by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 22, 2016 | Applications, average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
STARK CONTRAST IN TALES FROM “THE BEST” AND “THE REST” Hey, did you hear the one about “picky” graduates turning down top employers and reneging on job offers they’ve already accepted? Apparently, candidates are displaying...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 21, 2016 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, professional development, social mobility
TOP EMPLOYER GRANT THORNTON TELLS GRADUATE JOB HUNTERS WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW Looking for a graduate job? While there is plenty of basic advice around, you’ve probably learnt that finding answers to some of your trickier questions is much more challenging....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 19, 2016 | diversity, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
POSTING OF EXPENSES-ONLY ROLE WAS RESULT OF A “MISUNDERSTANDING” * OOH! GRADUATE FOG QUOTED ON THIS STORY BY THE BBC, SUN, AND MAILONLINE! * Labour’s shadow equality minster has advertised a degree-level parliamentary internship, paying expenses...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 12, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting
2016 IS A NEW YEAR – SO DON’T REPEAT YOUR OLD MISTAKES! Is your 2016 off to a flying start – or are you struggling with the January job-hunt blues? Graduate Fog hopes our fantastic readers are feeling refreshed after a good break during the festive...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 15, 2015 | average graduate salary, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, student loan, Wages
VOLUNTEERS WANTED TO MOUNT HISTORIC CHALLENGE – CAN YOU HELP? The stage is set for an almighty showdown between graduates and the government, over sneaked-in changes to student loan small print which critics say wouldn’t have been allowed with any other...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 1, 2015 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Law, professional development, Recession and economy, resigning and references
HAS CHANGE TO LAW GIVEN EMPLOYERS TOO MUCH POWER? Recent graduates are among the first casualties of a change in law that has made it too easy for bosses to sack their workers without good reason, effectively making them “disposable” and “vulnerable...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 26, 2015 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, Money, Wages
“BRING BACK SHAME TO OUR BOARDROOMS,” SAY CAMPAIGNERS Big businesses should publish statistics revealing the pay gap between their top bosses and the rest of their workforce, in an attempt to curb excessive pay for senior executives and “bring back...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 19, 2015 | Arts and culture, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, London, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
SHOULD LENNY HENRY’S CALL FOR ‘SYSTEMIC CHANGE’ INCLUDE SCRAPPING TV’S TOXIC INTERN CULTURE? Veteran comic Lenny Henry has repeated demands for Britain’s TV channels and production companies to do more to open up the industry to talented...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 13, 2015 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, job hunting
“BE YOURSELF — AND BACK UP YOUR ANSWERS WITH EVIDENCE”, SAYS TOP EMPLOYER The Grant Thornton graduate programme regularly wins awards for being one of the most forward-thinking graduate schemes around – and the professional services firm is...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 11, 2015 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Money, Politicians, Unpaid internships
VICE NEWS REPORTER TOLD TO DELETE PICTURES A peaceful protest against unpaid UN internships was met with a heavy-handed response from the organisation’s security team – with a journalist being told to delete photographs of the encounter, according to...
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