Graduates of TSR.. A few questions for you
So for those graduates who have secured a 'graduate' position I.e not working in a bar etc I have a few questions for you:
What did you study at university?
What grade did you get?
What was your starting role?
What was your graduate starting salary?
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
How old are you now?
What role are you doing now?
How much do you earn now?
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
Thanks
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What did you study at university?
What grade did you get?
What was your starting role?
What was your graduate starting salary?
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
How old are you now?
What role are you doing now?
How much do you earn now?
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
Thanks
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What did you study at university? Accounting and Finance
What grade did you get? 2:1 Hons
What was your starting role? Accounts Assistant
What was your graduate starting salary? Not enough, £13,000 (mainly doing it for the experience right now so I guess it's better than nothing)
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? 0, have 4 months right now
How old are you now? 21
What role are you doing now? Same as above
How much do you earn now? Same as above
Are you happy with your career? Other comments? Yes, after doing further exams to get a better qualification i.e. ACCA I'm hoping I can move onto a more specific area of Accounting i.e Tax and work my way up
Thanks: No problemo
What grade did you get? 2:1 Hons
What was your starting role? Accounts Assistant
What was your graduate starting salary? Not enough, £13,000 (mainly doing it for the experience right now so I guess it's better than nothing)
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? 0, have 4 months right now
How old are you now? 21
What role are you doing now? Same as above
How much do you earn now? Same as above
Are you happy with your career? Other comments? Yes, after doing further exams to get a better qualification i.e. ACCA I'm hoping I can move onto a more specific area of Accounting i.e Tax and work my way up
Thanks: No problemo
(edited 9 years ago)
What did you study at university?
Finance & maths
What grade did you get?
2.1
What was your starting role?
Finance graduate
What was your graduate starting salary?
£25.5k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
3 years 5 months
How old are you now?
26
What role are you doing now?
Finance analyst
How much do you earn now?
£40k
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
I guess so! I'm in my first permanent role after finishing my grad scheme & qualifying as an accountant. There's lots to learn and I'm also doing further study because I enjoy it so much 😣
Thanks
You're very welcome!
Finance & maths
What grade did you get?
2.1
What was your starting role?
Finance graduate
What was your graduate starting salary?
£25.5k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
3 years 5 months
How old are you now?
26
What role are you doing now?
Finance analyst
How much do you earn now?
£40k
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
I guess so! I'm in my first permanent role after finishing my grad scheme & qualifying as an accountant. There's lots to learn and I'm also doing further study because I enjoy it so much 😣
Thanks
You're very welcome!
(edited 9 years ago)
Original post by manga
So for those graduates who have secured a 'graduate' position I.e not working in a bar etc I have a few questions for you:
What did you study at university? Law
What grade did you get? 2:1
What was your starting role? Legal Assistant in Law Firm
What was your graduate starting salary? 15k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? about 4
How old are you now? 25
What role are you doing now? PCSO
How much do you earn now? just over 20k
Are you happy with your career? Other comments? Yes love it, hoping to be a police officer within the next few years.
Thanks
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What did you study at university? Law
What grade did you get? 2:1
What was your starting role? Legal Assistant in Law Firm
What was your graduate starting salary? 15k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? about 4
How old are you now? 25
What role are you doing now? PCSO
How much do you earn now? just over 20k
Are you happy with your career? Other comments? Yes love it, hoping to be a police officer within the next few years.
Thanks
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Original post by manga
So for those graduates who have secured a 'graduate' position I.e not working in a bar etc I have a few questions for you:
Thanks
1.
What did you study at university?
2.
What grade did you get?
3.
What was your starting role?
4.
What was your graduate starting salary?
5.
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
6.
How old are you now?
7.
What role are you doing now?
8.
How much do you earn now?
9.
Are you happy with your career?
10.
Other comments?
Thanks
1.
Business
2.
Did not complete.
3.
Fixer... Quite literally I was fix problems.
4.
Base was £30,000 but I earnt a lot more than that.
5.
In a different job but 2 or 3... Depends when you count me finishing my degree.
6.
What business is that of yours?
7.
Management.
8.
A lot more.
9.
Not really.
10.
Don't drop out.
What did you study at university?
Computer Science
What grade did you get?
2.1
What was your starting role?
Graduate Software Developer
What was your graduate starting salary?
22,000
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
~2y
How old are you now?
23
What role are you doing now?
Software Engineer
How much do you earn now?
Not a huge amount more, however I consider myself well paid for my level of experience. Although I do get way more than my day job from investments alone.
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
The industry is so large that I've been able to make decent progress in my career pretty effortlessly. The field always provides interesting yet challenging tasks. I had been told that this is a career of life-long learning and sure enough, it is - to a very competitive extent.
