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• i’d completely agree, the average wage is relatively low so you haven’t got a chance to save a significant sum of money. i think i saved around £500…

  John Finney – 7th Feb 2008

• I am looking for a placement and i’m looking to mainly gain experience of the working world, however it would be nice to have some money! are all the jobs low paid? I have mainly found jobs available around 14 to 15k, is this low for a placement job?

  Michelle McKeehan – 12th Feb 2008

• Hi John and Michelle

  Thanks for your comments.

  John – to comment on your post – I think you’re generally right, even the guys earning £25k plus working in the City struggle to save money due to the obvious costs of life in London. I do know a few people who managed to save some decent money for their final year however; I myself lived at home whilst I was on placement so did manage to save a bit – although ‘Freshers Fortnight’ saw to most of that!!

  I know from my own experience and from many of my fellow graduates that being able to talk about experiences on work placement or internship during an interview is such an advantage, and employers love to hear real working examples.

  Michelle – the range in salaries really does vary, anything from £10,000 to up to £25,000+! The average salary is around £12,000 – £15,000 however. I think it’s important to remember that the highest paid salaries are not always the best – far from it in fact! You only need to search through our reviews to see some of the highly rated yet relatively low paid jobs that are out there.

  Chris

  Chris Wickson - RateMyPlacement – 13th Feb 2008

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