CFOs remain cautious when hiring - Portland Business Journal:

llrx-royce.blogspot.com
The majority of respondents, 87 percent, anticipate no changee in hiring. The local results reflect a two-quarter rolling average based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a randonm sample of companies in the Portlaned area with 20 ormore employees; 1,400 CFOs were queriec for the national data. The studies were conductefd by an independent researcn firm and developed by RobertHalf International, the world’s firstg and largest staffing services firm specializingh in accounting and finance. Robert Half has been trackingb financial hiring activity in the United Statessince 1992.
“Many companies remain hesitant to commit to adding staff until they are certaib of an economic saidMax Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International. “In the most firms are working with theier current teams to manage key with some employers also bringing in project professionalss to assist with risingv workloads andsupport full-time personnel.” 5 percent of CFOs expect to hire full-timed employees during the third quarter, while 8 percen t anticipate personnel reductions. The majority of respondents (85 percent) say they plan to maintain theirf currentstaff levels.