CIO Spring hiring plans projected.(survey)(Brief Article)

Thirteen percent of chief information officers (CIOs) interviewed for the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report plan to add full-time information technology (IT) staff in the first quarter, while I percent anticipate personnel reductions. The net 12 percent hiring increase compares with a net 9 percent forecast one year ago and is unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2005 when the net hiring increase reached its highest level in 14 quarters.

Some key findings from the study include:

* Executives at the largest firms (1,000 or more employees