How much are you going to earn next year?

A new website can predict how much you’re going to earn when you graduate.  

Adzuna’s “Value My CV” works out roughly how much you should be earning after graduation based on your CV.

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The tool pulls buzzwords from your CV and analyses your grades and work experience.

Once this information has been analysed, it can recommend jobs which fit with your skill set and tell you how much you should be earning with the information you’ve got on your CV.

The website analysed over 50,000 CVs to maximise the chances of finding a job perfect for you, based on how you sell yourself.

And it’s not too late to completely change your mind about those finals you’re not revising for.

Even though it might not recommend jobs in the field you are interested in, it can provide inspiration for jobs and give you a rough estimate as to whether you are earning way less than you should be, or if you’ve got a sweet deal.

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If you’re already working, there’s an option to “email to my boss”, so you can subtly ask for that much needed raise.

We tried out the CVs of several different students to see if they would be raking in the dolla after they graduate.

Engineering student – £21,804

Engineering fresher George Hine’s CV matched him to the perfect position of a Business Manager for Edinburgh City Council. He can look forward to earning between £27,651 – £33,061 per year in his cushty office job, even though he had experience in engineering.

Unfortunately George plans to work for Formula One, not Edinburgh City Council. The baffled first year said: “Why would I even apply for a job all the way up in Edinburgh?”

Law student – £22,179

Southampton second year Harry Majin has loads of experience and good grades, which has landed him with a work recommendation at Kings Langley Building supplies in Buckinghamshire.

Probably not quite what he had in mind when he decided he wanted to be a lawyer.

Fashion student – £29,009

Falmouth second year Chloe Withers can look forward to earning big bucks hen she graduates. Her predicted salary of £29,009 sailed past both an Engineer and a Lawyer. With five years experience as a qualified swim instructor though, Chloe was predicted a job not in fashion, but as a freelance swim coach.

She said: “Typical. It’s almost expected from how much of my time it has taken up, but I’d like to think I can get a good job more related to my degree.”

English student – £20,556

Brookes finalist Sophie Taylor expected a job related to her English degree, but with her past experience as a barista, her recommended job was in a coffee shop, the lowest paid of all the CV’s tried.

Sophie said: “Well turns out there wasn’t really much point in me going to uni.”