Detroit CIO’s Hiring Plans Cool In First Half Of 2017

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Detroit CIO’s Hiring Plans Cool In First Half Of 2017

DETROIT — IT jobs will apparently become a bit harder to come by in the year ahead. Sixteen percent of Detroit-area technology executives plan to expand their IT staff in the first half of 2017, according to the just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report. That’s down from 26 percent in the same survey six months ago, and 18 percent in the same survey a year ago.
In addition, 71 percent plan to hire only for open IT roles, up from 62 percent six months ago and equal to the 71 percent figure from the survey a year ago.

Another 12 percent plan to put hiring plans on hold, up from 8 percent six months ago and 10 percent a year ago.

Only 1 percent percent expect to reduce their IT staffing levels in the first six months of the year, down from 4 percent six months ago and equal to 1 percent in the survey a year ago.

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By Matt Roush|2016-12-08T10:56:06-05:00December 8th, 2016|ESD|

About the Author: Matt Roush

Matt Roush is a freelance writer, editor, and photographer, and co-host of MITech TV with MITechNews founder and publisher Mike Brennan. He is a longtime Michigan journalist and marketing professional, having spent more than 30 years in journalism for media outlets including WWJ Newsradio 950, Crain’s Detroit Business, the Kalamazoo Gazette, and the Traverse City Record-Eagle, and over a decade in nonprofit media relations and marketing for The Engineering Society of Detroit and Lawrence Technological University.