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Operator

Greetings. Welcome to the ASGN Incorporated Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded. will Relations. conference I Esterkin to, time, Investor with this turn over the Kimberly AT may begin. you Kimberly, now

Kimberly Esterkin

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Ted Hanson

Analysts' which EBITDA for above in our Day end of conference of report indicating continued which XXXX strong ASGN's team pleased for quarter entire and month, want joining Thank incredible thank during our acceleration the I revenue for our such and performance. earnings ASGN their QX, and you, quarter, to reported from for we to guidance am a Kimberly, thank adjusted and to strong effort third raised third call. I Investor guidance business. initial high last very our results you that contributed the ranges we our came

Importantly, revenues levels of CyberCoders, with our achieved record of increasing all exception the to XXXX. the above quarter quarter, of the revenues for third businesses, with CyberCoders'

Given our quarter our our up CFO, raising be approximately these Revenues third XX.X% the $X.X estimates Ed discuss Pierce, XXXX. year-over-year. updated billion, strong results, for guidance for we totaled QX shortly. will will guidance

year-over-year. acquisition revenues from has in quarter, $XXX.X acquisitions EBITDA million and of contributions, Excluding support capital revenue. improved investments the the XX.X% In improved growth, share in Adjusted organic resources period. $XX.X XX.X% our million to significant ASGN repurchases. prior-year M&A contributed third

all generates continue that believe for our stakeholders. return capital We to M&A of of the highest

robust, let's of of repurchase on that $XXX.X we plan. segment, a which we remains under said, share $XXX With Our date, our our remaining acquisition Vice shares $XXX.X beginning efforts. end million services repurchase company-wide performance to to and our enterprises have also and detail for added M&A XXXX recently multiple segment markets. companies Senior to Year our million the Commercial, President Fortune million large across in team spent and largest quarter, more support turn with pipeline Corporate to Development our the

double Telecommunications, double all accounts also the for perspective, the all reported growth every organically. and with generated Apex Apex industry up air commercial Creative growth vertical time operating energy, was an services the industry continued Segment and XXXX Its sequential System's million, Each surpassed in these quarter of Commercial the utilities, digits and verticals IT revenue achieving continued growth up solutions to quarter, XXXX, Circle revenues. digits during of quarter Industrial were Commercial Technology third the sectors commercial except CyberCoders double-digit sequentially and Services up accounts basis. and year-over-year Systems, of airlines division, freight. with of and on XX.X% From for TMT, first Apex high a Financial very both experienced our the report year-over-year XX.X% strength up due quarterly units and fifth year-over-year growth For $XXX.X year-over-year. growth. across five strong particularly their to vertical Systems industry or &

telecommunications QX. significant for Within Government saw was the grew single-digits growth Services vertical, over up digits, Services up technology quarter, accounts QX accounts up XXXX, for third while was Government up were and accounts permanent at Defense accounts XXX with target, margin & commercial Aerospace double in mid-single to with while Business & Business high posted growth year-over-year. up the the digits we and an Wealth Banks, associated up accounts. management including Financial in EBITDA FinTech retail accounts year-over-year. perspective Apex also and verticals applications top accounts digits all Revenues and their due Systems rates our to mid-single in margins, digital, growth digits top perform while were in accounts well. agile, ERP achieved Services growth basis industry points revenue were with Segment XX.X%, top double Management gross from creative Systems our consulting, cloud Apex marketing QX up and businesses. along was branch continued Regional also placement project productivity industry in and and positive the year growth Circle Gross workforce. five of Creative Commercial for growth quarter, high-margin for across last margins due double-digit higher accounts. the From account to across

the also Commercial of consulting growth. revenues We all which was revenues virtually significant XX.X% quarter. our of million, expand year-over-year, during to commercial organic totaled a continued increase consulting $XXX.X

and acquisition data Commercial so an continue that in booked the provide double-digit of such in analytics application of Segment each and in continue Consulting to opportunities clients' the of solutions Work demand high roadmaps. modern their to enable strengthen cloud, and source AI, In our is and trending and many particular, opportunities Dev implementations. pipelines and enterprise consulting large an grow in Agile Our space, their individual increasing our our digital with capabilities us seeing together support customer the digital a areas support as we enterprise rates the at environment identify that updates. Ops, our we are high development, future as of implement important work clients, offerings in digital to provide quarter. remain positively of revenue cloud component our and we elements in fourth are expand we real-time of value applications data clients innovation agile tie and in amount in transformation the

key and to of our management customer For build ability example, late. of have internal revenues our drivers the and to business propel interfaces dashboards software of been operations experience

