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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                           NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION

     THIS NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION, granted this 16th day of July, 2001, by
Alternative Resources Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (the "Company"), to
Miner Smith (the "Optionee").

                                   WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company is of the opinion that the
interests of the Company and its subsidiaries will be advanced by encouraging
and enabling those employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, upon whose
judgment, initiative and efforts the Company is largely dependent for the
successful conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, to
acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the Company, thus providing
them with a more direct stake in its welfare and assuring a closer
identification of their interests with those of the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Board believes that the acquisition of such an interest in the
Company will stimulate such employees and strengthen their desire to remain with
the Company or one of its subsidiaries;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the services to be
performed by the Optionee, under paragraph 2 hereunder, the Company hereby
grants this non-qualified stock option to the Optionee on the terms hereinafter
expressed.

     1. OPTION GRANT. The Company hereby grants to the Optionee an option to
purchase a total of one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares of Common Stock
of the Company at an option exercise price of $0.45 per share, being not less
than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date
hereof. This option is NOT intended to qualify as an "incentive stock option"
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code").

     2. TIME OF EXERCISE. This option may be exercised (in the manner provided
in paragraph 3 hereof) in whole or in part, and from time to time after the date
hereof, subject to the following limitations:

     (a) This option may not be exercised during the first six (6) months from
the date hereof. Thereafter, it may be exercised to a maximum cumulative extent
of 2.38% of the total shares covered by this option on and after January 17,
2002 and as to an additional 2.38% of the total shares covered by this option on
and after the last day of each calendar month thereafter through and including
June 17, 2005, after which date this option, to the extent not previously
exercised, may be exercised in full. For practical reasons, the Company may
allow options to be exercised only at the end of each calendar quarter.

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     (b) This option may NOT be exercised after the earliest to occur of any of
         the following:

     (i) after the termination of the Optionee's employment with the Company or
         one of its subsidiaries for "cause" (which shall have the same meaning
         as set forth in any employment agreement between the Optionee and the
         Company); or

     (ii) more than 10 years from the date hereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) the Period of Employment ends because the
Company ends the automatic extension thereof under Section IV A. of Employee's
employment agreement with Alternative Resources Corporation; (ii) the Company
terminates the employment of the Executive Without Cause as defined in Section
VIII of Employee's employment agreement with the Company; (iii) the Executive's
employment hereunder terminates because of his death or disability (as defined
in Section VI of Employee's employment agreement); or (iv) there is a change in
control of the Company, such options shall become fully exercisable and shall
remain exercisable for the remainder of their term.

For purposes of this Agreement, a "change in control" of the Company shall be
deemed to occur in connection with any of the following events with respect to
the Company:

     (i)  The acquisition by an entity, person, group (including all affiliates
          of such entity, person or group) of beneficial ownership, as that term
          is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
          (which definition shall apply even if the Company is not then subject
          to such Act), of capital stock entitled to exercise more than 30% of
          the outstanding voting power of all capital stock of the Company
          ("Voting Stock");

     (ii) The effective time of (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company
          with one or more other corporations as a result of which the holders
          of the outstanding Voting Stock immediately prior to such merger of
          consolidation (other than the surviving or resulting corporation or
          any affiliate thereof) hold less than 50% of the Voting Stock of the
          surviving or resulting corporation, or (ii) transfer of more than 50%
          (in value) of the assets of the Company other than to a transferee in
          which the Company owns at least 50% of the Voting Stock; or

     (iii) The election to the Board of Directors of the Company the lesser of
          (i) three directors of (ii) directors constituting a majority of the
          number of directors of the Company then in office, without the
          recommendation of the existing Board of Directors.

     3. METHOD OF EXERCISE. This option may be exercised only by notice in
writing delivered to the Treasurer of the Company and accompanied by:

     (a) The full purchase price of the shares purchased hereunder payable by a
certified or cashier's check payable to the order of the Company; and

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     (b) Such other documents or representations (including without limitation
representations as to the intention of the Optionee, or the purchaser under
paragraph 4 below, to acquire the shares for investment) as the Company may
reasonably request in order to comply with securities, tax or other laws then
applicable to the exercise of the option.

