by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
UP TO 270 GRADS APPLY FOR EVERY JOB – BUT WILLETTS INSISTS EMPLOYERS ARE STILL HIRING “IN LARGE NUMBERS” Yesterday was a rough day for the Class of 2010 – as three organisations made statements which combined to paint a bleak picture of new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
FEARS GROW THAT SPENDING CUTS WILL HIT GRADUATES HARD – AND FAST Last week’s budget is causing widespread concern that young job-seekers – including graduates – are being abandoned by the coalition government. And yes, I’m afraid that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
‘PEOPLE GET MORE HELP CHOOSING A TV THAN THEIR CAREER’, SAYS EXPERT The Scotsman newspaper has put UK careers advice under the microscope – and the findings aren’t impressive. All four experts interviewed for the article (including me) agreed...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
LATEST CUTS SHOW “YOUNG PEOPLE NOT A PRIORITY FOR THIS GOVERNMENT” EXPERTS WARN The government has been accused of turning its back on your generation in a time of economic hardship – as it was announced yesterday that THREE employment schemes...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
THIS WEBSITE WILL NOT WORK WITH COMPANIES WHO ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM Today, Graduate Fog announces that this site is no longer a member of the Internships Alliance. Although it’s still my opinion that the next move forward for the unpaid interns’ debate...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
TEFL COURSE PROVIDER REPORTS ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ BOOM IN APPLICATIONS Record numbers of graduates are considering jetting out of the UK this summer to avoid the tough graduate jobs market, new figures suggest. TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
CARELESS ‘BAD NEWS’ EMAIL INSULTING TO APPLICANTS, SAYS GRADUATE FOG More than 500 candidates who applied for the 2010/11 Home Office graduate intern scheme have been told the programme has been cancelled. Graduate Fog has learned that there were only 15...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
NEW FUND ANNOUNCED TO PAY PARLIAMENTARY INTERNS THE MINIMUM WAGE – BUT IS THE NEWS AS GOOD AS IT SEEMS? Graduate Fog’s good friends at Intern Aware have passed on some encouraging news that could impact ALL interns, not just those working in politics....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
PATRONISING PRESS COVERAGE UNDERMINES THIS SERIOUS ISSUE, SAYS GRADUATE FOG The BBC has joined the Telegraph and Observer in treating the unpaid internships story with contempt, in my opinion. Unpaid internships grabbed the headlines again this weekend as the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
NEW SURVEY SHOWS THIS YEAR’S FINALISTS ARE THE LEAST PREPARED EVER This year’s university leavers are the least prepared for life after graduation ever, new statistics from High Fliers Research reveal. Overall, 14% of finalists have yet to decide whether...
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