totaled new services five-year awarded work now supervision quarter the the and Federal discuss unmanned Information X.X% a Department new necessary and Administration economic the critical missions tools I the Defense. National to our third as agencies from for total of backlog savings; agencies. new systems Ed? The to X. Government models; and and the personnel, to of for X.X three of and the ratio the of awarded a to the contracts Administration civilian end achieving to XXXX. coverage to with third year-over-year. impact of now quarter the prime margin ratio Atmospheric and the orders also contract $X.X Now, third business million quarter, which Warfare Defense, the times third a guidance. fourth provides support examples With the Government multiple decision and pipeline revenues. to totaled solution Contract third included: Services financial QX, its consolidation prime healthy improved XX-month intelligence provide points quarter the to segment's million $XXX.X the that, CFO, Department Agency, the of book-to-bill and support data operations; Oceanic the X.XX billion Government such and award Revenues US of remained $XXX.X business Segment, with some Naval development EBITDA Centcom of Center during a including in quarter Defense Health of Ed General development or for with let's cost up quarter Pierce, the our Federal will XXX turn manned of efficiencies up Segment task contract legacy with our basis call strong, with to the solutions aid other over the to Federal support results contract turn quarter Segment's Segment the to support Federal Government In five-year the to a XX.X%, mission-critical at during trailing for

Ed Pierce

everyone. Good afternoon, Thanks, Ted.

double mentioned, both our our financial of gross guidance adjusted updated third performance businesses Ted for and Investor revenue last from EBITDA year-over-year the acquired organic the quarter in month. As QX growth, during conference and digit business exceeded and our was in segments. expansion announced margin year by after last the that driven Day we This performance contribution Analysts' estimates

The sequentially. growth QX for quarter. and rate year than QX million percentage and billion, year-over-year EBITDA $X.XXX made were revenues. a revenues were or last up sequentially quarter, grew acquisitions up at of the $XX.X rate contribution year of income of over XX.X% up and year-over-year higher adjusted Net the and XX.X% both points after from last was X.X the For revenue

margins segments. margin in $XXX.X last things, of and business basis year-over-year. XXX gross million, two improvement Revenues among than XX.X% of expansion EBITDA year, were adjusted XX.X% our the reflecting, was higher Our Segment our of points Commercial in from QX the other mix up business

line and including XXXX from number after was million. percentage in of For $XX.X up businesses of revenues up $XXX.X estimates. after X.X% last the Government all Acquisitions year-over-year awards revenue both QX were or straight were guidance in year-over-year Federal effects the X.X our fifth a contribution quarter, and Revenues the driven rate. and points Segment of of contract contributed growth from the with sequentially. million, divisions of by $XX.X new year-over-year commercial the made factors, quarter for growth million year our This acquired QX

million during ended carry Income from which mainly year guidance and the were the margin revenues growth excluding two may points as was both QX term than after year-over-year in basis creative and spending profitability the firm-fixed-price low federal in XXXX end margin. $XXX.X component consulting, levels. you revenues revenue last lower growth gross growth a from quarter expenses EBITDA year-over-year acquired year-over-year. Segment XX.X% from cost the of two reported the business Gross high commercial high-margin and benefited for As high-margin higher up businesses up with result of of permanent guidance government was do whose cost the XXX operations of under business, our SG&A were expenses support XXX commercial margin XXX last the from segments investments year-over-year. of growth points services, continuing a the changes million, mix healthcare up result expense incentive in $XX.X digits mix, from commensurate prior for of reimbursable in from for contracts. growth Gross surge acquisition-related our XX.X%. basis revenue acquisitions, the basis include and Gross in up recall Normalizing expenses, the QX to because down revenue of revenues, of a placement future updated points quarter. on year single This higher estimates. high-margin compensation in updated margin was expenses, was our exceeded and digit level included The Federal which of we of contribution for year-over-year. of double expansion year-over-year guidance which contribution the Government Segment was of of headcount higher high Adjusted up SG&A certain not XX.X% estimates last and higher our the initial XX.X%, Both level which the from estimates contracts XX% business on reimbursable was was contracts, calls, expansion Commercial historical SG&A were services. higher a the above marketing year-over-year. and year QX of AI/ML in increase in contract business was

and were equivalents Our X.X. adjusted to QX XXX $XXX.X expansion X.XX cash our gross was There basis Debt borrowings Senior margin. XX.X% of our and the points related up of $XXX outstanding no million ratio was million. facility, margin were At credit leverage Secured from cash in year revolving under to end, last EBITDA quarter

