by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 21, 2014 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
TOO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE “SHOE-HORNED” INTO UNI DEGREES THAT DON’T PAY OFF, SAYS LABOUR MP A quarter of graduates are earning less than apprentices, according to new figures. New research from the Office of National Statistics has found that 27% of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 20, 2014 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
UNPAID INTERNS NO MORE LIKELY TO GET PAID JOBS THAN THOSE WHO DON’T BOTHER OR CAN’T AFFORD IT If you’re going to do an internship, make sure that it’s paid. Graduates who do unpaid internships are no more likely to find a paid, permanent job...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 15, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, science and technology, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
IS EIGHT-WEEK “PAY-TO-LEARN-TO-EARN” COURSE A RIP-OFF? Graduate Fog is increasingly concerned about the rise in post-uni, pre-job training courses being targeted at recent graduates struggling to find a paid, permanent job in their chosen field. The latest...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 13, 2014 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
HIGH CITY RENT IS CREATING JOB “BLACKSPOTS” IN RURAL AREAS Sky-high rent in big cities is pricing thousands of graduates out of the race for the best vacancies, new stats show. The problem is creating job “blackspots” where young jobseekers in...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 9, 2014 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Immigration, job hunting, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Wages
BRITISH GRADUATES COULD BE “ELBOWED” OUT OF THE JOB MARKET, DAILY MAIL CLAIMS. BUT IS THAT FACT OR FICTION? An “influx” of young, educated Eastern European immigrants could be about to make British graduates’ job hunts even tougher, if...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 8, 2014 | average graduate salary, Banking, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
“FAT CAT WEDNESDAY” HIGHLIGHTS PAY GAP BETWEEN JUNIOR AND SENIOR STAFF Bosses at some of the UK’s biggest companies have already earned more than most graduates will make in the whole of 2014 – after just two days in the office. By mid-morning...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 7, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages
GRADUATES ARE “EDUCATED BUT UNTRAINED” INSISTS ROYAL (WHO DIDN’T GO TO UNI) Prince Andrew has claimed graduates are unprepared for the world of work, and that young people should only regard their university degree as “icing on the cake”...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 24, 2013 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
BUT LOW WAGES AND SHORT-TERM CONTRACTS WILL STAY If you found it tough to land a graduate job in 2013, we have good news. It should be a bit easier in 2014. More than a fifth of firms say they plan to hire more graduates in 2014 than they did in 2013, according to a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 12, 2013 | Applications, average graduate salary, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
TREASURY OFFICIAL REPORTED TO HIS OWN DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTIGATION * STORY PICKED UP BY GUIDO FAWKES! * A Conservative MP who is also a senior figure at the Treasury has been reported to his own officials at HM Revenue and Customs over a mysterious six-month...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 11, 2013 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
GIFT STORE REMOVES AD – BUT DOESN’T SAY SORRY The high street gift and clothing store JOY has removed its advert for an expenses-only internship lasting up to 12 months, after claiming was posted on their website “without sign-off from our HR...
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