<prompt> Human: Hello,I am a university graduate-to-be in Australia. At a careers expo, I met the COO of a respected company in my field of study and got along very well with him. I ended up getting an interview with him and a HR rep and they offered me a job as a research analyst in their graduate program:1. 43k salary is what they pay their graduates. The average salary in Aus for a research analyst is around 55-60k a year. I tried asking for a salary of 48k but they shot me down pretty quickly. Does this sound reasonable? Im not sure what to think.2. The contract is open-ended. Does this mean it will be harder to fight for salary increases? They havent given me the contract to look at yet, but they mentioned review periods every 6 months. Im not sure if these questions fit the criteria of this subreddit, but I wasnt sure where else to post. Thank you for your time. EDIT: Id like to thank everyone for their insightful responses! I was going to accept the offer to begin with but wanted to see the perspective some experienced people had to offer. Cheers.  <response>: Average salary usually means average among all with that job title. Starting out right out of school you dont usually start as average, you start at the low end and work your way up. 