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nicko1990

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OP, go to the dictionary and look up these two words

'investment' and 'banking'

or alternatively, something like management consulting or private equity.

although you might want to do an honours year (HD average should be easy, yes?) while praying that the economy starts to recover.
 

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Refer to earlier comment re: crap starting rates but if you work hard enough (and have some talent) the sky can be the limit...
 

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Graduating salaries for most degrees are pretty poor.

Actuaries do well. Engineers do well (expect a decline because of the GFC though).

Commerce, Arts, Law.... all pretty average starting salaries. And a rude shock for the graduates as they discover that by the second day no one really cares about what they did in uni....

Personally I haven't graduated yet but when I do I won't be taking up any graduate programs because the pay cut would be massive.
You shouldn't class it by degrees but by industries. Most of the grads in my organisation are on $100k+ Package (and that is at the lower end).

Same goes if you talk to any Ibankers/Traders etc.

Law is roughly $60k starting which is not bad.

You seem to know little about what you are talking about because you forgot dentists who earn the most out of all grads. (average salary).
 

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You shouldn't class it by degrees but by industries. Most of the grads in my organisation are on $100k+ Package (and that is at the lower end).
What do your graduates do? What their profession and education?
 

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Isn't a sensible thing to look for in an idustry is the average salaries after five years of graduating.
 

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ITT: People dreaming of the big $$$ (with exception of velox).
 

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after grad, i agree with others that it will be pretty average, but in long term it does provide a lot of job paths.
I guess the path that could get u high paying job would be Chartered financial analyst, it is almost the same as an MBA, but more than a CA.
 

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don't forget mining/petroleum engineers
Yes true, however the salaries are grouped by degree usually.

after grad, i agree with others that it will be pretty average, but in long term it does provide a lot of job paths.
I guess the path that could get u high paying job would be Chartered financial analyst, it is almost the same as an MBA, but more than a CA.
You do realise that the 3 qualifications you have listed are quite different. They all teach different things, and none of them are really better than each other as its like comparing apples to oranges.
 

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Well its VERY VERY VERY good money considering im only doing it for a year whilst i defer, i.e. un skilled labouring and get $28/hour for first 8hrs, then time and half for the next two and double time for the next two after that. Considering that we work from 6am-6pm, mon-friday. u do the maths
Which equals to (if working 5 days per week for 52 weeks): $109 200 p.a

p.a = per annum (per year)
 

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Yer thats what im like, im just so dumb.. I can't even do basic arithmetic. 4U maths means u prob have below par maths ability.
The fact you want to do engineering at Sydney Uni shows you're pretty fucking dumb.
 

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You shouldn't class it by degrees but by industries. Most of the grads in my organisation are on $100k+ Package (and that is at the lower end).

Same goes if you talk to any Ibankers/Traders etc.

Law is roughly $60k starting which is not bad.

You seem to know little about what you are talking about because you forgot dentists who earn the most out of all grads. (average salary).
Yeah clearly missing out dentists proves that I 'know little'... I grabbed a couple that popped into my head as doing well - obviously it's not a comprehensive list.

The main message of my post was that from what I've seen most organisations/managers don't care about your university studies - it's all about how you perform at work.
 

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...from what I've seen most organisations/managers don't care about your university studies - it's all about how you perform at work.
I'll concur with this, from experience.

Especially so, when grads come into the workforce with misconceptions about the roles they will be playing.
 

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Actually i was pretty sure engineering grads earnt the most? Read it in the engineers australia report about grads or someshit like that
 

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Yes true, however the salaries are grouped by degree usually.



You do realise that the 3 qualifications you have listed are quite different. They all teach different things, and none of them are really better than each other as its like comparing apples to oranges.
when i said 'the same' i meant in terms of salary, i know that each one of those qualifications are different but in terms of salary CFA and MBA come quite close. I have a friend who got a CA and then afterwoods got an MBA, and now he is earning loads!
 

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How much you earn depends on how hard you're willing to work. You can earn more driving a truck in a mine than most MBA or CFA grads ever will.
 

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