Record number of new recruits at business adviser

BUSINESS advisory firm PwC has welcomed 29 graduates, higher apprentices and school leavers to its East Midlands office in Castle Donington.

This year’s autumn intake also includes 152 recruits at PwC’s Birmingham office and 25 in Milton Keynes, totalling a record 276 new joiners across the Midlands.

PwC said 44 per cent are from minority ethnic backgrounds, 40 per cent are female and 38 per cent have come from households where neither parent has completed higher education studies.

Nationally, the firm has recruited more than 1,300 graduates.

The figures also include 70 undergraduates on to PwC’s degree programmes with Nottingham and Birmingham universities.

Ali Breadon, market senior partner for PwC in the East Midlands, said: “We are delighted to welcome our annual intake of graduates, higher apprentices and school leavers to our East Midlands office.

“We are committed to offering opportunities to those at the outset of their careers by helping them develop relevant skills for our changing economy.

“We recruit local talent from a diverse range of backgrounds, because we want to actively invest in the next generation of future leaders from our region.

“We are also committed to inspiring young people in the region in an increasingly digital world, showing them the breadth of technology careers and how technology is used in all walks of life in a more inclusive way. This also reflects the critical and growing role of new technologies to our business and our clients and underscores our commitment to regional growth and supporting regional rebalancing.

“It’s also pleasing to see how our Class of 2021 have already adapted so well to our new hybrid way of working.”