Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WADDELL M KEITH
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HALF ROBERT INTERNATIONAL INC /DE/ [RHI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman, President & CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2884 SAND HILL ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/25/2005
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/25/2005   M   263,424 A $ 6.0625 1,325,768 D (1)  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   M   18,444 A $ 6.9792 1,344,212 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   M   13,940 A $ 9.7292 1,358,152 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   M   5,550 A $ 11.375 1,363,702 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   87,200 D (2) 1,276,502 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   14,300 D $ 36.86 1,262,202 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   300 D $ 36.89 1,261,902 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   300 D $ 36.9 1,261,602 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   1,500 D $ 36.91 1,260,102 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   100 D $ 36.92 1,260,002 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   800 D $ 36.93 1,259,202 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   1,100 D $ 36.94 1,258,102 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   15,000 D $ 36.95 1,243,102 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   1,300 D $ 36.96 1,241,802 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   6,900 D $ 36.97 1,234,902 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   40,000 D $ 36.98 1,194,902 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   17,600 D $ 37 1,177,302 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   9,100 D $ 37.01 1,168,202 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   100 D $ 37.02 1,168,102 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   100 D $ 37.03 1,168,002 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   5,200 D $ 37.04 1,162,802 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   2,100 D $ 37.05 1,160,702 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   3,500 D $ 37.06 1,157,202 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   22,900 D $ 37.07 1,134,302 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   5,100 D $ 37.08 1,129,202 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   12,900 D $ 37.09 1,116,302 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   S   2,600 D $ 37.1 1,113,702 D  
Common Stock 10/25/2005   F   156,362 D $ 37 957,340 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option Right to Buy $ 6.0625 10/25/2005   M     263,424 11/03/1999 11/03/2005 Common Stock 263,424 $ 0 0 D  
Option Right to Buy $ 6.9792 10/25/2005   M     18,444 12/31/2002 12/29/2005 Common Stock 18,444 $ 0 0 D  
Option Right to Buy $ 9.7292 10/25/2005   M     13,940 05/01/2001 05/01/2006 Common Stock 13,940 $ 0 286,060 D  
Option Right to Buy $ 11.375 10/25/2005   M     5,550 12/31/2003 01/01/2007 Common Stock 5,550 $ 0 5,550 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WADDELL M KEITH
2884 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025		   X     Vice Chairman, President & CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ M. Keith Waddell   10/27/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reporting Person no longer has a reportable beneficial interest in the shares held by his son, which shares were included in Reporting Person's prior ownership reports.
(2) Of the 87,200 shares sold 5,100 sold at $36.35, 1,100 sold at $36.50, 2,000 sold at $36.51, 2,000 sold at $36.52, 200 sold at $36.53, 500 sold at $36.54, 1,600 sold at $36.55, 300 sold at $36.56, 3,700 sold at $36.57, 400 sold at $36.58, 1,000 sold at $36.59, 4,100 sold at $36.60, 3,500 sold at $36.61, 1,300 sold at $36.62, 1,900 sold at $36.63, 900 sold at $36.64, 800 sold at $36.65, 1,800 sold at 36.66, 1,600 sold at 36.68, 1,500 sold at 36.70, 300 sold at $36.71, 4,000 sold at $36.72, 4,700 sold at $36.73, 12,852 sold at $36.75, 1,100 sold at $36.76, 5,000 sold at $36.78, 2,000 sold at $36.79, 10,548 sold at 36.80, 400 sold at $36.81, 1,400 sold at $36.82, 300 sold at $36.83, 4100 sold at 36.84, 2900 sold at $36.85, 1,800 sold at 36.87 and 500 sold at 36.88.

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