EXHIBIT 24


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


STATE OF TEXAS           ss.
                         ss.                KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF HARRIS         ss.


         I, Albert S. Wright, IV, do hereby appoint Joseph C. Tusa, Jr.,
Margaret G. Reed and David L. Kerr, each of Harris County, Texas, my true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact (each an "ATTORNEY-IN-FACT" and, collectively, the
"ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT"), each, individually or jointly, to have full power to act
in my name, place and stead and on my behalf to do and execute all or any of
the following acts, deeds and things:

          1)      To execute and file for and on behalf of me, in my capacity
                  as one or more of an officer, director, or significant
                  stockholder of COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. (formerly known as
                  Venturi Partners, Inc.) or any of its subsidiaries
                  (collectively, the "COMPANY"), reports or other filings under
                  Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended, and the rules thereunder, including without
                  limitation, Forms 3, 4 and 5, including any amendments,
                  corrections, supplements or other changes thereto;

          2)      To do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of me
                  which you (in your sole discretion) determine may be
                  necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
                  reports or other filings and timely file same with the United
                  States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
                  exchange or similar authority; and

          3)      To take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
                  with the foregoing which, in the sole opinion of such
                  Attorney-in-Fact, may be of benefit to, in the interest of,
                  or legally required by me, it being understood that the
                  documents executed by such Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of me
                  pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
                  shall contain such terms and conditions as such
                  attorney-in-fact may approve in such Attorney-in-Fact's
                  discretion.

         I hereby grant to each Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done (in such Attorney-in-Fact's sole discretion) in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the
Attorneys-in-Fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power
of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. I acknowledge that the
Attorneys-in-Fact, in serving in such capacity at my request, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

         This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I
am no longer subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with
respect to the my holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to the
Attorneys-in-Fact.

         LIABILITY. Each Attorney-in-Fact shall have no liability or obligation
with respect to the powers granted herein except for and to the extent of such
Attorney-in-Fact's willful misconduct. In no event



shall any Attorney-in-Fact be liable for incidental, indirect, special,
consequential or punitive damages.

         SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Power of Attorney shall be deemed
severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof;
provided that if any provision of this Power of Attorney, as applied to me or
to any Attorney-in-Fact or any circumstance, is adjudged by any governmental
body, arbitrator or mediator not to be enforceable in accordance with its
terms, then such governmental body, arbitrator or mediator shall have the power
to modify the provision in a manner consistent with the objectives of this
Power of Attorney such that it is enforceable, and/or to delete specific words
or phrases, and in it its reduced form, such provision shall be enforceable and
shall be enforced, but in any case, only to the extent required to make such
provision enforceable.

         GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT UNDER,
AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED, INTERPRETED AND GOVERNED BY AND ACCORDING TO, THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLE WHICH, IF
APPLIED, MIGHT PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER
JURISDICTION.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Power of Attorney as of
September 20, 2004.


                                         Signature: /s/ Albert S. Wright, IV
                                                    ---------------------------
                                         Name:      Albert S. Wright, IV




STATE OF TEXAS    _________       ss.
                                  ss.
COUNTY OF HARRIS  _________       ss.


         BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public in and for the State of
Texas, on this day personally appeared Albert S. Wright, IV, known to me to be
the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged to me that she executed the same for the purposes and
consideration therein expressed.


GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this 20th day of September, 2004.


                                            /s/ Kimberly J. Snow
                                                Notary Public in and for
                                                The State of Texas
                                                My Commission Expires: 9/25/04