Starting an internship? 5 ways to shine (that don’t involve making tea)

Starting an internship? 5 ways to shine (that don’t involve making tea)

by | Mar 23, 2016 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships

USE YOUR LUNCH HOUR WISELY AND DON’T BRING CAKE ON YOUR LAST DAY When you’re starting an internship, there’s a lot to think about. But smart graduates know that being polite, punctual and memorising everyone’s name (and tea order) are just the...
Mind the graduate pay gap! Men make £2,000 more than women in first job after uni

Mind the graduate pay gap! Men make £2,000 more than women in first job after uni

by | 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...
How do I turn my unpaid internship into a paid job?

How do I turn my unpaid internship into a paid job?

by | Jun 9, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Confidence and self-esteem, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, London, Media and journalism, Money, professional development, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages

TIRED OF WORKING FOR FREE? GET TOUGH – OR GET OUT OF THERE Working for free – and running out of cash, fast? You’re not alone. In a graduate job market as tough as today’s, thousands of graduates are finding themselves working for free...
TOWIE stars under fire over social media internship paying £20 a day

TOWIE stars under fire over social media internship paying £20 a day

by | Feb 18, 2015 | Applications, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, PR and marketing, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages

THEIR PR FIRM ALSO REPRESENTS PETER ANDRE, RACHEL HUNTER AND MICHELLE MONE  * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * A well-known celebrity PR agency has advertised a three-month social media internship paying just £20 a day. Current clients of The CAN Group include TOWIE (The Only...
Time is running out for firms still using unpaid interns

Time is running out for firms still using unpaid interns

by | Oct 16, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Charities and volunteering, diversity, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Parents and family, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

SOCIAL MOBILITY WATCHDOG PUSHES FOR OUTRIGHT BAN ON WAGE-FREE PLACEMENTS An influential new report has loaded pressure on employers still using unpaid interns to end the practice immediately. Having unpaid young workers effectively doing real jobs is exploitative,...
Christian Dior ‘reception internship’ should pay £22-28k – not minimum wage, expert say

Christian Dior ‘reception internship’ should pay £22-28k – not minimum wage, expert say

by | Sep 4, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Money, PR and marketing, professional development, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

FASHION BRAND OFFERS HALF THE GOING RATE FOR POSITION DESCRIBED * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * A minimum wage ‘reception internship’ advertised by a luxury fashion brand should have paid £22-28,000, according to recruitment experts. Suspicions are growing that...