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Tingkai
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Aug 2001
time: 13:36
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Originally posted by Park Avenue
Still it's £16.5k which isn't bad for an entry role.
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You should consider yourself extremely lucky if you get a job that pays that salary.
You have an average degree. You have no work experience other than two summer jobs. You have no extra-cirricular activities that will make you stand out from the crowd. In short, you have very little to offer an employer.
A recent British study found the average salary for a university graduate in 2003 was £12,659.
You really need to lower your sights to something more realistic.
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Tingkai
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To find the Northwest Passage
Aug 2001
time: 13:36
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Originally posted by Drogue
Yes, but the average graduate salary for an Economics 2:1 is an awful lot higher. Economics pays second only to dentistry for early salaries in the UK. £16.5k is quite normal for an early role.
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Really? Maybe economics degree means something different in Canada than in Britain.
In Canada, an economics degree is just another Bachelor of Arts degree. Nothing special.
But in Canada, we also have undergraduate business degrees which are different from an economics degree.
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Originally posted by Drogue
For example, the Home Office economics department stated, with regards to the home office graduate employment: "The average starting salary for new graduates is around £23,000 in London (slightly lower outside London)."
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I was citing a BBC study:
"But the figures compiled by the Cardiff and Lancaster researchers suggest the figure is based on "blue-chip" companies, taking on just one in 20 graduates.
"Average starting wages were actually falling, with last year's average of £12,659 down from £13,422 in 2002, they found.
http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/1/low/education/3808111.stm
Anyways, my point is that PA doesn't have much in the way of qualifications so he shouldn't expect to get paid much in his first real job.
If he lucks into a good paying job, that of course would be great.
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Omnipresent conscience
Oct 2002
time: 05:36
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Originally posted by Tingkai
Really? Maybe economics degree means something different in Canada than in Britain. |
Yes. In the UK, an Econ degree can be BA or BSc, depending on where you take it. But that doesn't really matter. The subject of your degree does, and economists usually have one of the lowest unemployment rates and highest salaries. Something like ~£35k average 5 years after graduating, IIRC.
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Originally posted by Tingkai
Anyways, my point is that PA doesn't have much in the way of qualifications so he shouldn't expect to get paid much in his first real job. |
A 2:1 in Econ is quite highly sort after by employers, especially with out low unemployment. He can, IMHO, afford to be a bit picky.
Obviously not expecting the earth, but it's not unusual for people to go into investment banking or somesuch and have starting salaries of £30k+, especially with Econ or Maths degrees. Competative, but doable, if you really want to.
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Tingkai
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To find the Northwest Passage
Aug 2001
time: 13:36
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Yes, and Canadians are better educated. Something like 40% of Canadians have post-secondary degrees compared to 25% in Britain. With more graduates, salaries will be lower.
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Cruddy
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You're not forced to work. |
Living on JSA long term is not a viable option.
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09-07-2004 00:37
Though I'll probably need a 1st, and to have got my grades, to do that 
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