Is a 2.2 really that bad :(

baby_fuzz

retepetsir wrote: »

I'm joining a Network Rail graduate engineering scheme in September. I've been offered the job and just need to meet a few criteria to start, mainly getting a 2.2 .

I'll be starting on just over 25k, with a 3k welcome bonus. I don't think that's too bad to be honest, especially straight out of university.

They wanted to see my engineering ability and problem solving skills, not how well I could answer questions on an exam paper as that doesn't matter to them.

Fingers crossed I get at least the minimum grade requirements!

The good pay is actually danger money as there are hundreds of thousands of angry commuters who would be baying for your blood!:D

greyster

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Last time I heard Accenture paid graduates 31K

Graduated in 2001 - did an MSc in 2002, started working in academic research in Cardiff on 18k in 2003 (finished as a Research Fellow), moved to IT consulting in London 2005 .. have just had 2 promotions in 6 months .. I currently work 40 hours a week, usually a max of 44 (although my record is 22hrs in a row before a major project go-live)

Here's an interesting thing - Accenture won't touch me because of my 2:2 and 3'Cs at A Level. I also didn't have much luck applying for KPMG.

Quite happy at the moment though so no plans to move

Yes you are right... my best friend is months away from completing his 2 years. It was less then but he says they get more now. Accenture wouldn't touch me either because of my A-Level - my friend is trying to persuade me to try again as an experienced hire.

Anyway impressive career - I just thought you achieved this right after uni, which strictly isn't the case even though you are a fast tracker. The posts before yours were talking about salaries after graduating so I got a little confused. I'd be surprised if anyone walked into 40k right after uni with no experience!!!

I know if you join the Submarine Service (Navy) as a Warfare Officer you can get pretty close with signup bonuses. However the lack of sunlight turned me off the idea

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Cheers greyster

I think people are too hung up on what they'll earn immediately after graduating - they fail to see the few years ahead of them. They see the headlines about salaries and forget that it's often defendant on where you live and work.

The highest graduate salary i've heard about was 34k working for Aldi (plus company car). I'm sure there's hotshots who start in the city on 40k as graduates, but i expect there's a lot of 'who you know and where you studied' about it.

neas

investment bankers would start on 40k. Its a hard comparison to make. 40k in london isnt like 30k in yorkshire.

neas

Nobody can deny that some degrees have it harder than others in terms of employability... Mickey mouse degrees in particular. My friend did psuchologmy (hes a guy) because of the proportion of girls to guys doing the course... no other reason. He failed his farst year and is now retaking his 2nd year... he has no idea what real life is like.. even tho hes worked in a gap year... gettign 25-30k student loan isnt worth it to just 'score'.

jaydeeuk1

neas wrote: »

gettign 25-30k student loan isnt worth it to just 'score'.

I disagree! :rotfl:

dancingqueen_tr

Nenen wrote: »

Not unless you use your psychology degree to get onto a degree in medicine you can't! Psychiatrists have to be qualified doctors!

Yea obviously I didnt think you could just come out of a psychology degree and decide to subscribe people with anti depressants!! I just gave it as an example of one of the many routes you can go down.

BigBouncyBall

ringo_24601 wrote: »

The highest graduate salary i've heard about was 34k working for Aldi (plus company car). I'm sure there's hotshots who start in the city on 40k as graduates, but i expect there's a lot of 'who you know and where you studied' about it.

A friend of mine was on the Aldi program - £39k and an old Audi A4. However he hated the job - he said it was like working two jobs (out the house at 6:30 and not back till 10pm) so the real salary was half that - £19.5k!

He didn't make it past 12 months, i don't think any of the intake did.

bandraoi

dancingqueen_tr wrote: »

Yea obviously I didnt think you could just come out of a psychology degree and decide to subscribe people with anti depressants!! I just gave it as an example of one of the many routes you can go down.

It's really not a route you can go down directly from psychology though.

RMP_2

A 2.2 shows that you probably 'just' got through uni.

It shows (at least to me) that you probably p1ssed it up against a wall for 3 years & don't really posess the fire & enthusiasm to be highly successful.