by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
STOP! ARE YOU ABOUT TO MAKE AN EXPENSIVE MISTAKE? A survey of 1,000 university-leavers has revealed that 35% are considering some sort of postgraduate qualification, but a major employer has warned that many bosses prefer grads to gain extra experience, not extra...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
ALL FIVE LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES BACK INTERN AWARE’S CAMPAIGN All the contenders for the leadership of the Labour Party have agreed to back a fair deal for interns. David and Ed Miliband, Andy Burnham and Ed Balls have all signed Intern Aware’s pledge to end...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
ARE CASH-STRAPPED UNIS PRESSURING CAREERS ADVISERS TO FLOG DODGY POST-GRAD COURSES? Graduate Fog has heard disturbing rumours that some university careers advisers are being urged to ‘sell’ postgraduate courses that are under-subscribed – regardless...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 26, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Food, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
CONFUSED EMAIL INSISTS ILLEGAL ROLE WAS OFFERED “WITH THE BEST INTENTION” Morrisons has finally responded to my query about their ad for an intern to work on their magazine for ‘approx 4 weeks’, being paid travel expenses only. Unfortunately,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 23, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Pay Your Interns, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
‘EXCITING OPPORTUNITY’ TO WORK UNTIL MAY 2011 – FOR NO PAY! Graduate Fog has caught high street fashion retailer Urban Outfitters recruiting for a NINE MONTH internship in the planning and allocation department at their London head office, paying...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
CABLE’S IDEA ‘UNLIKELY’ TO BE PURSUED, INSISTS TORY SOURCE Vince Cable’s suggestion to replace up-front student tuition fees with a variable graduate tax may already have been squashed – before it’s even been properly discussed....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
OUR TRIBE IS EXPANDING FAST – THANK YOU! Today Graduate Fog announces news of its 10,000th visit – since the site went live just three and a half months ago! Since I don’t have a bean to spend on advertising and PR, I’m assuming this is all...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
‘SAINSBURY’S MAG NOTHING TO DO WITH US’, SAYS SAINSBURY’S PR A Sainsbury’s spokesperson has claimed that Sainsbury’s Magazine is “a completely separate commercial entity” from Sainsbury’s – and refused to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
BUT ARE THEIR STATEMENTS SATISFACTORY? Two of the four brands caught advertising for unpaid interns to work on their company’s magazine have issued statements explaining their position. STATEMENT FROM SUPERDRUG: “At Superdrug we take the safety and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
NOW SAINSBURY’S, SUPERDRUG, MORRISONS AND WEIGHTWATCHERS ADVERTISE FOR EXPENSES-ONLY WORKERS Since last week’s investigation into Tesco’s recruitment of an unpaid intern to work on their magazine, Graduate Fog has discovered four other household...
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