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Milwaukee CFOs Report On Third-Quarter Hiring Outlook
MILWAUKEE, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- A net 2 percent of chief financial
officers (CFOs) in theMilwaukee area expect to add accounting and finance
staff in the third quarter of 2008, according to the most recent Robert Half
International Financial Hiring Index. Four percent of executives surveyed plan
to add staff during the quarter and 2 percent anticipate reductions in
personnel. The net 2 percent increase is down two points from the
second-quarter forecast but two points above the national average.
The local results reflect a two-quarter rolling average based on
interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratified random sample of companies in the
Milwaukee area with 20 or more employees; 1,400 CFOs were queried for the
national data. (To view the national results, visit
http://www.roberthalf.com/PressRoom.) The studies were conducted by an
independent research firm and developed by Robert Half International, the
world's largest staffing services firm specializing in accounting and finance.
Robert Half has been tracking financial hiring activity inthe United States
since 1992.
"The accounting and finance functions are integral in any economy," said
Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International. "Firms focused on
the need to effectively manage company resources place a premium on job
applicants with success identifying cost efficiencies and controlling
expenses."
Robert Half International was founded in 1948 and is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange. Its financial staffing divisions include Accountemps(R),
Robert Half(R) Finance & Accounting and Robert Half(R) Management Resources,
for temporary, full-time and senior-level project professionals, respectively.
The company has more than 360 staffing locations worldwide and offers online
job search services on its divisional websites, all of which can be accessed
at http://www.rhi.com.
SOURCE Robert Half International
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