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...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
BUT SUPERMARKET INSISTS IT’S DOING NOTHING WRONG An online ad for an unpaid (expenses-only) intern to spend 3-6 months working on Tesco magazine has been widely condemned as the latest example of big business’ disgraceful attitude towards young workers....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
ONE ADVERTISER SEES SENSE – BUT WILL OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT? An outrageous advertisement for an unpaid internship – which sparked a Twitter frenzy earlier this week – has been removed from a small job listings website, following an investigation by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
BUT GRADUATE FOG FEELS WEIRDLY POSITIVE – WHY? At long last, recruiters have confirmed what so many of you already know: that the graduate jobs market is tough – and getting tougher. New figures from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) show:...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
UP TO 270 GRADS APPLY FOR EVERY JOB – BUT WILLETTS INSISTS EMPLOYERS ARE STILL HIRING “IN LARGE NUMBERS” Yesterday was a rough day for the Class of 2010 – as three organisations made statements which combined to paint a bleak picture of new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
FEARS GROW THAT SPENDING CUTS WILL HIT GRADUATES HARD – AND FAST Last week’s budget is causing widespread concern that young job-seekers – including graduates – are being abandoned by the coalition government. And yes, I’m afraid that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
‘PEOPLE GET MORE HELP CHOOSING A TV THAN THEIR CAREER’, SAYS EXPERT The Scotsman newspaper has put UK careers advice under the microscope – and the findings aren’t impressive. All four experts interviewed for the article (including me) agreed...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
LATEST CUTS SHOW “YOUNG PEOPLE NOT A PRIORITY FOR THIS GOVERNMENT” EXPERTS WARN The government has been accused of turning its back on your generation in a time of economic hardship – as it was announced yesterday that THREE employment schemes...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
THIS WEBSITE WILL NOT WORK WITH COMPANIES WHO ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM Today, Graduate Fog announces that this site is no longer a member of the Internships Alliance. Although it’s still my opinion that the next move forward for the unpaid interns’ debate...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
TEFL COURSE PROVIDER REPORTS ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ BOOM IN APPLICATIONS Record numbers of graduates are considering jetting out of the UK this summer to avoid the tough graduate jobs market, new figures suggest. TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)...
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