When you graduate University you may find that you can’t get work because you don’t have any commercial experience in the field that your going into, and your degree is just not enough to open the doors for you.
On the inverse you may find that your degree is enough to get you through the door without work experience, but usually it’s only with the Graduate Schemes and Internships that a Degree holds any weight when trying to start out in the field your qualified in.
With the Internships they are often unpaid and you have to work very hard against fierce completion on your own saved income, or income from parents for up to 6 months before you can even get a wage. Even then your not guaranteed to get the get the job as places will be limited; if this is the case and you bounce, then don’t be deterred as the experienced gained in conjunction with your degree will be like gold dust to potential employers. You can then use that experience in conjunction with your degree to get another job that’s paid and negotiate a decent wage.
The graduate schemes are usually different and you will get a good starting wage, though they are not always easy to get accepted on, as again the competition will be fierce and you really have to show your worth to get past the various stages.
If you are lucky to get past all the stages and are offered a job, be aware that you will be tied into a contract and that you won’t be able to leave that company for up to two years as you train to work within that company; it won’t be easy at all and you will have to work very hard to show your worth and show the company that you are valuable to them.