Computer Science
What grade did you get?
2.1
What was your starting role?
Graduate Software Developer
What was your graduate starting salary?
22,000
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
~2y
How old are you now?
23
What role are you doing now?
Software Engineer
How much do you earn now?
Not a huge amount more, however I consider myself well paid for my level of experience. Although I do get way more than my day job from investments alone.
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
The industry is so large that I've been able to make decent progress in my career pretty effortlessly. The field always provides interesting yet challenging tasks. I had been told that this is a career of life-long learning and sure enough, it is - to a very competitive extent.
(edited 9 years ago)
Original post by tehFrance
1.
Business
2.
Did not complete.
3.
Fixer... Quite literally I was fix problems.
4.
Base was £30,000 but I earnt a lot more than that.
5.
In a different job but 2 or 3... Depends when you count me finishing my degree.
6.
What business is that of yours?
7.
Management.
8.
A lot more.
9.
Not really.
10.
Don't drop out.
What don't you enjoy about your job, and is the money a trade off?
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What did you study at university?
Politics at Bristol
What grade did you get?
Low 2.1
What was your starting role?
Strategy Consultant
What was your graduate starting salary?
£36k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
6 months
How old are you now?
23
What role are you doing now?
Same
How much do you earn now?
Same
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
Find it mind numbing so started doing a post grad course in my spare time
Politics at Bristol
What grade did you get?
Low 2.1
What was your starting role?
Strategy Consultant
What was your graduate starting salary?
£36k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
6 months
How old are you now?
23
What role are you doing now?
Same
How much do you earn now?
Same
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
Find it mind numbing so started doing a post grad course in my spare time
Original post by benm182
What did you study at university?
Politics at Bristol
What grade did you get?
Low 2.1
What was your starting role?
Strategy Consultant
What was your graduate starting salary?
£36k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
6 months
How old are you now?
23
What role are you doing now?
Same
How much do you earn now?
Same
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
Find it mind numbing so started doing a post grad course in my spare time
Politics at Bristol
What grade did you get?
Low 2.1
What was your starting role?
Strategy Consultant
What was your graduate starting salary?
£36k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
6 months
How old are you now?
23
What role are you doing now?
Same
How much do you earn now?
Same
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
Find it mind numbing so started doing a post grad course in my spare time
Is this at an MBB, Tier 2 or Big4 firm?
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Original post by Pipsico
What did you study at university?
Finance & maths
What grade did you get?
2.1
What was your starting role?
Finance graduate
What was your graduate starting salary?
£25.5k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
3 years 5 months
How old are you now?
26
What role are you doing now?
Finance analyst
How much do you earn now?
£40k
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
I guess so! I'm in my first permanent role after finishing my grad scheme & qualifying as an accountant. There's lots to learn and I'm also doing further study because I enjoy it so much 😣
Thanks
You're very welcome!
Finance & maths
What grade did you get?
2.1
What was your starting role?
Finance graduate
What was your graduate starting salary?
£25.5k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
3 years 5 months
How old are you now?
26
What role are you doing now?
Finance analyst
How much do you earn now?
£40k
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
I guess so! I'm in my first permanent role after finishing my grad scheme & qualifying as an accountant. There's lots to learn and I'm also doing further study because I enjoy it so much 😣
Thanks
You're very welcome!
Crazy!
Do you work in a bank? How many hours do you work per week? What is the difference between finance analyst and investment bankers (you know, those work work like 100 hours per week in the City and earn many £££)?
Original post by Juichiro
Crazy!
Do you work in a bank? How many hours do you work per week? What is the difference between finance analyst and investment bankers (you know, those work work like 100 hours per week in the City and earn many £££)?
Do you work in a bank? How many hours do you work per week? What is the difference between finance analyst and investment bankers (you know, those work work like 100 hours per week in the City and earn many £££)?
I can attempt to answer this.
So, Finance roles are usually based within the business function segment of an organization. They are the ones mainly responsible for reporting, budgeting and future financial projections (amongst other things). This might vary depending on the company - for example finance at American Express involves a lot of M&A work.
In an investment bank these guys would be in the 'back office' not because their role is unimportant (it is important!) but because they serve as a support function to the organization.
Investment Bankers are the ones interacting with outside clients - in other words they bring in revenue. IBers are mainly focused on advising companies on Mergers and Acquisition deals, capital raising and general strategic advice.
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Original post by Juichiro
Crazy!
Do you work in a bank? How many hours do you work per week? What is the difference between finance analyst and investment bankers (you know, those work work like 100 hours per week in the City and earn many £££)?
Do you work in a bank? How many hours do you work per week? What is the difference between finance analyst and investment bankers (you know, those work work like 100 hours per week in the City and earn many £££)?
