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What did our 2008 Accountancy graduates do when they completed their degree?

LBSS Accountancy 2008 

This chart shows what Accountancy Graduates were doing six months after graduation. 


45 Graduates responded to the survey (75.0%)



Who employed our Accountancy graduates?

Most of our graduates found employment in accounting firms such as:

  • Ernst & Young; KPMG; Mazars;
  • Deloitte; Pricewaterhouse Coopers; Grant Thornton; 
  • Russell & Russell, Glasgow; Campbell Dallas, Paisley ; 
  • Abercrombie Gemmell, Glasgow; Alexander Sloan CA, Glasgow  etc

Other employers were:

  • Financial Trader, Morgan Stanley, Glasgow
  • Finance Graduate Scheme, HBOS, Edinburgh;
  • Credit Risk Analyst, Deutsche Bank, London;
  • Financial Analyst, Barclays, London etc

What did they go on to study?

Research and taught higher degrees at various institutions e.g.

  • Accountancy with Finance (University of Glasgow) ;
  • Law (University of Strathclyde).