Poundland steps down as a ‘host’ employer on government’s Work Experience programme, following complaints about bad placements

Poundland steps down as a ‘host’ employer on government’s Work Experience programme, following complaints about bad placements

by | May 24, 2018 | Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Wages, workfare

DISCOUNT STORE ADMITS INVOLVEMENT CEASED IN APRIL – BUT DID THEY JUMP OR WERE THEY PUSHED? * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Poundland is no longer acting as a ‘host’ employer on the government’s Work Experience programme, Graduate Fog can exclusively...
How to get a graduate job at EY

How to get a graduate job at EY

by | 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...
How to get a graduate job at RBS

How to get a graduate job at RBS

by | 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...
Pret a Manger internships are outrageous – but politics, media and fashion ones are fine? We’re confused

Pret a Manger internships are outrageous – but politics, media and fashion ones are fine? We’re confused

by | Mar 27, 2017 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, leisure and hospitality, Unpaid internships, Wages

THE TOPSY-TURVY LOGIC OF PAYING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THEIR LABOUR An unpaid ‘work experience’ scheme by Pret a Manger was slammed at the weekend – the public backlash was so strong that the sandwich chain was forced to perform a U-turn and pledge that...
How to get a graduate job at IBM

How to get a graduate job at IBM

by | 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...
Asperger’s graduates — 12 tips you need to read

Asperger’s graduates — 12 tips you need to read

by | 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...