by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 23, 2018 | Graduate Jobs, Politicians, science and technology, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
OR WOULD THIS PUSH POORER STUDENTS TOWARDS LOWER PAID CAREERS? Arts degrees should be cheaper than science degrees, as they are less likely to lead to the highest paid jobs, it has been suggested. In a speech earlier this week, Theresa May stunned her audience by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 15, 2018 | Confidence and self-esteem, Graduate Jobs, professional development
START LISTENING, EARN THEIR TRUST — AND REMEMBER THEY’RE NOT YOUR PARENT, SAYS EXPERT Just started your first job — and having problems getting on with your ‘nightmare’ boss? When you’re new to the world of work — or at least,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 8, 2018 | diversity, fashion, social mobility, Unpaid internships
DIVERSITY CHAMPION EDWARD ENNINFUL FACES INVESTIGATION INTO FOUR-WEEK PLACEMENTS AT BRITISH VOGUE * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * WHOOP! STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! When Edward Enninful became the new Editor of British Vogue, he promised to open up the fashion...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 17, 2018 | Employers and recruitment, Universities
SUSPICION GROWS THAT UNIVERSITIES ARE INFLATING RESULTS TO ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS Universities have been accused of deliberately inflating graduates’ degree grades in an effort to retain their league table ranking and attract more new students, as it emerged that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 18, 2017 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate schemes, Unpaid internships, workfare
OUR HEROES AND VILLAINS FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS What a year it’s been. We’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to all our readers for supporting Graduate Fog in 2017, especially those who shared or retweeted our blog posts or who told your friends about the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 14, 2017 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes
PARENTS AND CARERS SAY THEY’RE LOCKED OUT OF GRADUATE PROGRAMMES DEMANDING RIGID, FULL-TIME HOURS Should a law which allows most workers to request flexi-time be extended to those applying to the big graduate schemes? After all, graduates have responsibilities...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 8, 2017 | Crime, Graduate Jobs, Money
HOW TO SPOT SCAM JOBS WHICH COULD PUT YOU IN PRISON FOR 14 YEARS Cash-strapped graduates are being targeted by criminal gangs who want to use them as ‘money mules’, to launder the proceeds of crime. Experts warn that thousands of young people are being...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 29, 2017 | Tuition fees, Universities
HER PAY PACKET BALLOONED AS STUDENT DEBT DEEPENED The vice chancellor of the University of Bath has quit her £468,000 a year role, following criticism that her salary was ‘shameless and outrageous’. However, Dame Prof Glynis Breakwell, the UK’s...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 28, 2017 | Applications, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, professional development
NEW ADVICE ON CVS, APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS FOR GRADUATES WITH DYSLEXIA Being a dyslexic graduate can make a tough job market feel even tougher. Graduate applications, CVs, covering letters, assessment days and interviews are all more stressful if words swim on the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 22, 2017 | Graduate unemployment, Tuition fees, Universities
WHY ALL UNIVERSITIES SHOULD WORRY ABOUT THIS EXTREME CASE The University of Oxford has been forced to defend its academic standards in the High Court, after a graduate claimed poor teaching resulted in him obtaining a “disappointing” low 2:1 degree,...
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