CAREER HORIZONS
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          For Immediate Release

                    Career Horizons Acquires Berger & Co.
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                    Adds Over $30 million in IT Revenues

          Woodbury, NY--August 28, 1996 -- Career Horizons, Inc. (NYSE:
          CHZ) today announced the acquisition of Berger & Co., a rapidly
          growing provider of information technology consulting and
          staffing services. The privately-held firm, with offices in
          Denver, Houston and Dallas, is projected to generate revenues of
          over $30 million in the current fiscal year. Terms of the cash
          transaction were not disclosed.

          Berger & Co.'s experienced information technology specialists are
          available for a broad range of assignments, including systems
          planning, design, development and integration, supplemental
          programmer staffing, and technical writing. In addition, Berger
          provides extensive computer and software training to clients'
          employees, its own employees, and the general public. Each office
          has dedicated state-of-the-art equipment for training and
          full-time instructors. Berger & Co. was founded in 1981 by Wayne
          Berger, chief executive officer, who will remain in his present
          position.

          Walter W. Macauley, president and chief executive officer of
          Career Horizons, said, "With a strong presence in the Colorado
          and Texas markets, Berger & Co. is a welcome addition to our
          information technology staffing group, and it will be accretive
          to earnings. We look forward to sharing with our other IT
          companies Berger's extensive training capabilities, which enable
          information technology specialists to continually upgrade their
          skills in fast-paced fields such as client/server systems and
          on-line networking."

          Wayne Berger, CEO of Berger & Co., commented, "Affiliation with a
          major national company provides us with expanded opportunities to
          serve our clients and additional resources to support our
          growth."

          In addition to general and supplemental staffing, Career Horizons
          serves four specialty markets: information technology, health
          care, desktop publishing, and pharmacy. It has 577 company-owned,
          franchised and private label offices operating under recognized
          local and regional brand names.

          On August 26, 1996, Career Horizons and AccuStaff Incorporated
          (Nasdaq: ASTF) announced a definitive agreement under which
          Career Horizons will merge with AccuStaff. The combined company
          will be a nationwide provider of strategic staffing, consulting,
          and outsourcing services with a total of over 750 offices in 43
          states.

          Contacts:

          Career Horizons, Inc.              Lundy Associates, Inc.
          Michael T. Druckman                Michael A. Lundy
          Chief Financial Officer            201-660-1100
          S 16-682-1403
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