Optimism over 2010 financial sector recruitment

Almost two-thirds - 60%- of survey respondents, who all work in the financial services industry, said they were confident their firms will swell staff numbers in the coming year. A total of 43% expect staffing at their company will rise by as much as 5%. Almost a tenth - 9% - expect an additional 6-10% added to the workforce, and 8% forecast staff levels will rise by more than 11% over the next year. However, four out of 10 practitioners are forecasting either a freeze or decline in the level of employment at their company. CISI chief executive Simon Culhane says: "This provid...