EXHIBIT 23.1
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                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the Volt Information Sciences, Inc. Savings Plan of Volt
Information Sciences, Inc. of our reports (a) dated December 18, 2002, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Volt
Information Sciences, Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended November 3, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and (b) dated March 13, 2003, with respect to the unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements of Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
and subsidiaries for the quarter ended February 2, 2003, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and (c) dated June 12, 2003, with respect to
the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended
May 4, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (d) dated
June 10, 2002, with respect to the Volt Information Sciences, Inc. Savings Plan
included in the Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December
31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

New York, New York

                                           /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


June 18, 2003