Survey: Consulting work enables CFOs to stay active

They may be ready to hand over the keys to the company car, but chief financial officers (CFOs) aren't ready to hit the golf course full time.

For this segment of the workforce, a career in consulting holds some appeal, suggests a Robert Half Management Resources survey.

More than one in four (26 percent) CFOs surveyed said the security of remaining actively employed was the No. 1 reason they would consider consulting.