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Accountemps has more than 330 offices throughout North America, Europe,
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and largest specialized staffing service for temporary accounting, finance and
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peak workloads or staff absences," said Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps.

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SPECIAL FORCES: Survey Shows Firms Use More Project Professionals Today Versus Five Years Ago

MENLO PARK, Calif.
These results coincide with National Staffing Employee Week, September
19-25, which recognizes the daily contributions of America's temporary and
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Messmer added , "Flexible staffing also allows firms to respond quickly to
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of tapping professionals with advanced skill levels for special projects and
to access expertise that either does not exist within an organization or is
only needed for a finite period of time.

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Executives were asked, "Is your firm using more or fewer temporary or
project professionals today than it was five years ago?" Their responses:

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executives -- including those from human resources , finance and marketing
departments -- with the nation's 1,000 largest companies.........

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Survey Measures Employment Optimism Among Local Finance Executives

SAN DIEGO, Five percent of chief financial
officers (CFOs) in the San Diego area expect to add staff during the second
quarter of 2006 and 4 percent anticipate reductions in personnel, according to
the most recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index., the world's largest staffing services firm
specializing in accounting, finance and information technology.....

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percent increase is down three points from the first-quarter 2006 forecast.
The majority of respondents, 88 percent, foresee no change in hiring in the
second quarter...."
The demand for specialized skills on a project basis has led to increased
employment opportunities for temporary workers and consultants. "Project and
consulting engagements provide scheduling flexibility and allow professionals
to build experience in a variety of work settings.

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San Diego CFOs Report on Second-Quarter Hiring Outlook

The local results reflect a two-quarter rolling average based on the
responses of 200 CFOs from a stratified random sample of companies in the San
Diego area with 20 or more employees; 1,400 CFOs were queried for the national
data. "Firms also are adding full-time staff and
working with consulting professionals for corporate governance-related
compliance and remediation initiatives .......accountemps.

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business expansion activities during 2006," said Max Messmer, chairman and CEO
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