by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 10, 2015 | Confidence and self-esteem, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, London, Money, professional development, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
AND CLAIMS YOU CAN LIVE ON EXPENSES IN LONDON * ANOTHER GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * A former London Zoo intern has defended its controversial unpaid internships, saying the backlash against her former employer is unfair as she gained “invaluable experience and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 9, 2015 | Charities and volunteering, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, London, Money, professional development, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
SIX-MONTH ROLE IN LONDON PAYS JUST £5 PER DAY FOR LUNCH * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * >> Ooh! This story has picked up by London’s Evening Standard, the Guardian and the Independent A six-month, unpaid London Zoo internship has angered science graduates...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 22, 2015 | Applications, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, Disorders, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, professional development
PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS – AND TAKE YOUR TIME, SAYS EXPERT Graduate job-hunting can feel especially daunting if you have dyspraxia (also known as developmental co-ordination disorder, or DCD). Being clumsy, forgetful and having a less-than-brilliant sense of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCES BOOST TO PAY – BUT UNDER-25s EXCLUDED (FOR NO APPARENT REASON) The Chancellor George Osborne has just announced the introduction of a new compulsory living wage of £7.20 per hour, which will take effect from April 2016 and rise to £9 an hour...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 2, 2015 | average graduate salary, Business, Confidence and self-esteem, diversity, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, PR and marketing, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
TWO GRAND GENDER PAY GAP STARTS STRAIGHT AFTER UNI The average graduate salary for male graduates is £2,000 more than for female graduates in their first job after university – indicating that the so-called ‘gender pay gap’ between the sexes can be...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 23, 2015 | Business, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
GAIN EXPERIENCE AT THE BBC, TED BAKER OR OXFAM – BUT ONLY IF YOUR PARENTS CAN MATCH THE OFFER ANOTHER GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * WOW! OUR STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, DAILY MAIL, EXPRESS, BUZZFEED, DAZED, RADIO 4’S TODAY PROGRAMME AND MORE!...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 15, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Banking, Business, Confidence and self-esteem, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Law, Money, Parents and family, professional development, social mobility, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages
IT’S OFFICIAL: TOP FIRMS FAVOUR ‘POLISHED’ APPLICANTS FROM PRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS (EVEN IF THEY’RE LESS CLEVER) The UK’s top employers have been slammed for sidelining the UK’s bright working class applicants in favour of more...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 5, 2015 | Applications, Business, CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, social mobility
“LAZY” FILTER SYSTEM BINNED AFTER BIAS TOWARDS PRIVATE SCHOOL GRADUATES IS REVEALED One of the UK’s largest graduate employers is scrapping the use of a UCAS points minimum as an entry criteria for its graduate scheme, after it found that the system...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 17, 2015 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, General election and voting, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
HUGE PROBLEM FOR YOUNG WORKERS FINALLY RECOGNISED – WILL OTHER PARTIES FOLLOW SUIT? Ed Miliband has promised that all internships lasting more than a month will be paid if the Labour Party is elected in May. This will end the ‘scandal’ of the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 16, 2015 | Applications, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Money, Recession and economy, social mobility
BBC, ITV AND CHANNEL 4 VACANCIES ALL APPEAR BEHIND PAYWALL * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * A media jobs board has shocked cash-strapped young jobseekers by asking them to pay a fee just to view job adverts. Critics say the company has “crossed the line” but...
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