by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 2, 2014 | Applications, Crime, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Law, Politicians, Postgraduate study, professional development, Public services, Recession and economy, Wages
AND FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE IF YOU DON’T GET THE JOB *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE* Graduates considering joining the Metropolitan Police are being put off by the high cost of a compulsory new certificate they must have before they can even apply, Graduate Fog can...
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 24, 2014 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES STRUGGLE TO REPAY LOANS – SO POLITICIANS CONSIDER PUTTING FEES UP FURTHER (YES, REALLY) A key government adviser has admitted the government “got its maths wrong” when calculating the new maximum of £9,000 per year figure for...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 21, 2014 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
NEW £9,000 FEES POLICY SET TO COST MORE THAN THE SYSTEM IT REPLACED How confident are you that you’ll be able to repay your entire student loan? The proportion of graduates struggling to pay back their student loans is now so high that experts predict the new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 12, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, professional development, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
SKILLS MISMATCH MEANS 30% OF WORKERS ARE OVER-EDUCATED FOR THEIR ROLE Nearly a third of the UK’s workforce is over-qualified for the position they are currently in, thanks to a massive miscalculation on the part of policy-makers and economists in the last few...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 27, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
LOWEST PAID WORKERS LOOK SET TO EARN 3% MORE There is good news for graduates earning the national minimum wage – Britain’s business leaders have announced they are backing a proposed 3% rise recommended by the Low Pay Commission. The bad news?...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 26, 2014 | Careers advice, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Postgraduate study, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities
RISING COSTS ARE A MAJOR BARRIER, WARN ORDINARY GRADS The huge cost of studying for a postgraduate qualification is putting off ordinary graduates from applying, a new survey has revealed – and experts warn that a crisis could be looming, as further study...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 21, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, Recession and economy, Retail, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages
BEING PICKY? OR JUST DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAKE YOUR DEGREE PAY OFF? A row has erupted over whether graduate ‘job snobs’ should take anything they can get or hold out for a position where their degree is appreciated, after a graduate told the Guardian that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 18, 2014 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages
WOULD A DIFFERENT DEGREE HAVE BOOSTED YOUR PROSPECTS? A new survey by Totaljobs.com has found that more than four in ten graduates wish they’d studied a different subject at university. Almost half (44%) of those questioned said they wish they’d picked a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 27, 2014 | average graduate salary, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
SOARING RENTS AND LOW INCOMES CREATE GENERATION OF ‘BOOMERANG’ KIDS Almost half of young people aged 20 to 24 – including thousands of graduates – are still living at home with their parents, official figures show. Experts blamed the record...
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