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Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:05
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LONDON - A new poll suggests that most graduates are attracted towards accountancy firms, as they believe that these firms are the best employers. Graduates also felt that working as management consultants and civil servants was not a bad option either.
High Fliers Research conducted a survey of over 16,000 graduates who left UK universities this summer. A startling finding is that graduates do not look up to a career in Army or Royal Navy, even though spying for the country at the government's listening base, GCHQ attracted them. The respondents felt that PricewaterhouseCoopers was the best employer.
This firm also topped the list of year's annual UK top 100 graduate employers. KPMG was in fourth position followed by Deloitte at sixth position in this list. Civil Service and consultants Accenture were positioned at the second and third positions respectively.
"Graduate vacancies for trainee accountants have increased by more than 60% over the last two years and two of the leading firms are set to hire over 1,000 graduates each year in 2006," said Martin Birchall from High Fliers Research. He added that it was no surprise that accountancy jobs were the most sought after ones. Broadcasting giant BBC and the NHS also found places in the top 10 list of employers at fifth and seventh positions respectively. However, the Army was pushed out of the first 10 employers for the first time since 1998 to the 11th position.
A career as a spy has entered the top 100 at the 89th place. The Ministry of Defense slipped to the 83rd spot from last year's 64th spot. The Teach First scheme has increased in popularity and has broken into the top 20 at 19th place. Police services have moved up to 20th this year from the 36th position last year. They seemed pleased with this move, "I am delighted to see that the police service has done so well in this survey. It shows that many graduates are seeking a rewarding career serving others," said Sir Hugh Orde, Northern Ireland's chief constable.
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