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Granted that I'm graduating with an Hons degree, I've found it to be somewhat underwhelming considering what other forum members have said.
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Granted that I'm graduating with an Hons degree, I've found it to be somewhat underwhelming considering what other forum members have said.
theratman
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That's plenty, I'd be stoked with that. My first job paid peanuts, which I still get but they are slightly more.
Also you'll find the big earners are a very, very small minority here.
Mike Hoxbig
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It's a decent salary even for an honours grad. You'd have to be really exceptional and/or lucky to start off at R360k+...
Pho3nix
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Talking ZA here. Cost of living here and UK isn't comparable is it?
airborne
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Don't forget the big BUT - you have to work onsite or in the nearest town which is typically a small dorpie, for years at a time.
I know a few people that make astronomical pay but are fully screwed up from working in rural areas for years on end, its not ah nice chilled bucolic rural areas either, its basically giant open pits/deep underground/massive construction sites etc, rof.
These are the kind of jobs that can give hectic and unyielding stress, when things cock up there millions if not 10's of millions on the line, you get pushed to the limit, they squeeze that blood out!!
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Truth!
Yup. I have a BSc Honours in IT and 2 years dev experience, and my CTC is about R340k
How much leave do you get per year?
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Also been there and done that. My dad worked most of my childhood on the mines. Only around Std 9 was he transferred to JHB to head office. Not sure I could ever go back to small town life. Also mining often means moving a lot and I would hate my kids to have 3 high schools like I did.
TehStranger
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Honours degree and no experience? Then it's still a decent salary.
21 days compulsory and 14 days accumulative. 35 in total.
Smoke and mirrors though... I have to be at work on MANY weekends.
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airborne
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That's what I've heard, when the work needs to be done and you are the guy that does it there is zero time off.
And there is no agreements, they'll say one thing and then send you off to some god awful site without blinking an eye, even if the agreement was you'll work in hell for a year if they let you work back at JHB head office for 6 months, spend some time home, near friends and family. You can complain but hey we are paying you R90k/pm with all expenses covered, what's your problem again?
was about to say this.. if you doing development and can go into business side (BSA, PM even) while in a specialist industry you set yourself up for way large salary fast and even better, entry into exec
Dade Murphy
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Looking for some input on which IT career paths offer the best opportunities/growth prospects for a fresh grad entering the market.
It seems pretty much limited to BA or development according to career junction? And which languages? I realize this is probably a loaded question, but it's been plaguing me for a long time and I don't know how to make a commitment without any industry experience.
It seems pretty much limited to BA or development according to career junction? And which languages? I realize this is probably a loaded question, but it's been plaguing me for a long time and I don't know how to make a commitment without any industry experience.
Alton Turner Blackwood
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At the moment, and for the foreseeable future, data is money! So go for data analysis. Just look how many data analysts are wanted world wide.
Mike Hoxbig
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Hard to say until you actually start working. Finding a balance between what you enjoy, and what you earn, is tricky even for people who are experienced. Your best bet is once you start working, take notice of what others actually do and you'll be in a better position to determine your path. We're in no position to recommend a path for you, only you can do that. For instance there might be some money in something like business analysis, but I would personally get bored to death if I had to do that every day. However someone else might actually enjoy it...
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A career is like marriage, you abstained till you qualified so you need to play catch up. Go find a job and figure what you enjoy, do what you enjoy and you'll have growth.
Join a dev house, so you'll get exposed different options with developers around to guide you.