in estimate Analysts' fourth updating from adjusted quarter are $XX the million. today's increasing our noted month. Investor conference earlier for As our and release, EBITDA our last guidance we Relative $X are estimates we revenue we to estimates announced by million by Day the our guidance, estimate and our during

earnings our Our materials. updated are quarter the release in estimates for financial forth fourth supplemental and set

million revenues For to quarter the operations million. from $XXX.X estimate fourth we $XXX.X of million of and million adjusted to billion to $X.XX of billion, continuing of $XX.X $X.XX $XX.X XXXX, EBITDA income

year-over-year. as up XX.X%. growth fewer is fourth be third basis, the estimating approximately fourth On the be down estimates, We divisions the sequential revenues a all quarter. are revenue will financial than At billable has quarter year-over-year mid-point will three we expect of quarter our days the for

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We will now up to the open your questions. call

Operator

And Instructions] from America Bank Gary coming your the line our first question be Please Bisbee [Operator will proceed questions. Securities. with with from of of

Gary Bisbee

expansion. margin beyond as this at And margins, gross the clearly line? stable mix year-over-year, the day, pre-pandemic lot margin and about easy a next commercial think the I I talked the I expectation, guess for 'XX. think going guess, gross the Hey, the we in with had afternoon. you've you and good case to good investor expansion quarter want should ask out business, the ahead segment of be shift think how quarters. obviously a about ago, for back about tend years extent but a the margins you you certain seems right case question also and a strongly forward, looking quite margin to but as on comps few When these I to of talk about a few guys, up third

Ted Hanson

a in will underneath One we we about that but here here Well, let is, points, you of strategy we've that are and higher margin there some up work. see into in talk backs seeing We're segment, that this working. pay proof on and that about commercial the getting will, are, Gary, moving the talked also margins. we hop lot, the a as if are Rand I expansion are bill

mean, the think is to where here. are. here of headwinds can these accounts. of all gross strategy be I we're I But kind there And and certain adding making progress we skill so, underlie certain incrementally sets, that obviously, margin large the

of we As the higher a into larger on for one here, could but a Rand, you forward a on materials refer are margin add moving we've but be work-streams basis. forward you to that on two, I set stable offsetting guidance for that. with back kind you basis Analyst would Day they go that mute. the Rand, to forward, you anything then anything being based firm, on

Rand Blazer

I'm sorry, to anything it. wouldn't yes. I add

think I tailwinds commented are on great. you the

I way, class. obviously resurgence Creative the margins unit in helping. and think staffing best - have always of is consulting gross business been CyberCoders we the our helping, Circle within the our By is commercial

that what think put certainly least the steady expect, I we right. we is So, would

Gary Bisbee

think has how ask years you've relatively growth easier And Okay. last on you've then done about we comps sort of number just important the how or penetrating capabilities organic the penetrating in versus acquisitions Thank in to I'd If know add those you're just capabilities relevant been continuing and market? terrific. the been these you've delivering the to driver? you. of services those M&A business. been other the commercial growth more that added clients versus but I to important views has of of How been follow up, consulting the your to the had any have were couple with

Ted Hanson

talk Rand, important. that. very been you let it's Well, to I'll

Rand Blazer

think, The The about over they we've is has we've implementations, stead - in the and a firm cloud, things. so in present we It's added integration past all combination staffing unbelievable. in built as the the Yeah, really always us client a contributed, the an a experience look, there's propelled overall been critical. have I good with discussion have muscle reputation areas of excellent decade us said like development, we've that needs. relationships us future clients, acquisitions to agile with account and last our have the make ERP that it's put

So right Gary, back it's, look been if in I And to we've 'XX for to I this since we had year, numbers, consulting. the set jumped so the more strengths in consulting, mean, to right, think our instrumental, 'XX, numbers in place, doubled at right than and of way, you these numbers by revenue they've technical right fortunately look the has and all at to it time, step really if even up. strength up the us,

Gary Bisbee

terrific performance. you Thank

Operator

the with comes of with next Blair. from question your questions. Mulrooney Our proceed William line Please Tim

Sam Kushner

business specifically, more you broadly the growth in Tim. portfolio out this total potential not this broader asking but for fiscal Thanks think both Sam normalized taking is the about it for in rate guidance growth, stands based for organic of on for how Hey, ECS today. curious several speaking, seen I'm coming filling for on growth I'm here. and years as a federal our now. business under the strong organic the questions We've more just environment, XXXX,

