Updated: Friday, August 28th, 2009

Similarly to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers report, a new study from KPMG has also found that executives across a range of industries expect revenues and profitability to increase next year, which may further improve business career prospect.

The consultancy interviewed some 400 CEOs and other top level business executives in the finance, technology, retail as well as food and beverage industries, and found that 76 percent believe business conditions in their sector will ameliorate next year.

Phil Rohrbaugh, vice chair of industries & marketing for KPMG, explains that the results are in tune with recent data indicating that the worst of the recession appears to be over and "businesses are beginning to think about how they will gear up for a recovery."

The survey also found that in the finance sector, executives credit the real estate market that appears to be stabilizing and improved consumer confidence for their optimism.

Accredited MBA programs as well as undergraduate degrees in business can prepare individuals for careers in various aspects of finance, as the Labor Department says salaries of financial or business managers can exceed $100,000 a year.

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