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You'd want to know what the scope of pay is after the initial year where they say the role will be much more developed.

18-22 not bad for the foot in, but after that you'd want much closer or exceeding 30k if you we're considered good enough for the increased expectations they are hinting at.

The comments about minimum pay, really only apply to those jobs that require no real skill other than being willing to work in the first place. Comparing what Asus will want of the person to someone operating a barcode cash register is pointless and therefore pay is of concern.

 

At the end of the day my opinion is its not whats coming in, its whats going out (£ wise of course).

And £18k doesn't go very far, especially if you're in London by the time rent is paid and travel how much are you actually working for to actually spend on items to reward yourself for working? Its just working to live... almost.

I agree with the comments re; degree - some people do expect to launch at £40k starting and I agree whilst that'd be nice its stupid to think that.

So £18k isn't bad starting in that case, as long as its starting and theres room to progress up so on seond thought its not too bad if you're having to 'work to live' for the first few years. I suppose my comment geared toward the being "stuck on 18k for a good few years".

Imo its important for graduates to not jump at any salary, as companies will just drive the salary down further taking the p***.

Then again, its not if you have a degree - its what degree you have. There really is a lot of pointless ones out there.

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It does depend what degree you have and what job you qualify for, and the responsibility that goes with said job. My sister is a qualified GP with several years' experience and when she graduated after studying medicine for 5 years, her starting salary was about 40K... then again, she did work about 90 hours a week in one of the UK's biggest hospitals (gotta love the NHS).

Some jobs pay extremely well from the start, and some don't - that's just the way the cookie crumbles.

I agree with those who think 18K is low for a graduate salary - it's possible to get 16K working in a sports shop for 45 hours a week; but the graduate job is skilled and there are prospects... after selling sports goods for ten years, you'll probably still be on 16K and your CV won't look particularly flash.

 

I think 18k is a pretty sweet salary for just leaving uni. I was actually earning more on a few contracts i picked up while I was at uni, than when I got a graduate placement when I left. I think when I left i got a job with a salary that was 14.1k. Last year when i moved back to brighton I breifly took a job which was 12k a year, thankfully that was only for 3 months, but I stupidly moved here without sorting out work so needed whatever I could get. If I lived in Hemel, or london rather than brighton, I would probably consider giving up my 25k salary for the better prospects this job could offer.

 

Got my reply back today and.....

The position has already been filled!!