On Sun Feb 19, 2006 at 14:38:05 +1100, O Plameras wrote: >Terry Collins wrote: > >>O Plameras wrote: >> >> >> >>>This is the base salary graduates start with 15 years ago, in >>>at least two Companies I know. So, graduates base salary >>>now should be higher than this. 15 years is a lot >>>of years in the IT industry. >>> >>> >> >>NOPE. Supply and demand. There is an enormous number of IT "graduates" >>these days, so IMO advertised starting salaries are generally down to >>what they were 15 years ago. >> >>I posted the $15-20K one as it was offered each year for a few years. >> >>What hasn't been mentioned yet is "industry" If you are in the pure IT >>side, then "the best" can get some "spectacular" salaries, but other >>industries tend not to have salaries too much above industry norm, so >>the $25-20K was a dogsbody in finance as a start, but some of those >>companies can reward well. >> >> >> > >This is less than a student rate, and much less than a graduate rate. > >For $25,000 stipend (or salary) per year one could continue University >and earn a Ph.D.
Only if you were good enough to get such a stipend, which is by no means simple. Cheers, Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
