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Hartford/New Haven CFOs Report on Fourth-Quarter Hiring Outlook
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Five percent of chief financial
officers (CFOs) in theHartford/New Haven area expect to add accounting and
finance staff during the fourth quarter of 2008 and 9 percent anticipate
reductions in personnel, according to the most recent Robert Half
International Financial Hiring Index. The majority of respondents, 84 percent,
anticipate no change in hiring.
The local results reflect a two-quarter rolling average based on
interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratified random sample of companies in the
Hartford/New Haven 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 forecast for theHartford/New Haven area is more conservative,
businesses need a strong financial function to see them through all economic
cycles," said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International.
"When hiring, firms seek accounting and finance professionals who can help
them reduce costs, ensure accurate reporting and guide business strategy."
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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