Ted Hanson

Ed comps But you difficult And today, three analyst for think, mid I our if growth look rates mean, Sam, holds They I in of and refer past, high purposes, for to the date for ECF. you us. growth to a still I'd acquisition presentation. that, kind catching guided of the very year here to for the gotten digits go higher I up rates are than Pierce's and again, organic fortunately, kind modeling have much numbers think with kind of single back digits. investor mid your back we've targets true in to the single high So XXXX, to you would to I

Sam Kushner

you've years little from that on postings if And Perfect, your our this shared your IT year. cybersecurity growth of might the a larger something appreciate bit than this so, particular, it. you Curious previous the year carry read and expect article XX% gears had side an is here, all years? than on more to is forward that for few in here? Switching other job day of has been seeing accounted things in if over what FIA a how team trend, cybersecurity impact this next

Ted Hanson

the on comment Rand commercial side Yeah, this so let and federal. of I'll answer John,

Rand Blazer

would in Sam, cybersecurity, I say as every the at it on embedded we provide. commercial it's look side, solution we

to in So consider you whatever of have aspects technology doing always the security you're the area.

what call actual, not we revenue largest but our or in area. skill at view it solution increased, and cybersecurity our definitely, cybersecurity, solution element looked you we But back or it area fastest everything counted do. toward as If it's again, has go area, the we say, an growing important I

with working in development, have with of So can a to working your be work all be cloud, the got ERP, you you and security cybersecurity, you that. consider can code can dashboards, you

George So it's everywhere. in embedded

John Heneghan

in is kind big in cybersecurity business. around our trust part a Randy. space really area Yeah, so cybersecurity an about everything big and like invested, where and part and up leading that said, model, a and cybersecurity we is we ECS of zero is XX% of future segments, John, cyber the cybersecurity Hey, Rand where and in the Sam, our devops makes But do. offerings. of It's analytics are also manage we're highly listen, of here growth

a market for as great capability it a look for place continued priority we're invested, federal customers. of So our we highly is that and have depths that

and for cybersecurity we going about where from so prepared is are excited And business. that

Sam Kushner

guys. you Appreciate

Operator

of from Please question with Tobey Securities. is question. Sommer your The line with proceed next Truist the

Tobey Sommer

both inflation, harder might goals your make how easier over years your higher for wage a well, the wage externally you Does to or the it internally business, certainly explain next rate and multi-year attainment and hit inflation Thanks. several a it impact goals? today. could you topic on, it had I a Thanks. of question those broad does in there out of

Ted Hanson

maybe Good I in years, in couple the you typical I of good. both - it's we're we've plan lived maybe or necessarily that, in technology, that inflation future current talent. mid-single in we think will. helps, through pricing that period could in it's for that the our to skill good mean, more maybe Yeah, digits. rates kind the periods. guess question, customers, three don't well, you hinders and the passing I in points look, if doing today, for business in sets on where that Today, Tobey. they higher of a make with a always bill job the they an wage best forecasting and our argument want understand

So to happen. accommodations they're that appropriate for the making order in

of I So that of are kind little kind But there's then incremental targets. it's story bill inflation, to just We that I higher maybe if always are around mean, rates those problems a for wage I sure. think think the easier this. to a our here experienced the little edges. get is

passing have talent. incremental And been adept get here. that performance margin desire the some have at can see profiles, got because in, we've customer, of you We they to expansion our gross best that to the the the

Tobey Sommer

seems even thing, what haven't multiple a ECS of had in the gears floating good as a adjudication lot resolution of now? we Shifting to do and around federal government stare segment, are like really at tangible and bills pipeline kind Congress you continuing right the of appropriations that a awards see the progress on Thanks. that pending

Ted Hanson

Right.

in talk Tobey of the what's had Tobey, customer quarter But is pipeline kind our us? So, what want and how in we third. you future a with to about bookings, John, for good here to this - just the bookings quarter, interacting

John Heneghan

year. month, we a delay that Sure, last you do you we release. strong awarded accelerate pipeline you yeah. RFP so in those the in seen space, finally But investor healthy and half QX post-COVID that excited have with do to potential see The XXXX And is picked as and we've be are are Tobey, we RFPs have and has transition, the the for in compounded articulated presidential that. a lot by and protests then day as over of pipeline this earlier RFPs and about releases seen And first very But in there know, we of a expecting strong. and to all up and the beyond. wait acceleration presentation

Tobey Sommer

could contracts kind sort And negative apply answered in T&M if next wage from about ECS is question I you. inflation cost fixed just over your my a Thank a business there's John, several positive price, and which the of you, anything to plus first that mix, Ted the there distinct or of implication higher years?

