EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  registration
statement  of  Diversified  Corporate  Resources,  Inc.  on Form S-8  (File  No.
333-27867)  of our report  dated May 30,  1997 on our audit of the  consolidated
financial  statements and financial statement schedule of Diversified  Corporate
Resources,  Inc. and  Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and for the year then
ended, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A-2.

                                                Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.


Dallas, Texas
July 11, 1997


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