Dallas-Fort Worth CFOs Reveal Hiring Plans For Next Six Months

Robert Half Survey Finds 94 Percent of Dallas Companies Optimistic About Business Growth

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Sep 07, 2016, 08:10 ET

DALLAS, Sept. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The just-released Dallas-Fort Worth Professional Employment Forecast from Robert Half shows 14 percent of Dallas-Fort Worth CFOs expect their company to create new jobs in the next six months. Another 69 percent plan to hire for open roles.

CFOs were asked, "What are your company's hiring plans for full-time, professional-level employees in the next six months?" Their responses:

Dallas/Fort Worth CFO Hiring Predictions

	Sept. 2016 – Feb. 2017*	March 2016 – Aug. 2016
Expanding – adding new positions	14%	16%
Maintaining – only filling vacated positions	69%	71%
Freezing – not filling vacated positions or creating new ones	13%	10%
Reducing – eliminating positions	3%	2%
Don't know/no answer	0%	1%

*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding.

View an infographic featuring the survey results.

Recruiting Challenges
Sixty percent of Dallas-Fort Worth CFOs surveyed said it's somewhat or very challenging to find skilled candidates for professional-level positions today. This compares to 59 percent in the previous six months.

Dallas-Fort Worth executives (35 percent) also said finding skilled workers is their greatest staffing challenge.

"Finding the right person for the job can still be difficult, as the supply of skilled talent in Dallas remains sparse," said Mark Malone, senior regional vice president for Robert Half in Dallas. "Professionals who are in high demand are likely fielding multiple offers, so prolonging the hiring process could mean losing out on top talent. My advice to employers is to value the candidate's time as you would your own. And if you're ready to put an offer on the table, do it sooner rather than later."

Business Confidence
According to the Professional Employment Forecast, Dallas-Fort Worth CFOs are optimistic about their company's growth. Ninety-four percent of executives reported being somewhat or very confident in their company's prospects in the next six months.

About the Professional Employment Forecast
The Professional Employment Forecast was developed by Robert Half and conducted by an independent research firm. The local results reflect a two-period rolling average based on interviews with 200 CFOs from a stratified random sample of companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with 20 or more employees. Executives were asked about their hiring and business outlook, including plans to add professional-level employees in areas such as accounting, finance, human resources, administrative, legal, marketing and information technology.

About Robert Half
Founded in 1948, Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized staffing firm. The company, based in Menlo Park, California, has more than 340 staffing locations worldwide and offers job search and management tools at roberthalf.com. Additional insights on the latest hiring trends also can be found in the company's just-released 2017 Salary Guides. For more career and management insights, visit roberthalf.com/dallas-ft-worth.

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