Accountancy Growing In Popularity Among Graduates

Tue, 18 Nov 2008

Accountancy is fast becoming the top choice of profession among graduates in the UK, according to financial services firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) .

A recent report by the firm found that despite the negative stereotypes often attributed to accountancy, the number of graduates enquiring about accounting-related work is growing.

Sonja Stockton, head of student recruitment at PwC, said the company has seen a significant rise in the number of graduate applicants over the last twleve months.

She commented: "In the past accountancy and professional services may have played second-best to City careers .

"But with 50 per cent more applicants than at this time last year and the fantastic response to our employability events on-campus, we could be seeing a renaissance for the profession."

PwC was recently voted employer of the year for the fifth year running in the Times Graduate Recruitment Awards, outranking a number of other City employees.

The Big 4 firm hired 1,200 UK graduates in 2007 to help fill positions in its five key businesses and is planning to take on a further 1,000 graduates next year.
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