EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

    As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated January 21,
2000 included in Robert Half International Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999, and to all references to our firm included in this
Registration Statement and in the Prospectus.

                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

San Francisco, California
November 16, 2000