5. Career expectations

Recent graduates were asked how important certain career attributes were to them in terms of their expectations of a career in radiography. The graph below illustrates the different expectations of those more than £10,000 in debt. They are more likely to value a fair salary and career progression, possibly because they are thinking of how they are going to repay their debt.

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2008 graduates were overwhelmingly positive in their assessment of their first year working as a qualified radiographer: over 90% agreed or strongly agreed that their career was so far consistent with their expectations.

“I feel particularly lucky to go home at the end of the working day and tell people that I really enjoy my job.”

“Every Patient provides new opportunities, which is exciting and the opportunity to train further is very rewarding.”

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