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St. Louis CFOs Forecast Increase in Third-Quarter Hiring
ST. LOUIS, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The hiring of full-time accounting and
finance professionals in theSt. Louis area is expected to increase in the
third quarter of 2008, according to the most recent Robert Half International
Financial Hiring Index. Seven percent of chief financial officers (CFOs)
surveyed plan to add staff during the quarter and 5 percent anticipate
reductions in personnel. The net 2 percent increase is up one point from the
area's second-quarter 2008 forecast and 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
St. Louis 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.
"While the job market has become more competitive in a number of fields,
demand for skilled accounting and finance professionals is holding steady,"
said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International. "In fact, for
many key positions, it remains a challenge to find experienced candidates."
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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