Only a third of all final-year students expect to enter the jobs market in 2007

A further third plan to begin postgraduate studies

42 per cent believe there are plenty of jobs available

The companies regarded as offering the best opportunities for students included ( in order of ranking) KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, AIB, Bank of Ireland, Google, the civil service, Ernst&Young, the HSE, Wyeth and the Department of Education