Originally Posted by
Flying Clog
Yes, I was going to say Accountancy as well
It is rather a bad advise I would say. Mass accounting jobs are under serious pressure for quite some time now due to outsourcing to India and smart technologies are getting smarter all the time, requiring less and less personnel. Financial management and analytics are in better shape for the years to come but it will take 5+ years of getting experience before you can expect a decent job in this field.