Four percent of chief financial officers in the Hartford/New Haven area expect to add accounting and finance staff during the third quarter, and 9 percent anticipate reductions in personnel, according to a hiring survey.
The majority of CFOs who responded, 86 percent, anticipate no change in hiring, according to the most recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index.
The local results reflect a two-quarter rolling average based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a random sample of companies in the Hartford/New Haven area with 20 or more employees.
“Many companies remain hesitant to commit to adding staff until they are certain of an economic recovery,” said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International. “In the meantime, most firms are working with their current teams to manage key initiatives, with some employers also bringing in project professionals to assist with rising workloads and support full-time personnel.”
