by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 18, 2016 | Careers advice, Confidence and self-esteem, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THAT YOU WISH YOU’D KNOWN SOONER? What advice can graduates with jobs give to those who are still hunting? One of the great strengths of Graduate Fog is you lot – our community. Every day, in the comments below our posts, we hear from...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 10, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, leisure and hospitality, Money, Recession and economy, Retail, Wages, zero hours contracts
UNDER-25s ACCOUNT FOR TWO THIRDS OF LATEST RISE A new boom in the number of people depending on a zero-hours contract for their main job has hit young workers hardest, according to new research. This includes many graduates doing “stop-gap” jobs –...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 2, 2016 | Applications, diversity, Employers and recruitment, London, Media and journalism, Money, social mobility, Wages
CANDIDATES NEED CENTRAL LONDON ADDRESS SO THEY CAN ATTEND EVENING “RECEPTIONS AND EVENTS” * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * ** OOH! THIS STORY HAS JUST BEEN PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! ** A magazine publisher has shocked job-seeking journalists by insisting that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 23, 2016 | diversity, Law, Money, social mobility, student loan, Uncategorized, Universities
“COST OF QUALIFYING CREATES A HUGE SOCIAL MOBILITY CHALLENGE” WARNS TOP LAWYER Becoming a barrister will soon cost law graduates up to £127,000, according to new calculations by one of the UK’s most high profile lawyers. Will this huge price tag put...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 17, 2016 | Unpaid internships, Wages
BACK PAY IS OFTEN AWARDED, BUT PENALTIES ARE VERY RARE Three media interns are celebrating as their former employer has been fined nearly £9,000 after the trio of designers worked for three months unpaid. The penalty is one of the largest Graduate Fog has ever heard...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 9, 2016 | Applications, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment
TIRED OF THE CV ‘TUMBLEWEED’ MOMENT? TELL US ABOUT IT Most graduates have experienced the ‘CV black hole’ and ‘tumbleweed moment’ – when you spend hours on a job application and then never hear back. But which employer is the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 5, 2016 | Money, Unpaid internships
92 ROGUE EMPLOYERS CAUGHT – BUT DETAILS REMAIN A MYSTERY The government has named 92 employers who have failed to pay the minimum wage – but it is not known whether any of the £1,873,712 awarded in back pay has gone to interns. The payouts were made by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 4, 2016 | Applications, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, job hunting, social mobility, Sport, Wages
CLUB DEMANDS APPLICANTS HAVE A 2.1 FROM A “TOP UK UNIVERSITY” – BUT ONLY OFFERS £6.50 AN HOUR * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * Update: This story has been picked up by the Independent, where 90% of readers think Man Utd should pay the Living Wage!...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 3, 2016 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, Confidence and self-esteem, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, job hunting, professional development, Wages
RIGHT ANSWER DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSONALITY AND GOALS, SAYS EXPERT “Should I work for a big company or a start-up?” is a common question. Graduates often see a spot on a prestigious graduate scheme as the ultimate prize — but experts say it’s a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 1, 2016 | CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Parents and family, Recession and economy, social mobility, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
SHOCKING NEW REPORT REVEALS “MASSIVE PAY GAP” BETWEEN WHITE GRADUATES AND THEIR ETHNIC MINORITY FRIENDS Yes, this is the UK – and yes, this is 2016. Yet shocking new research has revealed a “massive pay gap” between the UK’s white...
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