with  the  consolidated
financial  statements  for the year ended  December  31,  1995,  included in the
Company's annual report on Form 10-K. Operating results for the six months ended
June  30,  1996,  are not  necessarily  indicative  of the  results  that may be
expected for the entire year ended December 31, 1996.


Nature of Operations


    Diversified   Corporate   Resources,   Inc.  (the   "Company")  is  a  Texas
corporation.  The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries,  is engaged in
the  full-time  (regular)  and  temporary  placement  of  personnel  in  various
industries,  and the contract placement services industry.  The Company operates
branch  offices in a number of cities  which are  responsible  for  marketing to
clients,  recruitment of personnel,  operations,  local advertising,  credit and
collections.  The Company's  executive  office  provides  centralized  training,
payroll,  collections and certain accounting and administrative services for the
branch offices.


  Revenue Recognition


    Fees for placement of full-time (regular) personnel are recognized as income
at the time the applicants  accept  employment.  Provision is made for estimated
losses in realization  (principally due to applicants not commencing  employment
or not  remaining  in  employment  for  the  guaranteed  period).  Revenue  from
temporary and contract  personnel  placements is recognized upon  performance of
services by the Company. The Company's operating expenses consist principally of
commissions, direct wages paid to temporary personnel, payroll taxes, rent and a
provision for uncollectible accounts  (approximately $80,000 in 1996 and $57,000
in 1995).


  Cash and Cash Equivalents


    Cash and cash equivalents includes  certificates of deposit of approximately
$32,000 at June 30, 1995.  The Company  considers all highly  liquid  investment
instruments  purchased with  remaining  maturities of three months or less to be
cash equivalents for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flow.






             DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-Continued


  Joint Venture Operations


    During  January,  1995, the Company  entered into a joint venture  agreement
with CFS,  Inc.  for the  purpose of  providing  personnel  services  to certain
businesses  requiring minority suppliers and to others.  CFS, Inc. is a minority
operated corporation,  which because of its status, supplies services to clients
requiring a certain  portion of its business to be  allocated to minority  owned
and operated vendors.  The majority  shareholder of CFS, Inc.  purchased the 49%
ownership  interest of Laurie  Moore,  the wife of J. Michael  Moore,  the Chief
Executive  Officer  and  Chairman  of the Board of the  Company,  pursuant  to a
transaction which was made effective retroactive to January 1, 1995.

    The Company  provides the joint venture with personnel and contract labor on
a  subcontractor  basis.  The Company has a 49% ownership  interest in the joint
venture and is allocated 65% of the net income or loss  resulting from the joint
venture operations. The joint venture recorded a net loss for the second quarter
of 1996 of $40,000.  Accordingly,  the Company  recognized  a $26,000  loss from
joint venture  operations in the  Consolidated  Statement of Operations  for the
quarter ended June 30, 1996.  For the six months ended June 30, 1996,  the joint
venture  recorded a net loss of $92,000,  and the Company  recognized  a $60,000
loss  from  joint  venture  operations.  For more  discussion  of joint  venture
operations,  refer to the  Company's  Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31,
1995.


  Income Taxes


    During 1993,  the Company  changed its method of accounting for income taxes
to conform to the provisions of Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No.
109, "Accounting for Income Taxes."  Accordingly,  income taxes are provided for
the tax effects of transactions reported in the financial statements and consist
of taxes currently  payable plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences
between the basis of  installment  sales,  property and  equipment  and accounts
receivable for financial and income tax reporting.  The deferred taxes represent
the future tax return  consequences of those  differences,  which will either be
taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled.

    The Company has a net operating  loss  carryforward  of  approximately  $4.4
million as of December 31, 1995, which, if unused, expires in 2002 through 2008.
However,  due to a more than 50%  change in  ownership  of the  Company's  stock
beginning with an April 1991 transaction, the Company's use of its net operating
loss  carryforward is subject to certain  limitations  pursuant to provisions of
the Internal  Revenue  Code.  The amount of the  Company's  net  operating  loss
available for use as of December 31, 1995, was  approximately  $1.6 million.  An
additional  amount of  approximately  $467,000  will become  available  annually
through 2001.


    Income Per Share


  Income per share was determined by dividing net income by the weighted average
number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents  outstanding.  The
effect of the stock options  granted in October of 1995 had a dilutive effect on
the earnings per share  calculations for the second quarter and six months ended
June 30, 1996.  Using the treasury stock method for computing  weighted  average
shares






             DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-Continued



outstanding,  it was assumed  that an  additional  94,853  shares  were  issued.
Therefore,  the  weighted  average  number of shares of common  stock and common
stock equivalents  outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 1996,
were  1,853,064,  while for the respective  periods in 1995 there were 1,758,211
shares.


    Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements


    The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that  affect the  reported  amounts of assets and  liabilities  and
disclosure of  contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the financial
statements  and the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


    Accounting Pronouncements


    During the first  quarter of 1996,  the  Company  changed its  valuation  of
long-lived  assets to  conform  to the  provisions  of  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standards  No. 121,  "Accounting  for the  Impairment  of Long-Lived
Assets and for Long-Lived  Assets to be Disposed of."  Accordingly,  the Company
recognized a reduction in market value of certain long-lived assets.  This write
down resulted in a charge to current  earnings of  approximately  $37,000 during
the first quarter of 1996.





                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations


  Three Months Ended June 30, 1996, Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 1995


    Total revenues were $6.8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 1996,
compared  to $4.9  million in 1995.  This  increase  of 39.7%  resulted  from an
increase in all areas of the  Company's  business.  Cost and expenses  were $5.6
million in the second  quarter of 1996 as compared to $4.3 million in the second
quarter of 1995. This represents a 30.4% increase.  The increase in revenues and
cost and  expenses  in the second  quarter of 1996,  as  compared  to the second
quarter of 1995,  resulted  from an increase in the level of  activities  in all
areas of the Company's operations during the second quarter of 1996.

