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Survey: More optimism about Q2 hiring

April 23, 2010

Human resources managers are more optimistic about hiring in the second quarter than they were a year ago, according to a survey of 400 human resources professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management.

The study found 24% of human resources managers expect their companies to hire in the second quarter of 2010. That compares with 18% who said the same a year ago.

Fifty-nine percent said their firms will maintain staffing levels, 11% said their firms plan to cut jobs and 6% were unsure about hiring plans.

Small organizations planned the most hiring in the second quarter with 32% reporting hiring plans. Twenty-one percent of large companies -- those with more than 500 employees -- planned to hire in the second quarter.

The most likely workers to be laid off in the second quarter included managers and professionals with 49% of human resources professionals reporting so. Twenty-seven percent said contract/temporary workers were likely to be laid off.