It seems lots of potential wannabe accountants are being put off by going into the profession by bad careers advice. A recent research by AAT has shown that more than seven in ten youngsters wrongly believe that you require a degree to enter the professional services, which also covers accountancy jobs.

Mark Farrar who is the chief executive off ATT said:

“Careers advice isn’t keeping pace with demand, this means some young people are relying on what their friends or parents tell them”

Results has shown that 43% of youngsters have not been given satisfactory careers advice, claiming it hadn’t been the reason for their career choice. 15% of the people researched also said they followed friends choices when making a career decision and 24% said they took advice or were told by their parents.

Farrar also added on the subject of needing a degree to enter a career like accounting

“This is absolutely not true, and young people should be aware of alternatives, such as apprenticeships and professional training, which can create a route into fantastic careers”

Get more information on the AAT research here

Want to learn more?

Subscribe to our newsletter to get accounting tips like this right to your inbox

About The Author

Karl Bilby

We work very closely with our expert accountants to bring you the latest factually correct tax and accounting news. We also enjoy writing about small business news that we hope you find useful!

More posts by this author