    General and administrative  expenses increased  approximately  $198,000,  or
42.9%,  in 1996 as compared to the second quarter of 1995.  This increase is the
result of an increase in corporate  operating  expenses for rent,  telephone and
depreciation,  as well as payroll expenses in the Company's employment placement
business, and a reserve of $110,000 for disputed claims which was established in
the second quarter of 1996.  Management  anticipates a successful  resolution of
these disputed claims.

    The  Company  recorded  a loss of  approximately  $26,000  during the second
quarter of 1996 in connection  with its joint venture  operation with CFS, Inc..
This joint  venture was formed in January of 1995 for the  purpose of  providing
personnel  services to certain  businesses  requiring  minority suppliers and to
others. No accruals were made for such losses until the fourth quarter of 1995.

    Interest  expense  for the second  quarter of 1996  increased  approximately
$15,000 over the prior year quarter;  such increase is the result of the Company
factoring a larger amount of accounts receivable in 1996 as compared to 1995.

    As  a  result  of  these  factors,   the  Company  recorded  net  income  of
approximately $451,000 for the second quarter of 1996, compared to net income of
approximately $91,000 for the second quarter of 1995.


Six Months Ended June 30, 1996 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 1995


    Total  revenues  were $13.0  million for the six months ended June 30, 1996,
compared to $9.4 million in the first six months of 1995. This increase of 38.3%
resulted  from an  increase  in all areas of the  Company's  business.  Cost and
expenses were $10.8 million for the first six months of 1996 as compared to $8.2
million in the first six months of 1995. This  represents a 31.7% increase.  The
increase in both revenues and cost and expenses in the first six months of 1996,
as  compared to the first six months of 1995,  resulted  from an increase in the
level of activities in all areas of the  Company's  operations  during the first
six months of 1996.

    General and administrative  expenses increased  approximately  $348,000,  or
40.8%,  in 1996 as  compared to the first six months of 1995.  This  increase is
primarily  the result of an increase in corporate  operating  expenses for rent,
telephone,  professional services and depreciation,  as well as payroll expenses
in the Company's  employment  placement business.  In addition,  the reserve for
disputed  claims  discussed in the comparison of the second  quarter  operations
impacted the six month period ended June 30, 1996.





                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Continued)


    The Company  recorded a loss of  approximately  $60,000 during the first six
months  of 1996 in  connection  with its joint  venture  operation.  This  joint
venture  was formed in January of 1995 for the  purpose of  providing  personnel
services to certain  businesses  requiring  minority suppliers and to others. No
accruals were made for such losses until the fourth quarter of 1995.

    Interest  expense for the first six months of 1996  increased  approximately
$25,000 over the same period during the prior year;  such increase is the result
of the Company factoring a larger amount of accounts receivable during the first
half of 1996 as compared to 1995.

    As  a  result  of  these  factors,   the  Company  recorded  net  income  of
approximately  $789,000 for the first six months of 1996, compared to net income
of approximately $268,000 for the first six months of 1995.


  Liquidity and Capital Resources


    The Company  had a working  capital  deficit of  $350,000 at June 30,  1996,
compared with a $1,060,000  deficit at December 31, 1995.  This working  capital
improvement of approximately $710,000 during the first six months of 1996 can be
primarily attributed to an increase in the accounts receivable of the employment
placement  business,  partially  offset by an increase  in the related  accounts
payable.

    Cash flow provided by operating  activities of $255,000  resulted  primarily
from the profitable  operations of the Company's  employment  placement business
and an increase in accounts  payable and accrued  expenses,  offset in part by a
corresponding increase in accounts receivable.

    Net cash used in  investing  activities  of $211,000  resulted  from capital
expenditures  made by the  Company  during  the  first six  months of 1996.  The
Company retired  approximately  $16,000 in debt obligations during the first six
months of 1996, and increased its utilization of proceeds from factored accounts
receivable  by  approximately  $103,000 to fund the  operations of the Company's
employment placement business during the six month period ended June 30, 1996.

    Presently,  the  Company's  only  major  source  of  income  relates  to the
operations  of its  employment  placement  business.  Management  of the Company
anticipates that the cash flow of its employment placement business will provide
sufficient  liquidity to fund its future  operations,  and enable the Company to
continue to make reductions in its current obligations.

    Although  the Company  significantly  lowered its cost of factored  funds in
1995,  the  Company  is  presently  seeking  alternative  sources of funds to be
utilized in expanding  its  employment  placement  business and possibly to fund
future acquisitions.

    The Company is  continuing  to evaluate the  possibility  of  expanding  its
employment  placement  business  through  acquisitions,  and  by  joint  venture
operations,   the  development  of  training  center  operations  to  assist  in
increasing the number of potential  applicants,  and the enhancement of its data
base services to facilitate employee placements.





                            PART II OTHER INFORMATION
             DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


Item 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         Not Applicable.

Item 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES

         Not Applicable.

Item 3.  DEFAULTS ON SENIOR SECURITIES

         Not Applicable.

Item 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         Not Applicable.

Item 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

         Not Applicable.

Item 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         Not Applicable.





                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                           DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
                                           Registrant



  DATE:  August 14, 1996                       By: /s/  J. Michael Moore
                                                   J. Michael Moore,
                                                   Chief Executive Officer





   DATE:  August 14, 1996                       By: /s/  M. Ted Dillard
                                                    M. Ted Dillard
                                                    Chief Financial Officer