by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 26, 2017 | Applications, Employers and recruitment, job hunting
YES, THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED A European energy conglomerate has angered young job seekers by attempting to recruit their new intern via an online bikini contest. That’s right – an online bikini contest. CEZ, operators of a large nuclear power plant in the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 21, 2017 | Applications, Business, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate schemes, social mobility
NEW REPORT SLAMS EMPLOYERS’ SNOBBERY AND OBSESSION WITH POSH UNIVERSITIES – WHILE OUR SPONSOR GRANT THORNTON LEADS THE WAY ON PROGRESS The UK’s top employers are still far too focused on hiring graduates from universities which have the highest...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 19, 2017 | Applications, Employers and recruitment, job hunting
SHOW MORE RESPECT, SAYS YOUNG JOB SEEKER ACCIDENTALLY SENT ‘AWFUL’ CV NOTES A graduate has declined an interview with an employer who accidentally included in their email invitation comments referencing her CV as being that of a “home-educated...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 8, 2017 | Applications, CVs and interviews, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, job hunting
ASK AN EMPLOYER! Series sponsored by Grant Thornton Every graduate is different, every graduate job is different and every graduate employer is different. But when it comes to job hunting, you’d be surprised how common it is for graduates to make the same...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 27, 2017 | Applications, average graduate salary, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, professional development, Universities
WANT A GROWN-UP JOB WITH AN UN-STUFFY FIRM? READ ON! * FIND EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT AT GRADUATE FOG! * We like EY (formerly Ernst & Young). First, the professional services firm came out to support fair pay for interns. Next, we realised they are way ahead of the curve...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 17, 2017 | Applications, Banking, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, professional development
“BE HONEST – AND DON’T WORRY IF YOU DON’T KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS” RBS is a bank with a history of looking ahead. Since it was established by royal charter in 1727 (yes, really!), it has granted the world’s first overdraft, launched...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 22, 2017 | Applications, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, job hunting
ASK AN EMPLOYER! Series sponsored by Grant Thornton Phew! Your interview is nearly over and – whether it went badly or brilliantly – you’re probably keen to rush out of there. But wait! There is one last question coming — and, contrary to what...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 15, 2017 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, professional development, science and technology, Universities, Wages
AND WHY THE TECH GIANT WANTS TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU * EXCLUSIVE TO GRADUATE FOG! * IBM is one of the world’s largest IT and consulting services companies: from helping transform healthcare to improving customers’ shopping experiences, it’s what...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 23, 2017 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, Confidence and self-esteem, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, Universities
FIND FRIENDLY EMPLOYERS – AND KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS Job hunting is tough for everyone — but graduates with Asperger Syndrome (often referred to as ‘Asperger’s’) may face a few extra challenges when trying to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 3, 2016 | Applications, Careers advice, Graduate Jobs, job hunting
AND WHICH IS THE BEST GRADUATE RECRUITMENT AGENCY? YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Just finished uni and hunting for a graduate job? Then two questions you’re probably asking are ‘Should I sign up with a graduate recruitment agency?’ and ‘Which is the...
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