     4. NON-TRANSFERABILITY; DEATH. This option is not transferable by the
Optionee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and is
exercisable during the Optionee's lifetime only by him. If the Optionee dies
while employed by the Company or one of its subsidiaries, this option may be
exercised during the period described in paragraph 2(b)(iii) (but not more than
10 years from the date hereof) by his estate or the person to whom the option
passes by will or the laws of descent and distribution, but only to the extent
that the Optionee could have exercised this option on the date of his death.

     5. CANCELLATION. In the event that the Optionee accepts a position within
the Company with less responsibility than the position held at the date of this
grant (as determined by the Company), and for which this grant applies as
detailed in the transmittal letter accompanying this grant, the Company shall
have the right to terminate any non-vested options under this grant, as of the
date the new position is assumed.

     6. REGISTRATION. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any
certificate for its Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of this option
prior to the admission of such shares to listing on any stock exchange on which
shares may at that time be listed. In the event of the exercise of this option
with respect to any shares subject hereto, the Company shall make prompt
application for such listing. If at any time during the option period the
Company shall be advised by its counsel that shares deliverable upon exercise of
the option are required to be registered under the Federal Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or that delivery of the shares must be accompanied or preceded
by a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Act, the Company will use its
best efforts to effect such registration or provide such prospectus not later
than a reasonable time following each exercise of this option, but delivery of
shares by the Company may be deferred until registration is effected or a
prospectus is made available. The Optionee shall have no interest in shares
covered by this option until certificates for the shares are issued.

     7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. Although this option is not granted pursuant to
the Company's Amended and Restated Incentive Stock Option Plan, the provisions
of Sections 2, 10 and 14 of such Plan shall be applicable to this option as if
granted under such Plan.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this non-qualified stock option
to be executed on the date first above written.

ACCEPTED                          Alternative Resources Corporation

---------------------             By:   ----------------------------
Optionee                          Its:  VICE PRESIDENT

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.11

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

      This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT is made as of February 4, 2002 by and
between Alternative Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"CORPORATION"), and the individual whose name appears on the signature page
hereof (such individual being referred to herein as the ("INDEMNIFIED
REPRESENTATIVE").

                                    RECITALS

      A.  The Indemnified Representative is willing to serve in one or more
capacities as a director, officer, employee, or agent the Corporation or, at
the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, employee, agent,
fiduciary, or trustee of, or in a similar capacity for, another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity,
and in so doing is and will be performing a valuable service to or on behalf
of the Corporation;

      B.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation has determined that, in
order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Corporation will use
reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain, at its sole expense, liability
insurance to protect persons serving the Corporation and its subsidiaries
from certain liabilities;

      C.  As an inducement to the Indemnified Representative to serve the
Corporation, and in consideration for such service, the Corporation has
agreed to indemnify the Indemnified Representative upon the terms set forth
herein.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants
contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Corporation and
the Indemnified Representative agree as follows.

      1.  AGREEMENT TO SERVE. The Indemnified Representative agrees to serve
or continue to serve for or on behalf of the Corporation in each Official
Capacity (as hereinafter defined) held now or in the future for so long as
the Indemnified Representative is duly elected, appointed or acting, or until
such time as the Indemnified Representative resigns in writing or is removed.
This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and any Indemnified Representative who
is an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. The foregoing
notwithstanding, this Agreement shall continue in full force after the
Indemnified Representative has ceased to serve in any Official Capacity for
or on behalf of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

      2.  INDEMNIFICATION.

          (a)  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnified Representative to
      the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law
      ("DGCL") or the corporation law of any subsidiary of the Company
      ("SUBSIDIARY LAW") as amended from time to time, but only as amended in a
      manner more favorable to the Indemnified Representative. Without
      limitation or derogation of the foregoing, the Indemnified Representative
      shall have the rights specified in this Agreement.

