by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 21, 2014 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
NEW £9,000 FEES POLICY SET TO COST MORE THAN THE SYSTEM IT REPLACED How confident are you that you’ll be able to repay your entire student loan? The proportion of graduates struggling to pay back their student loans is now so high that experts predict the new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 20, 2014 | fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
NOTE TO SIR PHILIP GREEN: NEVER CROSS AN ANGRY INTERN * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * Topshop boss Sir Philip Green is used to getting his own way. So, when he told the Evening Standard last month that one intern had “spoilt it” for the others by complaining...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 19, 2014 | CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, professional development
EXPERT TIPS FOR TUNNELLING OUT WITHOUT AROUSING SUSPICION It’s a tricky one – how do you sneak off for an interview, when you already have a job? A new survey has found that the most common fib that workers tell their bosses is to say they have a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 17, 2014 | Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, workfare
120,000 FAKE OR DUPLICATE POSITIONS REMOVED FROM UNIVERSAL JOBSMATCH In the last 18 months, tens of thousands of jobseekers – including graduates – have been told they must sign up to Universal Jobsmatch to find work, or risk losing their benefits. But now...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 12, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, professional development, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
SKILLS MISMATCH MEANS 30% OF WORKERS ARE OVER-EDUCATED FOR THEIR ROLE Nearly a third of the UK’s workforce is over-qualified for the position they are currently in, thanks to a massive miscalculation on the part of policy-makers and economists in the last few...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 5, 2014 | Applications, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Retail
SIMPLE ADMIN TASKS ARE A MAJOR HURDLE, SAYS NEW SURVEY A third of young jobseekers say the biggest barrier to finding a better job is simply getting round to updating their CV. New figures by Monster.co.uk found that this seemingly straightforward admin task is...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 4, 2014 | Business, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, professional development, Universities, Unpaid internships
EMPLOYERS REMINDED TO TRAIN AND MENTOR THEIR YOUNG STAFF Bosses have been reminded of their responsibility to train and mentor their young staff, rather than expecting you to know everything on Day One in a new job. A new document has been produced by the Chartered...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 28, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
SIR PHILIP GREEN FAILS TO GRASP THAT YOUNG WORKERS NEED TO EAT Former interns who complain to officials about not being paid have “spoilt it for thousands of young people”, according to billionaire Topshop boss Sir Philip Green. He says the number of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 27, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
LOWEST PAID WORKERS LOOK SET TO EARN 3% MORE There is good news for graduates earning the national minimum wage – Britain’s business leaders have announced they are backing a proposed 3% rise recommended by the Low Pay Commission. The bad news?...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 26, 2014 | Careers advice, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Postgraduate study, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities
RISING COSTS ARE A MAJOR BARRIER, WARN ORDINARY GRADS The huge cost of studying for a postgraduate qualification is putting off ordinary graduates from applying, a new survey has revealed – and experts warn that a crisis could be looming, as further study...
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