by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
YOUR CHANCE TO THANK THE ‘GOOD’ EMPLOYERS OUT THERE (YES, THEY DO EXIST) Yes, we know there are still too many employers who run bad internships – but what about those who run GOOD ones? Do they exist – and, if so, what exactly makes a great...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
UNDER 25s TWICE AS LIKELY TO ACCEPT PRECARIOUS WORK Almost half of young jobseekers say they would accept a zero-hours contract if they were offered one, according to new research. The latest figures from Glassdoor show that young jobseekers are more likely than any...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
OVER HALF OF UK GRADUATES STUCK IN NON-GRADUATE JOBS – YET GREEDY UNIVERSITIES CONTINUE TO BOOST STUDENT INTAKE Britain is failing to create enough high-skilled jobs for its growing population of university graduates – and could be heading for a new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
UN ‘TENT INTERN’ QUITS HAVING ASSURED BOSSES HE COULD SUPPORT HIMSELF *LOOK! OUR STORY NOW PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN* A graduate who was forced to live in a tent during his unpaid internship at the United Nations has sensationally resigned from...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
BRAVERY OR MADNESS? GRADUATE GOES PUBLIC – DESPITE STILL WORKING THERE *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE* NEWSFLASH! 3PM 12 AUGUST 2015: ‘TENT INTERN’ DAVID HYDE HAS SENSATIONALLY RESIGNED FROM HIS INTERNSHIP, BLAMING HIMSELF FOR HIS PREDICAMENT BECAUSE WHEN...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
FOUND A JOB AFTER WORKING FOR FREE? DO YOUR BIT AND BLOW THE WHISTLE Being an unpaid intern sucks. But if you make it through the placement (or several) and finally land a proper, paid job with a different organisation, do you have a duty to report your unpaid...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
SWEDISH HOMES GIANT IS FIRST BIG SHOP TO PAY A WAGE WORKERS CAN ACTUALLY LIVE ON Ikea has shamed hundreds of its fellow UK retailers by signing up to the Living Wage campaign, in a “breakthrough” move that will see its staff (including many graduates)...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
A QUARTER OF GRADUATE EMPLOYERS UNIMPRESSED BY YOUR WORK ETHIC – BUT IS CRITICISM FAIR? Are you looking for a graduate job? Graduate employers have challenged young jobseekers’ assumptions by insisting that their attitude towards work is far more important...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCES BOOST TO PAY – BUT UNDER-25s EXCLUDED (FOR NO APPARENT REASON) The Chancellor George Osborne has just announced the introduction of a new compulsory living wage of £7.20 per hour, which will take effect from April 2016 and rise to £9 an hour...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2015 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, London, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Wages
MANCHESTER, LEEDS AND NEWCASTLE OFFER GOOD JOBS AND CHEAPER LIVING Thinking of heading to London now you’ve graduated? Graduates looking for somewhere to live and work might be smarter to avoid the capital and head for northern cities like Manchester, according...
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