by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 12, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
DID I GO TOO FAR THIS TIME? Graduate Fog has already made a new enemy in 2011 — and we’re not even half way through January! AND I’ve been accused of being “threatening” — when I thought I was being nice! (Perhaps I need to work on...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 10, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
WHEN WILL CIPD DROP THIS DUD IDEA? **This post was originally published in June 2010, but for some reason the CIPD is banging on about it again in January 2011. Graduate Fog thought the idea sucked then – and it still sucks now. Do you agree? Please comment...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 5, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
GRADUATES ARE TOLD TO REACH FOR THE STARS — BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON’T MAKE IT? **This is a guest post by Anne Wilson, careers coach and founder of Graduate Job Mentor** I hate the term ‘dream job’. I think it’s exactly what the name...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 20, 2010 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships
WHO WON’T BE GETTING A CARD FROM US THIS YEAR? After a storming year, Graduate Fog’s Christmas card list is long, including: Alex and Jackie at Ten, Nick at Stanton House, Chris at Wikijob, Alex and Rosie at Interns Anonymous, Gus and Ben at Intern Aware,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 16, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
YES, ONE IN FIVE YOUNG ARE JOBLESS – BUT WE MUST NOT GIVE UP ON THEM, SAYS GRADUATE FOG Did anybody see last night’s Newsnight? I thought the coverage of the latest unemployment statistics was fantastic – but one thing grated on my nerves: this label...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 15, 2010 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
GRADUATE FOG ASKS THEIR HEAD OF PR ‘DO YOU GET PAID TO DO YOUR JOB?’ Graduate Fog is aware that picking fights with a charity is not a good look. Especially one that’s as well-known (and well-loved) as Comic Relief. But this website is all about...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 13, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
YOUNG APPLICANTS ARE BEING TREATED LIKE PERFORMING SEALS, GRADUATE FOG TELLS THE GUARDIAN What’s the weirdest thing you’ve been asked to do, when applying for a graduate job? Do you think some recruiters are going too far, treating candidates like...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 8, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships
NO JOKE – AD FOR ‘INTERN RECEPTIONIST’ IS SPOTTED Are you a loaded employer who wants more staff – but is too tight-fisted to pay their wages? Never fear! In 2010 you CAN get something for nothing! Simply follow Graduate Fog’s 10-step...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 7, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships
ED MILIBAND VOWED TO STAMP OUT UNPAID INTERNSHIPS – SO WHY IS LEANNE TARGETT-PARKER RECRUITING FOR ONE? A Labour councillor – who is also a barrister specialising in employment law – has advertised for an intern to work unpaid in her offices in...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 3, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs
JOB SEARCH WEBSITE WIKIJOB IS ‘PROUD TO SUPPORT’ GRADUATE FOG Graduate Fog today announces our first sponsor – the job search website WikiJob is now supporting us! Needless to say, I’m chuffed to bits – especially as I genuinely a big fan...
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