Charlotte CIOs Forecast Increase in Third-Quarter Hiring
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 6 /PRNewswire/ — A net 9 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Charlotte area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the third quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. Ten percent of executives surveyed plan to add staff during the quarter and 1 percent anticipate reductions in personnel. The net 9 percent increase is up four points from the area’s second-quarter 2007 forecast.
The local results reflect a two-quarter rolling average based on the responses of 200 CIOs from a stratified random sample of companies in the Charlotte area with 100 or more employees; 1,400 executives were queried for the national data. (To view the national results, visit http://www.rht.com/PressRoom.) The surveys were conducted by an independent research firm and developed by Robert Half Technology, a leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis. Robert Half Technology has been tracking IT hiring activity in the United States since 1995.
“In the course of expanding operations, many companies in the Charlotte area are investing in technology initiatives that require IT professionals with a range of development and support skills,” said Katherine Spencer Lee, executive director of Robert Half Technology. “This has intensified competition for top talent, prompting firms to expedite their hiring processes and devote greater resources to attracting and retaining employees.”
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