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          (b)  Except as provided in Section 3 and 5 hereof, the Corporation
      shall indemnify the Indemnified Representative against any Liability (as
      hereinafter defined) incurred by or assessed against the Indemnified
      Representative in connection with any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined)
      in which the Indemnified Representative may be involved, as a party or
      otherwise, by reason of the fact that the Indemnified Representative is or
      was serving in any Official Capacity held now or in the future, provided
      the Indemnified Representative meets the applicable standards of conduct
      under the DGCL and/or any Subsidiary Law. As used in this Agreement:

                (i)   "LIABILITY" means any liability, damage, judgment, amount
            paid in settlement, taxes, fine, penalty, punitive damage, or
            expense of any nature (including attorneys' fees and expenses);

                (ii)  "PROCEEDING" means any threatened, pending, or completed,
            investigation, action, suit, appeal, arbitration, or other
            proceeding of any nature, whether civil, criminal, administrative,
            or investigative, whether formal or informal, and whether brought by
            or in the right of the Corporation, a class of its security holders,
            or any other party; and

                (iii) "OFFICIAL CAPACITY" means service to the Corporation or
            any subsidiary thereof as a director or officer or, at the request
            of the Corporation, as a director, officer, employee, agent,
            fiduciary, or trustee of, or in a similar capacity for, another
            corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
            plan (including a plan qualified under the Employee Retirement
            Income Security Act of 1974), or other entity.

          (c)  Notwithstanding Section 2(a) and (b) hereof, the Corporation
      shall not indemnify the Indemnified Representative under this Agreement
      for any Liability incurred in a Proceeding initiated by the Indemnified
      Representative unless the Proceeding is authorized, either before or after
      commencement of the Proceeding, by the majority vote of a quorum of the
      Board of Directors of the corporation. An affirmative defense or
      counterclaim of an Indemnified Representative shall not be deemed to
      constitute a Proceeding initiated by the Indemnified Representative.

      3.  EXCLUSIONS.

          (a)  The Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to
      make any payment in connection with any Liability incurred by the
      Indemnified Representative as follows:

                (i)   payment may be deferred to the extent payment for such
            Liability is to be made to the Indemnified Representative under an
            insurance policy obtained by the Corporation and the Indemnified
            Representative is under no obligation to repay;

                (ii)  to the extent payment is made to the Indemnified
            Representative for such Liability by the Corporation under its
            Certificate of Incorporation, by-laws, the DGCL, any other
            agreement between the Corporation on one hand and

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            the Indemnified Representative, Wynnchurch Capital Partners,
            L.P. or Wynnchurch Capital Partners Canada, L.P., on the other,
            or otherwise than pursuant to this Agreement;

                (iii) for any claim by or on behalf of the Corporation for
            recovery of profits resulting from the purchase and sale or sale and
            purchase by such Indemnified Representative of equity securities of
            the Corporation pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange
            Act of 1934, as amended;

                (iv)  to the extent such indemnification has been
            determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final
            non-appealable judgment to be unlawful; or

          (b)  Any act, omission, liability, knowledge, or other fact of or
      relating to any other person, including any other person who is also an
      Indemnified Representative, shall not be imputed to the Indemnified
      Representative for the purposes of determining the applicability of any
      exclusion set forth herein.

          (c)  The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
      conviction, or upon a plea of NOLO CONTENDERE or its equivalent shall not,
      of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnified Representative is not
      entitled to indemnification under this Agreement.

      4.  ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. The Corporation shall pay any Liability in
the nature of an expense (including attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in
good faith by the Indemnified Representative in advance of the final
disposition of a Proceeding within twenty (20) days of receipt of a demand
for payment by the Indemnified Representative; provided, however, that the
Indemnified Representative shall have agreed in writing to promptly repay
such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnified
Representative is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation pursuant
to this Agreement. The financial ability of the Indemnified Representative to
repay an advance shall not be a prerequisite to the making to such advance.

      5.  INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.

          (a)  The Indemnified Representative shall use reasonable efforts to
      promptly notify the Secretary of the Corporation of the commencement of
      any Proceeding or the occurrence of any event which might give rise to a
      Liability under this Agreement, but the failure to so notify the
      Corporation shall not relieve the Corporation of any obligation which it
      may have to the Indemnified Representative under this Agreement or
      otherwise. It shall be presumed at all times that the Indemnified
      Representative is entitled to indemnification and advancement of expenses
      under this Agreement.

