by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 25, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Wages
FUTURE GRADUATES WILL BE “VERY ANGRY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN INDEED” A respected education expert has warned of a looming graduate “revolution” in the next few years, as hundreds of thousands of graduates discover that their degree is not worth...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 24, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
NEW DEMANDS FOR EXPERIENCE OVER A DEGREE ARE UNFAIR AND NONSENSICAL, SAYS GRADUATE FOG First, you were told that a degree would lead to a good graduate job. Then, you were told you’d need a degree and several months of experience before you’d be considered...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 23, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
NOW’S YOUR CHANCE! The UK’s army of unpaid interns is today being urged to stand up and be counted in a new survey that could directly impact the government’s policy on this important issue. Uniquely, interns will NOT be required to name their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 22, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
HOW CAN NUMBER-CRUNCHERS MISS NEARLY 130,000 YOUNG WORKERS? Unpaid interns are invisible, according to the statisticians whose job it is to count you. The Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) has released new figures showing the whereabouts of last...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 16, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships
CAREERS SERVICES SIDE WITH EMPLOYERS OVER STUDENTS *Graduate Fog exclusive!* Why are university careers services doing so little to fight the problem of unpaid internships? Why do only 10% of graduates know that unpaid internships are illegal? And why are many...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 21, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment
FOUR IN TEN FEEL THEY ARE NOT PART OF SOCIETY *Thinking dark thoughts? We promise you’re not alone — and there is help available. Please contact PAPYRUS or the Samaritans now. New statistics provide a startling glimpse inside the minds of the hundreds of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 7, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships
ENOUGH TALK – NOW IT’S TIME FOR ACTION, SAYS GRADUATE FOG Are you frustrated that for all the talk – and press coverage – about unpaid internships, very little seems to be happening to stamp out the practice? Today, Graduate Fog is taking part...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 14, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment
GRADUATE EMPLOYERS NOW CONSIDER THOSE WITHOUT DEGREES – SO WHY DID YOU BOTHER WITH UNI? Jobs previously ear-marked for graduates are now going to school-leavers, according to a new survey. The research – by talent management consultancy SHL – is...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 18, 2011 | Careers advice, Politicians, Uncategorized, Universities, Unpaid internships
EARNINGS TOTAL £500,000 FOR FLOGGING PLACEMENTS AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Earlier this month, Graduate Fog accused universities of sending mixed messages about unpaid internships – saying officially that they are against them, whilst simultaneously promoting...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 10, 2011 | Careers advice, Universities, Unpaid internships
WHY AREN’T UNIVERSITIES INFORMING STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS? Did your university tell you that unpaid internships are illegal? Did Prospects – supposedly the “official” graduate careers advice – provide you with any helpful advice on...
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