by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 17, 2013 | average graduate salary, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
*GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* REVENGE OF THE “POOR PEOPLE” AS YOUNG WORKERS CHALLENGE TOP DESIGNER A top British fashion designer has urged “poor people” to “buy less” and “be careful” when spending money on clothes –...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 19, 2013 | Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Unpaid internships, Wages
TAILOR YOUR LOOK TO YOUR INDUSTRY, SAYS FASHION BLOGGER Let’s be honest — interviews are all about judgement. Just as you’re sizing up an employer, they’re scoping you out too. And as much as we wish to be judged on our talent, intelligence...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 18, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
BUT WAS IT REALLY AN “ISOLATED INCIDENT” AS THEY CLAIM? Harrods has become the latest big brand to award back-pay to a former intern as part of our Justice for Interns campaign. The £1,800 payment means Graduate Fog and Intern Aware have now won more than...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 21, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting
THE GRADUATE GUIDE TO DRESSING LIKE AN ADULT **GUEST FEATURE BY JOSIE SAMPSON, BLOGGER FOR ONLINE FASHION RETAILER MIINTO** Have you spent the last three years repairing your tights with nail varnish, wearing your jeans for, like, a whole term without washing them...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 25, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships, Wages
ISN’T IT FUNNY HOW INTERNS ARE SO POWERLESS? ER, NO, NOT REALLY… **GUEST POST** Politics graduate Kayla, 24, has done an unpaid internship with Amnesty International and a paid internship with Lloyds Banking Group. She gives her verdict on The Work...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 14, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Parents and family, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
IS ANYBODY EARNING ENOUGH TO PAY THEIR OWN RENT? As growing numbers of fashion-focussed graduates tell us they are working for years unpaid (yes, really), Graduate Fog wonders: is anybody earning a decent wage in this industry? Or is the truth that most people working...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 7, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
FIRST PHILIP GREEN, NOW SIMON COWELL – ANOTHER TYCOON FORCED TO PAY HIS INTERNS *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* Last week it was Sir Philip Green – this week Simon Cowell has become the latest tycoon forced to pay his young workers. Between four and 10 interns...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 28, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, Pay Your Interns, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
ARCADIA MAKES SECRET PAY-OUTS TO FORMER EMPLOYEES, ADMITTING “REMUNERATION WAS APPROPRIATE” *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* Arcadia – the parent company of Topshop, Miss Selfridge and Dorothy Perkins – has made numerous payments to former interns...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 22, 2012 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Retail, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
SHOP JOB AT LUXURY FASHION LABEL IS A “LEARNING OPPORTUNITY” FOR OUR STUDENTS, INSISTS UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS The university currently advertising a controversial unpaid “intern sales assistant” position at luxury fashion label Balenciaga...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 17, 2012 | Business, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Retail, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
“LEARN HOW TO REPLENISH STOCK” FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES ONLY The super-luxe fashion label Balanciaga – a favourite of Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss – has advertised for a “intern sales assistant” to work on the shop floor of their...
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