Big four accounting firms prepare for new trainee ‘milkround’

Every November, big accounting firms descend on universities and colleges to attract students for their next intake.

This intense period for wannabe accountants, a whirlwind of applications forms, research, interviews, and presentations, is known as the milkround.

The application deadline for 2015 trainee positions is Wednesday, October 22 for many firms, including the big four, KPMG, Ernst and Young, PwC and Deloitte.

All of the big four firms require a minimum expected degree ...