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Average graduate salary plummets as half of graduates take low-skilled jobs

by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 20, 2013 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, zero hours contracts

BUT WAGES DO RISE FASTER FOR THOSE WITH A DEGREE New figures show how almost half of all university leavers have taken non-graduate roles – and the true average graduate salary appears to be far lower than the £29,000 stated previously by statisticians...

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