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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">November&nbsp;25, 2003</font></b></font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On November&nbsp;25,
2003, Alternative Resources Corporation announced the appointment of Robert P.
Stanojev as President and Chief Executive Officer.&#160; George W. Watts has resigned as President and Chief Executive
Officer in order to pursue other interests.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Exhibits.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Press Release issued on November&nbsp;25, 2003.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit Index</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONTACT:</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Steven Purcell<br>
Chief Financial Officer<br>
(847) 381-6701, Ext. 4251</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ALTERNATIVE
RESOURCES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THE RESIGNATION OF GEORGE W. WATTS AS PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BARRINGTON, IL, November&nbsp;25,
2003 - Alternative Resources Corporation (ARC) (OTCBB: ALRC)</font></b>,
a leading provider of information technology services, today announced that
George W. Watts has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer in order
to pursue other interests. Mr. Watts has also resigned as a member of the Board
of Directors. Effective immediately, the Board of Directors has appointed
Robert P. Stanojev as President and Chief Executive Officer.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr. Stanojev, currently
the Company&#146;s Chairman of the Board, brings over 30 years of experience in the
consulting industry. As a Senior Partner, Stanojev was the chief sales and
marketing executive for Ernst &amp; Young&#146;s consulting business. During his
tenure the firm achieved unparalleled business growth with annual sales going
from $300 million to over $3 billion. He was credited with building a sales and
account management culture that enabled the company to gain share in a very
competitive market. Following the acquisition of Ernst &amp; Young&#146;s consulting
business in 2000 by Cap Gemini, Stanojev served as a Vice-President.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About
ARC</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARC
is a leading provider of information technology solutions and staffing
services. The company has developed a significant, high quality business in the
IT solutions and staffing industry with an emphasis on Help Desk, Desktop
Support and Technology Deployment Service offerings. Operating in most major
metropolitan areas across the US, the company</font></p>

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RESOURCES CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">serves
Fortune 1000 and mid-sized clients.&#160; A
nationwide integrated network of field sales, recruiting and a service
personnel delivers high quality solutions across the desktop technology
lifecycle and provides IT professionals to clients on a near real-time basis,
ready to be fully integrated into a broad range of technology environments.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward
Looking Statement</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Except for historical
information, all of the statements, expectations and assumptions contained in
the foregoing are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from
those anticipated in the forward looking statements, including, but not limited
to attract and retain qualified technology professionals, to initiate and
develop client relationships, to identify and respond to trends in information
technology, to gain market acceptance of service offerings, to complete cost
reductions and competitive influences as well as other risks described from
time to time in the company&#146;s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Although the Company has used its best efforts to be accurate in
making those forward-looking statements, there can be no assurance that the
assumptions made by management will materialize. In addition, the information
set forth in the Company&#146;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2002, describes certain additional risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to vary materially from the future results
covered in such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly revise or update the forward-looking statements to
reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise. The above statements
are based exclusively on current expectations and do not include the potential
impact of any business combinations or divestitures that may be completed after
the date of this release.</font></p>

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