          (b)  Except in an action or counterclaim by Indemnified
      Representative to recover amounts owed under this Agreement or pursuant
      to the DGCL, or any Subsidiary Law, of the Corporation's bylaws, , the
      Corporation shall have the right to assume the Indemnified
      Representative's defense of any Proceeding through counsel selected by
      the Corporation reasonably satisfactory to Indemnified Representative.
      Indemnified Representative Parties shall have the right to employ
      separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense
      thereof, but the fees

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      and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of Indemnified
      Representative, unless (i) the Corporation shall have failed
      promptly to assume the defense thereof and employ counsel as
      provided above or (ii) the named parties to any such Proceeding
      (including impleaded parties) include Indemnified Representative and
      the Corporation, and Indemnified Representative shall have been
      advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses
      available to it which would be materially adverse to the defense of
      the Corporation.

          (c)  The Corporation will not, without the prior written consent of
      the Indemnified Representative, settle, compromise or consent to the
      entry of any judgement in any pending or threatened Proceeding in
      respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought
      hereunder (whether or not an Indemnified Representative is an actual
      or potential party to such Proceeding) unless such settlement,
      compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each
      Indemnified Representative hereunder from all liability arising out
      of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. The Corporation shall not
      be liable for any amount paid by an Indemnified Representative in
      settlement of any Proceeding that is not defended by the
      Corporation, unless the Corporation has consented to such
      settlement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

          (d)  Upon a payment under this Agreement to the Indemnified
      Representative with respect to any Liability, the Corporation shall
      be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of
      the Indemnified Representative to recover against any person with
      respect to such Liability, and the Indemnified Representative shall
      execute all documents and instruments required and shall take such
      other actions as may be necessary to secure such rights including
      the execution of such documents as may be necessary for the
      Corporation to bring suit to enforce such rights.

      6.  CONTRIBUTION. If the indemnification provided for in this Agreement
is unavailable for any reason to hold harmless an Indemnified Representative
in respect of any Liability or portion thereof, the Corporation shall
contribute to such Liability or portion thereof in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Corporation and
the Indemnified Representative from the transaction giving rise to the
Liability.

      7.  NON-EXCLUSIVITY. Subject to Section 3 hereof, the rights granted to
the Indemnified Representative pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which the Indemnified Representative may be
entitled under statute, the provisions of any certificate of incorporation,
by-laws, or agreement, a vote of stockholders or directors, or otherwise,
both as to action in an Official Capacity and in any other capacity.

      8.  RELIANCE ON PROVISIONS.  The Indemnified Representative shall be
deemed to be acting in any Official Capacity in reliance upon the rights of
indemnification provided by this Agreement and the indemnification provisions
of the Corporation's charter and/or by-laws, if any, as the case may be.

      9.  SEVERABILITY AND REFORMATION. Any provision of this Agreement which
is determined to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or under any
circumstances shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability and shall be deemed reformed

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to the extent necessary to conform to the applicable law of such jurisdiction
and still give maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto. Any such
determination shall not invalidate or render unenforceable the remaining
provisions hereof and shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such
provision in any other jurisdiction or under any other circumstances.

      10. NOTICES. Any notice, claim, request, or demand required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if
delivered personally or sent by telegram or by registered or certified mail,
first class, postage prepaid: (i) if to the Corporation to Alternative
Resources Corporation, 600 Hart Road, Suite 300, Barrington, Illinois 60010,
Attention: Chief Executive, or (ii) if to any Indemnified Representative, to
the address of such Indemnified Representative listed on the signature page
hereof, or to such other address as any party hereto shall have specified in
a notice duly given in accordance with this Section 10.

      11. AMENDMENTS: BINDING EFFECT. No amendment, modification,
termination, or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective as to the
Indemnified Representative unless signed in writing by the Corporation and
the Indemnified Representative. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of
the Indemnified Representative's heirs, executors, administrators, and
personal representatives.

      12. GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflict of laws provisions thereof.

[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the
day  and year first set forth above.

                                    ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES CORPORATION

                                          By:
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                                             Its:
                                                 -----------------------------

                                          Name:

                                          Address:

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