by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 5, 2014 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
WE REPORT ‘ZILLI MEDIA’ TO OFFICIALS FOR INTERNSHIP THAT DOESN’T EVEN PAY EXPENSES * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * Newsflash, Wed 5 Feb, 4.15pm – the advert has been taken down! No comment from Zilli yet – will keep you posted…...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 4, 2014 | average graduate salary, Banking, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Law, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SET TO BOOST EMPLOYER DEMAND FOR GRADUATES Is the worst over? Is the sun is about to shine for graduates? After what seems like years, could the job market be picking up at last? New figures from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR)...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 3, 2014 | Applications, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting
BUT TIME LIMITS AND POOR INTEGRATION WITH SPECIALIST SOFTWARE UNFAIRLY DISADVANTAGE DYSLEXIC CANDIDATES, APPLICANT CLAIMS A dyslexic graduate has slammed online application systems as being unfair for those who share her difficulty with reading and writing. In an...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 30, 2014 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
THOUSANDS PAYING TUITION FEES TO GO OUT AND WORK FOR NOTHING Did you work for free as part of your degree course? Graduate Fog is receiving a growing number of complaints from students who feel the work placements they are doing as part of their course are too long,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 29, 2014 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, professional development, Recession and economy, Wages
DOUBTING YOUR MANAGER HAS YOUR BEST INTERESTS AT HEART IS TOP REASON FOR WANTING TO QUIT Does your boss want you to progress in your career – or do you suspect they’re trying to keep you in your place? Would they offer you a pay rise if they thought you...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 24, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
ARE THERE MORE PAID GRADUATE JOBS AROUND NOW? DO YOU FEEL MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT YOUR CAREER? Politicians have been patting themselves on the back this week as new stats showed overall unemployment is falling in the UK. But are things really improving yet for...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 23, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Law, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
LAW GRADUATE LOST TWO STONE DURING SIX MONTHS WORKING FOR FREE A law graduate has told how he could only afford one meal a day during his unpaid internship – and lost two stone in weight as a result. Law graduate Joseph Loughnane, 27, from Galway in Ireland,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 22, 2014 | Business, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
MUSIC MOGUL’S PEOPLE ASK TO SPEAK TO US “OFF THE RECORD” AFTER TOUTING FOR MULTIPLE “KEEN AS MUSTARD” INTERNS, PAYING EXPENSES ONLY ** ANOTHER GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE ** Simon Cowell has been caught up in another row about his...
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...
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