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Staffing firm ’s quarterly hiring outloojk survey indicates 8 percent of chief financial officerds in the Columbus area plan to add stafrf from July through September while 5 percenty expect tocut jobs. The remaining 87 percen don’t expect any changes. The hirinhg outlook marks an improvementthe second-quarter plans among CFOs. Robert Half’s survey for the seconc quarter found 6 percent of area CFOs plannecd to add jobs while 7 percent expected to cut Columbus hiring plans also best the national In a national quergyof 1,400 CFOs, Robert Half foun 5 percent plan to add jobs from July through September while 8 percent expect “Many companies remain hesitant to commit to adding staff until they are certain of an economic Robert Half CEO Max Messmer said in a “In the meantime, most firms are workint with their current teams to manage key initiatives, with some employerws also bringing in project professionals to assis t with rising workloads and support full-tims personnel.
” Robert Half’s survey included 200 interviews with financia executives at companies with 20 or more employeese in the Columbus area.