Well, finance analyst is a very general term for my job - i work on the corporate side rather than bank side.
My day to day revolves around liquidity & cash management, investments, support with investor related reporting and a whole host of other things.
The bankers that I've come across (on the product sales side) have very high workloads and are experts at financial products.. Lots of client entertainment (I've been lucky enough to be on the receiving end of this entertainment) and after an evening of drinking... Last time I met with one of the international banks we had to head off around 9pm to catch a train... And they needed to head back to the office!
I'd say I work pretty good hours - 9-6 on a 'normal' day, with 1 hour's lunch. On a busy day, it might be 9-7.30 with no lunch.
However, if you throw studying into the mix, it gets trickier!
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Original post by Princepieman
Its at a tier 2 firm
What did you study at university? Computer science with emphasis on security
What grade did you get? 2:1
What was your starting role? Service desk analyst
What was your graduate starting salary? £28k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? 0, 4 months volunteering
How old are you now? 23
What role are you doing now? same
How much do you earn now? same
Are you happy with your career? Other comments? yea since there is good promotional opportunities
What grade did you get? 2:1
What was your starting role? Service desk analyst
What was your graduate starting salary? £28k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? 0, 4 months volunteering
How old are you now? 23
What role are you doing now? same
How much do you earn now? same
Are you happy with your career? Other comments? yea since there is good promotional opportunities
Original post by imabigboynow
What was your starting role? Service desk analyst
What was your graduate starting salary? £28k
What was your starting role? Service desk analyst
What was your graduate starting salary? £28k
Wow, good salary for service desk.
Original post by Reue
Wow, good salary for service desk.
I def got lucky, I was head hunted too. I was getting rejected for 19-21k jobs for 6 months then got the highest paying one
. I do 1st/2nd line though and its a lot more than just your typical 1st line support job. I work with the security of the users and permissions etc and we also do stuff like software installation, software fixes etc.Original post by NX172
What did you study at university?
Computer Science
What grade did you get?
2.1
What was your starting role?
Graduate Software Developer
What was your graduate starting salary?
22,000
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
~2y
How old are you now?
23
What role are you doing now?
Software Engineer
How much do you earn now?
Not a huge amount more, however I consider myself well paid for my level of experience. Although I do get way more than my day job from investments alone.
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
The industry is so large that I've been able to make decent progress in my career pretty effortlessly. The field always provides interesting yet challenging tasks. I had been told that this is a career of life-long learning and sure enough, it is - to a very competitive extent.
Computer Science
What grade did you get?
2.1
What was your starting role?
Graduate Software Developer
What was your graduate starting salary?
22,000
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating?
~2y
How old are you now?
23
What role are you doing now?
Software Engineer
How much do you earn now?
Not a huge amount more, however I consider myself well paid for my level of experience. Although I do get way more than my day job from investments alone.
Are you happy with your career? Other comments?
The industry is so large that I've been able to make decent progress in my career pretty effortlessly. The field always provides interesting yet challenging tasks. I had been told that this is a career of life-long learning and sure enough, it is - to a very competitive extent.
How long did it take you to find your first graduate job after uni?
What did you study at university? Chemistry
What grade did you get? 2.i
What was your starting role? IT
What was your graduate starting salary? £28k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? 6.5
How old are you now? 30
What role are you doing now? IT
How much do you earn now? £50k
Are you happy with your career? Other comments? Meh, pays The bills
What grade did you get? 2.i
What was your starting role? IT
What was your graduate starting salary? £28k
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? 6.5
How old are you now? 30
What role are you doing now? IT
How much do you earn now? £50k
Are you happy with your career? Other comments? Meh, pays The bills
What did you study at university? UCL, then Bristol (for a masters)
What grade did you get? 1st, then merit.
What was your starting role? (It will be) trainee solicitor.
What was your graduate starting salary? (It will be) £39k.
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? I worked a year after my masters, before starting my professional law course.
How old are you now? 25.
What role are you doing now? Student.
How much do you earn now? N/A
What grade did you get? 1st, then merit.
What was your starting role? (It will be) trainee solicitor.
What was your graduate starting salary? (It will be) £39k.
How many years of experience do you have, post graduating? I worked a year after my masters, before starting my professional law course.
How old are you now? 25.
What role are you doing now? Student.
How much do you earn now? N/A
Original post by benm182
Strategy consulting
Find it mind numbing so started doing a post grad course in my spare time
Find it mind numbing so started doing a post grad course in my spare time
Really interesting response. I have a friend going into the same field and he says is really competitive and very lucrative. What makes you find it boring?
Anyway here's mine, not yet a graduate but secured a position.
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