The attractive sounding salary that you are being offered on the table is your ‘gross’ salary, the wage that actually goes into your bank account is your ‘net’ salary. Somewhere in the middle the taxman takes his cut, and you pay National Insurance contribution.
To compensate for tax loss and in a bid to woo high fliers away from the competition employers may offer further sweeteners on top of your basic salary. These incentives can come in many forms for example, health schemes, a company car, or share options. There can be hidden costs with each of these, and their value may alter with stock market and interest rate fluctuations. Serious consideration needs to be made when accepting anything on top of, or as a part of your salary because once you sign on the dotted line there is no going back.
Intro – My life as a temp
Having recently graduated from University I was faced with the prospect of having to make a decision on what to next. This was something I had little experience of as I had been in full time education since primary school and had decided with relative ease which college to attend, which A-levels to take, what University to party at and, as a sideline, what degree to pretend to study whilst there! My degree involved a one year work placement which formed the third year of my study and saw me working in a large London Public Relations firm. I had a great time there and I know that this is what I want to return to but as with most graduates I have left Uni with vast debts and I know that if I return to London straight away I will not be able to pay these off (Oxford Street being like a place of worship for me!). This brings me nicely onto the topic of this article which is temping.
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Working in a field that you’re really interested in, makes the difference between your job being just a job and it being so enjoyable that it doesn’t feel like work.
People often tell themselves that they should keep their interests in their private life, totally separate from their work. The argument runs along the lines of ‘if I do this for work, it’ll spoil it.’ It’s often an excuse to stick with a safe option, spending your working life doing something that’s at best ok and at worst that you hate.
When you meet someone who works in a field that they love you can hear the enthusiasm in their voice – and it’s this enthusiasm that’s often carried them as they’ve made a change from one field to another.
So, if you think you could be happier working in an area you have a real love for, what should you do? To begin with, identify all of your interests by asking yourself the following questions:
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