Friday, June 8, 2007

Companies expect to hire IT, financial workers

Denver companies expect to hire more IT and financial employees in the third quarter, according to separate surveys released Wednesday by Robert Half International.
 
Hiring trends in both fields were 1 point above the national average.
 
The survey said a net 16 percent of chief information officers expect to hire more IT workers, or up 1 point above the second-quarter forecast. The results break down to 20 percent of those surveyed planning to add staff, while 4 percent expecting to cut staff.
 
In a separate survey, a net 4 percent of chief financial officers said they expected to add accounting and finance professionals, up 4 points from the second-quarter forecast. The results show 7 percent intend to add employees, while 3 percent expect to cut jobs.
 
Source The Denver Business Journal June 6, 2007