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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
  OF </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): <B>October 29, 2002 </B> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>HALL, KINION &amp; ASSOCIATES, INC. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
  Charter) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>DELAWARE</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>000-22869</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="31%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>77-0337705</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(State&nbsp;or&nbsp;Other&nbsp;Jurisdiction&nbsp;of&nbsp;Incorporation)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Commission File Number)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="31%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2570 NORTH FIRST STREET
  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SUITE 400 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95131 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: <B>(408) 895-5200 </B> </FONT></DIV>
  
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 5 .</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Other Events .</U> </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On October 29, 2002, Hall, Kinion &amp; Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), announced preliminary financial results for the third
  quarter ending September 29, 2002. A copy of the Company&#146;s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes &#147;safe harbor&#148; language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements concerning, among other
  things, the Company&#146;s expected financial performance for the fourth fiscal quarter contained in the press release are &#147;forward-looking&#148; rather than &#147;historic.&#148; The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking
  statements contained in the press release. The press release also states that a more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company&#146;s operating results is included in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
  fiscal year ended December 30, 2001 and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s website
  (http://www.sec.gov). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><U>Item 7 .</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits .</U> </B></FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Exhibits </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Description</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="9%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">99.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press Release issued October 29, 2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">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 hereunto duly authorized.
  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Dated as of October 29, 2002 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="37%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>HALL, KINION &amp; ASSOCIATES, INC.</B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="2%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="37%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ARTIN</SMALL> K<SMALL>ROPELNICKI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="37%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Martin Kropelnicki</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Description</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="9%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">99.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Press Release issued October 29, 2002.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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text: Form 8-K
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
  OF
  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
  October 29, 2002
  HALL, KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
  Charter)
  DELAWARE
  000-22869
  77-0337705
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  2570 NORTH FIRST STREET
  SUITE 400
  SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95131
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
  Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
  (408) 895-5200
  Item 5 .
  Other Events .
  On October 29, 2002, Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), announced preliminary financial results for the third
  quarter ending September 29, 2002. A copy of the Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
  The press release filed as an exhibit to this report includes "safe harbor" language pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, indicating that certain statements concerning, among other
  things, the Company's expected financial performance for the fourth fiscal quarter contained in the press release are "forward-looking" rather than "historic." The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking
  statements contained in the press release. The press release also states that a more thorough discussion of certain factors which may affect the Company's operating results is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
  fiscal year ended December 30, 2001 and other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website
  (http://www.sec.gov).
  Item 7 .
  Financial Statements, Pro Forma and Exhibits .
  (c)
  Exhibits
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1
  Press Release issued October 29, 2002.
  Signature
  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 hereunto duly authorized.
  Dated as of October 29, 2002
  HALL, KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  By:
  /
  S
  /    M
  ARTIN
  K
  ROPELNICKI
  Martin Kropelnicki
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1
  Press Release issued October 29, 2002.