by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 9, 2014 | Arts and culture, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Music, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
RECORD LABEL ADVERTISES 20 POSITIONS AT £15,000 A YEAR Has Sony learnt its lesson after being caught using unpaid interns and paying out £4,600 in unpaid wages to a graduate intern last year? The brand’s record label arm Sony Music is currently advertising 20...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 3, 2014 | graduate debt, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, professional development, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities
UK UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE 20,000 COMPLAINTS IN 12 MONTHS Students and graduates now view themselves as ‘consumers’ who can demand value for money from the institutions which expect them to pay thousands of pounds in tuition fees. New statistics have revealed...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 2, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Banking, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Law, Recession and economy, Wages
CLASS OF 2014 TO EARN LESS THAN CLASS OF 2008 ** Woop! We’re in today’s Telegraph! Jobs market opens up for graduates as businesses expand ** Graduates have received mixed news today as it emerged that the number of graduate jobs available is set to rise...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 29, 2014 | Arts and culture, average graduate salary, Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, PR and marketing, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
HALF OF PR INTERNS EARN LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE — AND A QUARTER AREN’T EVEN PAID EXPENSES Graduates hoping to start a career in public relations are facing unprecedented challenges according to new research into the junior end of the industry’s...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 28, 2014 | Business, Crime, CVs and interviews, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, job hunting, Law, Retail
CANDIDATES AREN’T GOOD ENOUGH, COMPANY BOSSES INSIST < Sorry – Twitter counter out of order today! This story has been shared 194 times so far To many job-seeking graduates, it seems unbelievable – but a new survey suggests that many employers are...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 21, 2014 | Applications, Benefits and welfare, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
MARTIN HADFIELD DIED 24 HOURS AFTER LAST APPOINTMENT *Thinking dark thoughts? We promise you’re not alone — and there is help available. Please contact PAPYRUS or the Samaritans now. Suicide is always a tragic waste and it’s never the solution to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 19, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
ROCK-BOTTOM PAY FOR 5 MILLION WORKERS “CAN’T CARRY ON”, INSISTS ED MILIBAND Labour leader Ed Miliband has outlined plans to increase the UK’s national minimum wage to a level closer to the country’s average income, if his party wins the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 14, 2014 | Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
DINOSAUR POLITICIAN DISPLAYS OUT-DATED THINKING A Labour politician has exhibited shockingly flawed logic and out-dated arguments on the issue of unpaid internships by claiming that those who campaign for a fairer deal young workers are “misguided” –...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 13, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Parents and family, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
YOUNG PEOPLE’S INCOMES ARE STILL TOO DEPENDENT ON MUM AND DAD’S WEALTH, SAYS NEW REPORT The UK’s poor track record of social mobility means that young people’s life chances are too dependent on their parents’ income, rather than their own...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 8, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Music, Public services, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
VICTORY FOR INTERNS AS PAID PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED INSTEAD One of the UK’s best known professional orchestras has dropped its unpaid internship scheme following complaints from interns’ rights campaigners. Critics of the London Symphony Orchestra’s...
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