Pictured: Mark Doleman, Office Senior Partner at Deloitte in Nottingham (front left) with 12 of the 16 graduates who have been taken on by the firm at its Nottingham office this year. Ross Jameson, quoted, is on the right in the front row

Sixteen graduates, more than half of which have come from local universities, have started work at Deloitte's Nottingham office. 

The graduates join more than a thousand others across the UK starting their careers at Deloitte this Autumn, a record number for the business advisory firm. 

Working across the firm's audit, tax and enterprise risk services divisions the graduates will each undertake a practical and theoretical training programme, ensuring a thorough understanding of the business alongside development of key skills. 

Ross Jameson, who studied Finance, Accounting and Management at the University of Nottingham was one of 100 applicants that applied to the Nottingham office, and is now in his fifth week. "I was absolutely thrilled when I heard that I had been successful. It really is a worrying time for graduates with many not finding a job after University. Good opportunities like this are limited and competition is fierce."

Mark Doleman, Office Senior Partner at Deloitte in Nottingham comments; "Recruiting the right people is integral to our success as a business, and I am delighted with the calibre of graduates that are starting with us this year. 

"I have ambitious plans for the year ahead so they're joining at an exciting time and I look forward to working with them and seeing their careers develop at Deloitte."

Nine of the 16 graduates come from local universities; eight from the University of Nottingham and one from Nottingham Trent University.