by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 12, 2016 | Banking, Benefits and welfare, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
DOES CAREFREE SPENDING MASK DEEPER CONCERNS? OR ARE YOU JUST CHOOSING TO ENJOY LIFE NOW? Today’s skint graduates are baffling experts by exhibiting a ‘YOLO’ (you only live once) attitude to money, despite being among the most indebted generation ever...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Recession and economy, Wages
IS SHOCK EU REFERENDUM RESULT GOOD OR BAD NEWS FOR YOUNG WORKERS? In case you missed it (!), the British public has just voted to leave the European Union (EU). On Friday it was announced that 52% of those who voted wished to leave (‘Brexit’), while only...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 22, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, General election and voting, Immigration, Politicians, Recession and economy, Universities, Wages
LEAVE, REMAIN – OR STILL UNDECIDED? TELL US WHICH SIDE YOU’RE ON Today – Thursday 23rd June – we are being asked to decide whether the UK should remain part of the EU (‘Bremain’) or leave (‘Brexit’). The outcome of the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 16, 2016 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, social mobility, Unpaid internships
YES, YOU CAN GET A GRADUATE JOB WITHOUT WORKING FOR FREE FIRST Despairing because you can’t afford to work for free? Convinced that the best graduate jobs always go to graduates who can afford to do months of unpaid internships? Stop! There IS a way you can...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 11, 2016 | Charities and volunteering, diversity, social mobility, Unpaid internships
CHARITY BLASTED FOR ADVERTISING 33 UNPAID, OFFICE-BASED ROLES AIMED AT GRADUATES * OOH! OUR STORY HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY THE TIMES, THE GUARDIAN AND THE DAILY MAIL* The National Trust has insisted that its unpaid internships are not exploitative and are open to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 6, 2016 | General election and voting, Graduate Jobs, Politicians, Recession and economy
‘BREXIT’ WILL MEAN FEWER GOOD JOBS AND SHRINK YOUR CHANCES OF BEING ABLE TO WORK ABROAD, EXPERTS HAVE WARNED *UPDATE! REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (THAT’S 11.59PM, 9 JUNE) Have you registered to vote in the EU referendum? If...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 2, 2016 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Money, PR and marketing, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
JUMP THROUGH HOOPS, EARN PENNIES, THEN ORGANISE YOUR OWN LEAVING PARTY (IT WILL “TURBO CHARGE” YOUR CAREER, APPARENTLY) UPDATE: We have friends in high places! PR guru Mark Borkowski has just tweeted that this advert is “not a good look” for...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 25, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
YOUNG WORKERS SHOULD SIMPLY ‘REJECT’ UNPAID INTERNSHIPS Graduates are too willing to work for free and should simply “reject” unpaid internships, a PR agency boss has said. She also implied that graduates who don’t “value their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 17, 2016 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
BECAUSE VIOLENCE DOESN’T SOLVE ANYTHING If one thing makes us mad, it’s unpaid internships. In fact, this website made its name by naming and shaming the big firms and famous people who exploit graduates who are so desperate for experience they’ll...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 11, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, job hunting
SNOOZE-INDUCING INFO PUTS GRADUATES OFF APPLYING, SAYS TOP SUPERMARKET BOSS Do most firms’ graduate jobs websites send you to sleep? You’re not the only one. Employers looking to attract the best graduates must invest much more time (and cash) in...
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