LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Have you recently graduated or will you soon be graduating? Then you may want to know what salary you can expect in your first job. Asia Skifati, senior manager at staffing specialist Walters People, explains what salary you can expect as a starter and professional with up to 3 years of experience in a number of business support positions.
Administration
If you start your career in a role as a receptionist or an assistant, office, administrative or legal, you can count on a minimum gross monthly salary of 2,000 euros. “Some organisations even offer starters a little more,” Asia explains. “At large international organisations, the starting salary for positions within administration can even rise to 2,300 to 2,400 euros gross per month.”
Sales & Marketing
As a starting account manager you can count on a gross monthly salary between 2,200 and 2,600 euros per month. Would you rather take on the supporting tasks within sales? The starting salary of a sales assistant and inside sales manager is between 2,000 and 2,500 euros gross per month. A budding marketing assistant earns on average between 2,000 and 2,400 euros gross per month. A marketing & communication or digital marketing enthusiast, can earn a starting pay between 2,000 and 2,500 euros gross per month.
Human Resources
As a starting recruitment consultant you earn between 2,000 and 2,500 euros gross per month. “Human resources is much more than recruitment. Just think of all the administration related to learning & development, fleet management, holiday arrangements and so on,” explains Asia. As an HR Assistant you count on a gross salary of between 2,000 and 2,400 euros per month. As a starting payroll officer you earn on average between 2,300 and 2,500 euros gross per month.
Don’t fixate on salary only
“When a potential employer makes you a salary proposal, gross monthly payments are always discussed,” Asia explains. “Have you had a number of job applications, and have you received multiple job offers? Then look further than just this gross monthly amount.” After all, most organisations often offer numerous fringe benefits , such as meal vouchers, a kilometre allowance or contribution to the transport costs when you come by public transport, a mobile phone, an insurance package, a laptop and more.
Also consider the practicalities when you compare job offers: is the employer easily accessible or do you lose a lot of time on the way to the office? Is hybrid working applied within the organisation? Are the working hours fixed, or are they more flexible? “Only when you have an answer to all these questions can you thoroughly compare multiple job offers and determine for yourself what is most important to you, so that you make the right choice,” Asia concludes.