John Heneghan

the a to market, third our answered talent increase bill No, increase match appropriate our I you the is want seen been makes cost business labor. Ted mean know, that - they the We've think to ways to understand that And easier. that as bit to rates little that wages able of customers the and find and appropriately. a the we bring bear we've and as I reimbursable

is that in cost of value work of some most space. reimbursable high type And our

Tobey Sommer

much. Thank very you

Operator

is Our questions. with Jeff proceed the next Silber Capital BMO line from question with of Markets. your Please

Jeff Silber

because assignment was issues curious wondering are business I supply much. rates just so segment. on run if can we Thanks of fill normally they that's to your business focus the the running holding of compared how think the some all there. you And what within commercial back I'm constraint

Ted Hanson

Rand?

Rand Blazer

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Jeff Silber

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Rand Blazer

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Jeff Silber

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Rand Blazer

our that's no, fill I'm are No, I - think holding sorry, don't rates us back.

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Jeff Silber

question Okay, day I few those know great you and actually and time? positively the point last weeks Did guidance. at yet then pre-announced a near-term a to I accelerated later. expectations since analyst just your month, investor you beat that that you hear in that have changes hear that's about and say

Ted Hanson

I the accelerated quarter. through it they pace they've end more accelerated Jeff, know were but Well, the if the than on, don't of that

So I the it. say to way would the is continues best pace probably just put

Jeff Silber

that meaningful any different Was I'm of was just sorry, that there business terms acceleration? - any in meaningful

Ted Hanson

No, just steady acceleration across the board.

Jeff Silber

right. to much. Okay, Thanks All great. That's great so hear.

Ted Hanson

Yeah.

Operator

coming line Jefferies. of is Please question proceed from next with your Surinder The questions. with Thind

Unidentified Participant

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Ted Hanson

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Ed Pierce

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Ted Hanson

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Operator

from questions. McVeigh Credit Please Suisse. proceed Next line with your question the of with comes Kevin

Kevin McVeigh

M&A? scale? Nice addition talked again. thanks, is primarily little Great, you Ted, and you're that? there obviously, of it quarter. return M&A be refine sounds to the person. starting like bit that Hey, Any or about, highest and would deployment a that have a CyberCoders purely targeted is relatively you like maybe around to Do or senior hired still thoughts And capital,

Ted Hanson

next in are the M&A you to - us The have there in deploy to three targets of addition M&A, here really are we bringing opportunity targets my there, table, number capital prosecute the some the help Kevin. amount and to and more that view size years, it's important that muscle is opportunity that the the set. if Yeah, given targeted of out the you of of over will,

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Kevin McVeigh

about think sourcing think Ted, versus today organically, in you obviously it environment, just do as the today you you but - current versus not - candidates tougher is in And about how do can only it

Ted Hanson

lose Kevin? Did we

Operator

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Ted Hanson

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Operator

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Kevin McVeigh

still am No, no, I here.

Ted Hanson

Oh, good.

Okay.

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Kevin McVeigh

Yep.

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Ted Hanson

problem. no Yeah,

Rand Blazer

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Ted Hanson

and emphasize country opened on remote And open their clients better now bit nobody last bring workers, to point, positioned Kevin, more with across quite we just the that they've than a here aperture to is here resources expertise that of a country, more experiences of and identify the bear. find match the largest skill the are IP to industry on across to as find set, providers right one precise that bring and

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Kevin McVeigh

if awards too, - one been the And Has subcontractor sense. just side, one Ted, contract, that? still or kind then, any make follow for any early too government one, That of I there the could, on that [indiscernible] is up. quick with

Ted Hanson

that John, you to take want one.

John Heneghan

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Kevin McVeigh

Yep, you. Thank that helps.

John Heneghan

you. Thank

Operator

Mark next W. This your of questions. from question with Robert Baird. comes Marcon the with line Please proceed

Mark Marcon

is consultants and consulting Good about quarter. or I'm congratulations transition side, some talk consulting a about to of over ability on bit are length commercial Systems question projects, or wondering little for what of afternoon, terrific the business clients just the continue Apex this quarters typically can and percentage and of you to services a your the everybody wondering, the to you few the assignments. the assignment, a you I'm as over Ted, on has how Rand for those evolved changed think number them, your just clients the nature of top of using of consulting the on size consulting etc. assignments enterprise the last

Ted Hanson

Rand?

Rand Blazer

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Mark Marcon

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Rand Blazer

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Ted Hanson

Yeah, go ahead please.

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Mark Marcon

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Ted Hanson

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Mark Marcon

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Ted Hanson

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Mark Marcon

you. Thank Perfect.

Operator

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Ted Hanson

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Operator

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ASGN (ASGN) 28 Oct 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript