This was prompted by a post from the Birmingham post.

Accountancy remains an attractive career choice for new graduates despite job losses in the financial sector.

One of the country’s leading professional services firms Deloitte announced that more students are chosing to apply to the field.

Darren Page, graduate recruitment manager at Deloitte in Birmingham, said that the firm had recently seen an increase in the number of graduates applying for jobs. “Many students perceive a high level of job security in the accountancy industry and indeed, firms like Deloitte have seen increasing demand for advice from businesses struggling to cope with the economic environment.” Mr Page said students were seeking secure employment in sectors that are well placed to weather the economic storm. He said: “At the moment we are experiencing strong growth in our Reorganisation Services practice which looks after company receiverships.

The value attributed to job security by students is higher than I have seen before.”

However, according to recent reports from Highfliers Research, in 2009 there will be fewer job opportunities for graduates in the accountancy sector.

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