by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 28, 2014 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
LUXURY BRAND BLAMES ‘BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS’ FOR LOW-PAID ROLE AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE HQ * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * * STORY PICKED UP BY THE HUFFINGTON POST! * One of the world’s most exclusive and expensive luxury fashion brands has advertised a six-month...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 6, 2014 | Arts and culture, diversity, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
WINNER CAN OPT OUT OF THE PLACEMENT IF THEY CAN’T AFFORD THE TIME, SAYS SPOKESPERSON The Evening Standard has dismissed concerns that the unpaid fashion internship ‘prize’ it advertised as part of a competition involving sister TV station London Live...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 1, 2014 | Arts and culture, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, PR and marketing, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
‘FASHION HAPPY’ COMPETITION ANGERS YOUNG JOBSEEKERS The Evening Standard has angered young jobseekers by advertising a four-week unpaid fashion internship at its sister TV channel as a competition prize, using the hashtag #fashionhappy. The following...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 29, 2014 | Arts and culture, average graduate salary, Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, PR and marketing, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
HALF OF PR INTERNS EARN LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE — AND A QUARTER AREN’T EVEN PAID EXPENSES Graduates hoping to start a career in public relations are facing unprecedented challenges according to new research into the junior end of the industry’s...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 13, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Parents and family, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
YOUNG PEOPLE’S INCOMES ARE STILL TOO DEPENDENT ON MUM AND DAD’S WEALTH, SAYS NEW REPORT The UK’s poor track record of social mobility means that young people’s life chances are too dependent on their parents’ income, rather than their own...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 2, 2014 | Applications, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Music, Recession and economy, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
ADVERT ASKS APPLICANTS TO COMPILE OFFICIAL BLUE IVY BABY BOOK AND SCOUR INTERNET FOR UNFLATTERING PHOTOS AND REQUEST THEIR REMOVAL An advert has appeared in which the global superstar and multimillionaire Beyonce Knowles appears to be looking for unpaid summer...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 26, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, Media and journalism, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
FOR THE FULL STORY ON EACH, JUST CLICK THE PICS BELOW New to Graduate Fog? Since 2010, we’ve been naming and shaming the big brands and famous people who have been caught employing or trying to recruit unpaid interns. These are some of our proudest...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 20, 2014 | fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
NOTE TO SIR PHILIP GREEN: NEVER CROSS AN ANGRY INTERN * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * Topshop boss Sir Philip Green is used to getting his own way. So, when he told the Evening Standard last month that one intern had “spoilt it” for the others by complaining...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 28, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
SIR PHILIP GREEN FAILS TO GRASP THAT YOUNG WORKERS NEED TO EAT Former interns who complain to officials about not being paid have “spoilt it for thousands of young people”, according to billionaire Topshop boss Sir Philip Green. He says the number of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 17, 2014 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
FASHION LABEL BRACES ITSELF AS FIRST OFFICIAL COMPLAINT PROMPTS SEVERAL MORE INTERNS TO COME FORWARD Frankly, it’s about time. For years, Graduate Fog has heard rumours about unpaid internships at British fashion house Alexander McQueen – but we...
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