Desperate Workers

 

The biggest accountancy firms have received record numbers of applications for entry-level positions, as university leavers flock to them for work. 'PwC, the largest of the Big Four, said that it had received 22,123 applications this year for about 1,100 positions in its latest annual graduate intake. .... KPMG had nearly 21,000 applications for about 650 graduate jobs ...... EY received 11,600 applications for 700 jobs.' (Times, 15 August) These figures give the lie to the usual glib press jibe about lazy workers. RD