51.   One corrections officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the hiring freeze put off his hopes of being able to work in a nearby prison.

52.   One had a hiring freeze, in another one I lost out to somebody with experience.

53.   Other media companies have announced hiring freezes and job cuts because of Internet troubles and an advertising slowdown.

54.   Pataki and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani have already ordered hiring freezes and other steps to contain budget deficits for next year.

55.   Owe said that has included offering employee buyouts, initiating a hiring freeze and laying off a limited number of employees at its newspapers.

56.   Putnam Investments, a mutual fund giant that nearly tripled in size over the past five years, is about to implement a hiring freeze, industry sources say.

57.   Putnam Investments laid off some employees, Fidelity Investments put a hold on executive raises and many others, like MFS Investment Management, instituted limited hiring freezes.

58.   Several media companies have announced layoffs and hiring freezes related to the advertising slowdown and difficulties at media Web sites.

59.   She said city officials hoped to accomplish many of the job cuts through attrition, a hiring freeze and buyouts.

60.   Several other local mutual fund companies Tuesday said they had no plans to impose a hiring freeze.