PricewaterhouseCoopers has been named the world's top ranked accountancy firm for business students, and has earned the second spot overall after Google on Universum's list of 'The World's Top 50 Most Attractive Employers' for business students.

The ranking is based on a survey of business students from the US, Japan, China, Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Russia, Spain, Canada and India.

This is the first global index of employer attractiveness by employer branding company Universum, which highlights the world's most powerful employer brands - those companies that excel in talent attraction and retention.

PwC said that at a time when many organisations were reducing their focus on the people agenda, the PwC network continued to offer numerous professional development programmes and international assignment opportunities to help people build rewarding careers and reach their full potential.

PwC is the leading and largest practice of accountants and auditors in Malta, employing over 300 people of which over 280 are professionally qualified staff or staff pursuing professional studies.

The firm has 74 university students currently engaged in its CareerDeal programme, a distinctive programme offered exclusively to university Accountancy students contracted to work for PwC Malta.

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