shailesh agarwal (professional accountant) (7642 Points)
25 December 2008Accountants recession-proof?
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:06 PM
If there's one institute that says it's not worried about placements next year it is the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). "Our placements should not be affected by the economic meltdown because accountants are always needed," says Ved Jain, President at ICAI. Nevertheless the institute is taking no chances. It is holding corporate HR meets in Mumbai and
CA. Abhishek Bansal
(Research Analyst)
(64 Points)
Replied 30 December 2008
Though, our President says our placements will not be affected by melt-down, but, campus recruitments are not very enthusiastic this time.
The accountancy proffession would be affected by this melt-down, though impact may be somewhat less as compared to other fields.
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