Grovelands Graduate Insights - Spring Summer 2016
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Expectations vs realities<br />
What employee benefits do you<br />
receive?<br />
Bonus/commission<br />
63%<br />
Health care<br />
46.7%<br />
Gym membership<br />
27.2%<br />
Expectations of first role<br />
We asked current students what salary they<br />
expect to be earning in their first role. This<br />
showed a discrepancy between expectation<br />
and realities for graduates. 37% expect to earn<br />
£20,000-£30,000 straight out of university,<br />
with 9% expecting to earn more than £30,000.<br />
Sources differ on average salary figures as we<br />
see statistics from reports such as the High Flyers<br />
detailing high salaries via graduate schemes.<br />
However we know that only a small percentage<br />
of graduates are successful in achieving these<br />
positions. It seems more common that graduates<br />
earn a lower salary (graduate information site<br />
<strong>Graduate</strong> Fog suggest £22,000 as an average<br />
starting figure) hence we see continual reports<br />
of the ‘boomerang’ generation who return to the<br />
family home after graduation as they cannot<br />
afford a place of their own.<br />
Flexible working<br />
42.4%<br />
Ability to work at home<br />
22.8%<br />
The most popular of benefits<br />
are those related to a good<br />
work/life balance.<br />
Other<br />
15.2%<br />
<strong>Grovelands</strong> <strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>Insights</strong> | <strong>Spring</strong>/<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>2016</strong> | 15
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