Exhibit 10.65

SPHERION CORPORATION        2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN        STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

1.Grant of Stock Option.    Spherion Corporation (the "Company") hereby grants to the Recipient named on the Cover
Page, as hereinafter defined, the right and option to purchase, subject to the conditions herein and in the Plan, all or any part of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company ("Stock
Option") at the price and on the other terms, all as described in the Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Cover Page(s)"). That portion,
if any, of the Stock Option which is granted with the intent that it be an Incentive Stock Option, is indicated as such on the Cover Page. The Date of Grant is the effective date shown on the Cover
Page.

2.Term of Option.    The Stock Option shall expire as to all of its unexercised shares 10 years after the
Date of Grant (the "Expiration Date") and, except as provided in Section 3(b), shall terminate when the Recipient ceases for whatever reason to be an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary of
the Company, as the case may be. A divestiture by the Company of 100% of its interest in the Recipient's employer shall result in a termination of the Stock Option effective on the date on which such
divestiture is completed.

3.Exercise of Stock Option.    The Stock Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable from time to time by the
Recipient by the giving of written notice of exercise to the Company specifying the number of whole shares to be purchased, and accompanied by full payment of the purchase price therefor, subject,
however, to the following restrictions:



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4.Payment for Shares.    Full payment of the aggregate option price (defined below) for shares purchased shall be
made at the time of exercising the Stock Option in whole or in part. Full payment shall be made (A) in cash, or (B) by delivery of Common Stock of the Company having a market value equal
to the aggregate option price, (C) by a combination of payment of cash and delivery of Common Stock of the Company in amounts such that the amount of cash plus the market value of the Common
Stock equals the aggregate option price, or (D) by a cashless exercise upon such terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine. No shares of Common
Stock may be tendered in payment for the exercise of the Stock Option if such shares were acquired through the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option unless (a) such shares have been held by the
Recipient for at least one (1) year and (b) at least two (2) years have elapsed since such Incentive Stock Option was granted.

5.Purchase Price for Shares.



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6.Change in Control.Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement of the contrary, in the event of a Change in
Control of the Company (but not in the event of a change in control of the Recipient's employer if said employer is not the Company), the Recipient may, within three months of the effective date of
said Change in Control, purchase one hundred percent (100%) of the total number of shares then unexercised to which this Agreement relates. As used in this Section 6, Change in Control means
and shall be determined as follows:



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7.No Stockholder Privileges.    Neither the Recipient nor any person claiming under or through him or her shall be
or have any of the rights or privileges of a stockholder of the Company in respect of any of the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Stock Option, unless and until certificates evidencing
such shares of Common Stock shall have been duly issued and delivered.

8.Non-Transferability of Option.    The Stock Option granted hereunder shall not be transferable
otherwise than by will, a living trust agreement under which the Recipient is the sole beneficiary during his or her life, or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the
lifetime of the Recipient only by him or her or by the trustee of such a living trust. Except as otherwise herein provided, the Stock Option hereby granted and the rights and privileges conferred
hereby shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to sale under execution, attachment or similar process.
Upon any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of this Stock Option, or of any right or privilege conferred hereby, contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon any
attempted sale under any execution, attachment, or similar process upon the rights and privileges hereby granted, then and in any such event this Stock Option and the rights and privileges hereby
granted shall immediately become null and void.

9.Adjustment of Shares.    If there shall be a change in the capital structure of the Company, including but not
limited to a change in the number or kind of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock of the Company resulting from a stock dividend or split-up, or combination or reclassification of
such shares (or of any stock or other securities into which shares shall have been changed, or for which they shall have been exchanged), then the Board of Directors of the Company shall make such
equitable adjustments with respect to the Stock Option, or any other provisions of the Plan, as it deems necessary or appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of the Stock Option rights
hereunder or of the shares subject to this Stock Option.

10.Merger, Consolidation, Reorganization, Liquidation, Etc.    If the Company shall become a party to any
corporate merger, consolidation, major acquisition of property for stock, reorganization, or liquidation, the Board of Directors may, acting in its absolute and sole discretion, make such
arrangements, which shall be binding upon the Recipient of unexpired Stock Option rights, including but not limited to: (a) the substitution of new stock options or other contractual rights of
any nature for any unexpired Stock Option then outstanding hereunder, (b) the assumption of any such unexpired Stock Option, (c) termination of or payment for such Stock Option or
(d) the acceleration or

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vesting of any such unexpired Stock Option. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this or any other Section of this Agreement, no amendment to this Agreement and no action taken by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors or the Board of Directors shall be valid or effective if, based on the advice of counsel to the Company, the effect of such Amendment or action would
be to foreclose the availability of pooling accounting in any acquisition, merger or other reorganization to which the Company is a party,

11.Non-CompetitionForfeiture of Gains.    The Recipient agrees that, if he or she
"competes with the Company" within six (6) months of any date on which a Stock Option is exercised, (regardless whether such exercise date occurs before or after the Recipient's termination of
employment), all unexercised Stock Option rights to which the Recipient is entitled pursuant to this Agreement shall immediately terminate and all of the "gain" resulting from the exercise of any such
Stock Option shall immediately, upon receipt of written notice from the Company, be paid to the Company in cash. As used in this Section 11, the terms



12.Interpretation and Regulations.    The Board of Directors of the Company, or the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors (the "Committee") shall have the power to adopt and change rules and guidelines for administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee which shall have the
sole power to determine and interpret any provision of the Plan or this Agreement necessary or advisable for the grant and administration of the Stock Option granted hereby and the exercise of the
rights granted herein, and the Committee may waive or amend any provisions hereof or take any action required or permitted hereby which is not expressly reserved to the Board of Directors in any
manner not adversely affecting the rights granted to the recipient by the express terms hereof.

13.No Contract of Employment.    Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed or have the effect of
creating or modifying a contract of employment or of continuing the Recipient's employment for any period of time.

14.Severability.    Any word, phrase, clause, sentence or other provision of this Agreement which violates, is
prohibited by or is deemed unenforceable by or as a result of any law, court order or decision or public policy shall be modified as necessary to avoid the violation, prohibition or defect resulting
in unenforceability and so as to make this Agreement valid and enforceable according to its tenor as fully as possible under applicable law and without affecting the other provisions hereof.

15.Notices.    Any notice to be given to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be addressed the
Company (Attention: Treasury Department) at 2050 Spectrum Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, or at such other address as the Company may hereafter designate in writing

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the Recipient. Any notice to be given to the Recipient shall be addressed to the Recipient at the address set forth on the Cover Page to this Stock Option Agreement or at such other address as the
Recipient may hereafter designate in writing to the Company. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been duly given when deposited in the United States mails via regular or certified mail, addressed
as aforesaid, postage prepaid.

16.Execution of this Agreement.    The Stock Option granted by this Agreement shall not become effective until,
the Cover Page(s) or a counterpart thereof, has been executed by the Recipient. The Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement, together with this Agreement, shall be construed as a single
agreement.

17.Governing Law.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware.

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