POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Know all by these  presents,  that the undersigned  hereby  constitutes and
appoints each of Robert P. Crouch, Gregory D. Holland and Tyra H. Tutor, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     (1)  execute  for and on behalf of the  undersigned,  in the  undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of MPS Group, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms
3, 4, and 5 in accordance  with Section 16(a) of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;

     (2) do and  perform  any and all acts for and on behalf of the  undersigned
which may be  necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,
or 5 and timely file such form with the United  States  Securities  and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

     (3) take any other action of any type  whatsoever  in  connection  with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,  may be of benefit to,
and in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such  attorney-in-fact full power and
authority  to do and perform any and every act and thing  whatsoever  requisite,
necessary,  or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution, re-substitution
or revocation,  hereby ratifying and confirming all that such  attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers  herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing  attorneys-in-fact,  in
serving in such  capacity at the request of the  undersigned,  are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     This Power of  Attorney  shall  remain in full  force and effect  until the
undersigned is no longer  required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's  holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the  undersigned in a signed writing  delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this day of , 2003.



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