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View All NewsSurveys: CIOs, CFOs to hold back on hiring
Chief information officers and chief financial officers plan to hold back on hiring in the fourth quarter, according to a pair of surveys released today by Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI).
The firm's survey of CIOs found that 6% plan to expand their information technology teams in the fourth quarter and 6% plan to cut staff for a net increase of zero. In the third quarter, CIOs had estimated a net increase of 2%.
Another survey found that 4% of CFOs plan to add finance and accounting staff in the fourth quarter while 10% forecast cuts for a net decrease of 6%. This compares with a forecast net decrease of 3% for the third quarter.
The surveys questioned more than 1,400 CIOs and more than 1,400 CFOs across the U.S.