Exhibit 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection  with the Annual Report of Volt  Information  Sciences,  Inc.
(the  "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2004, as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
William Shaw, Principal Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

January 13, 2005


                                          /s/William Shaw
                                          ---------------
                                          William Shaw
                                          Principal Executive Officer


     A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has
been provided to Volt  Information  Services,  Inc. and will be retained by Volt
Information  Sciences,  Inc.  and  furnished  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.