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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  
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                                      FORM 8-K
  
                  CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  
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  Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 1, 2001 (October 30, 2001)
  
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                           HALL KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
  
  
  
          DELAWARE                      000-22869                   77-0337705
  (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)                                       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
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
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           On October 30, 2001, Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc., a Delaware
  corporation (the "Company"), announced third quarter financial results for the
  quarter ended September 30, 2001. 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 second 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 31, 2000 and other filings made with the
  Securities & 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.
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  (c)      Exhibits
  
           Exhibit No.         Description
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           99.1                Press Release issued October 30, 2001.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                                      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 November 1, 2001
  
                                               HALL, KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  
                                               By: /s/ MARTIN KROPELNICKI
                                                  --------------------------------
                                                  Martin Kropelnicki
                                                  Vice President and Chief
                                                  Financial Officer
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
  
          Exhibit No.         Description
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          99.1                Press Release issued October 30, 2001.
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                         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): November 1, 2001 (October 30, 2001)
  HALL KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  
          DELAWARE                      000-22869                   77-0337705
  (State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)                                       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
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
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           On October 30, 2001, Hall, Kinion & Associates, Inc., a Delaware
  corporation (the "Company"), announced third quarter financial results for the
  quarter ended September 30, 2001. 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 second 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 31, 2000 and other filings made with the
  Securities & 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.
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  (c)      Exhibits
  
           Exhibit No.         Description
           ----------          -----------
  
           99.1                Press Release issued October 30, 2001.
  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 November 1, 2001
  
                                               HALL, KINION & ASSOCIATES, INC.
  
                                               By: /s/ MARTIN KROPELNICKI
                                                  --------------------------------
                                                  Martin Kropelnicki
                                                  Vice President and Chief
                                                  Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
          Exhibit No.         Description
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          99.1                Press Release issued October 30, 2001.