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St. Louis CFOs Forecast Increase in Fourth-Quarter Hiring
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The hiring of full-time accounting and
finance professionals in theSt. Louis area is expected to increase in the
fourth quarter of 2008, according to the most recent Robert Half International
Financial Hiring Index. Eight percent of chief financial officers (CFOs)
surveyed plan to add staff during the quarter and 4 percent anticipate
reductions in personnel. The net 4 percent increase is up two points from the
area's third-quarter 2008 forecast.
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.
"Businesses need a strong financial function to see them through all
economic cycles," said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half
International. "This has created ongoing demand for accounting and finance
staff with specialized abilities and expertise. In particular, firms seek
staff and senior accountants, financial analysts, and internal auditors."
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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