Exhibit 23(b)




               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



The Board of Directors
Alternative Resources Corporation:


We consent to the use of our reports dated February 8, 1999, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Alternative Resources Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1998, and the related financial statement schedule, incorporated
by reference in this registration statement on Form S-8 from Alternative
Resources Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998.


                                                     /s/ KPMG LLP

Chicago, Illinois
August 10, 1999