UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   ELLIS, JR., DONALD E.
   2300 Windy Ridge Parkway
   Suite 100, North
   Atlanta, GA  30339-8426
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   THE PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
   PRGX
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   November, 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Executive Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |11-21-|P   | |25,000            |A  |$6.487     |25,000             |D     |                           |
                           |01    |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:

SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Donald E. Ellis, Jr. by Clinton McKellar, Jr., Gen. Counsel
Donald E. Ellis, Jr. by Clinton McKellar, Jr., Gen. Counsel
DATE
December 6, 2001

                              CONFIRMING STATEMENT



     This Statement  confirms that the undersigned has authorized and designated
the General Counsel or the Chief Financial  Officer of The Profit Recovery Group
International, Inc. to execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 3,
4 and 5 (including any amendments  thereto) that the undersigned may be required
to file with the U.S.  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  as a result of the
undersigned's  ownership of or transactions in securities of The Profit Recovery
Group  International,  Inc. The  authority  of the General  Counsel or the Chief
Financial  Officer of The Profit Recovery Group  International,  Inc. under this
Statement  shall  continue until the  undersigned is no longer  required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the  undersigned's  ownership of or transactions
in securities of The Profit Recovery Group  International,  Inc., unless earlier
revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that the General Counsel or the
Chief Financial Officer of The Profit Recovery Group International,  Inc. is not
assuming any of the undersigned's  responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



Dated as of Feb. 21, 2001                  /s/ Donald E. Ellis, Jr.
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                                           Donald E. Ellis, Jr.


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