Should I accept an internal promotion interview or look for external graduate scheme offers when trying to maximize my starting salary in tech
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Should I accept an internal promotion interview or look for external graduate scheme offers when trying to maximize my starting salary in tech
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 technology graduate scheme salaries software engineering UK US entry level tech compensation internal promotion external job change salary increase researchGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
internal promotion pay increase versus external job change wage growth technology workers studyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
2026 technology graduate scheme salaries software engineering UK US entry level tech compensation internal promotion external job change salary increase research Google ↗
internal promotion pay increase versus external job change wage growth technology workers study Google ↗
- Paying More to Get Less · journals.sagepub.com
- Why External Hires Get Paid More, and Perform Worse, than Internal Staff · knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
- What are average graduate salaries over a 3-year programme? · ise.org.uk
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 technology graduate scheme salaries software engineering UK US entry level tech compensation internal promotion external job change salary increase research OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
internal promotion pay increase versus external job change wage growth technology workers study OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |