Can’t find a decent job? You may have fallen into the “graduate skills gap”, expert warns

Can’t find a decent job? You may have fallen into the “graduate skills gap”, expert warns

by | Oct 14, 2015 | Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Postgraduate study, professional development, Recession and economy, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities

CRAZY MISMATCH LEAVES “PEOPLE WITHOUT JOBS – AND JOBS WITHOUT PEOPLE” Can’t find a decent graduate job that uses your degree properly? It’s not your fault. A world-renowned expert has claimed that many of today’s job-hunting and...
‘Mum, find me an internship?’ Parents go online to trade work placements for their kids on new website myInternSwap

‘Mum, find me an internship?’ Parents go online to trade work placements for their kids on new website myInternSwap

by | Jun 23, 2015 | Business, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages

GAIN EXPERIENCE AT THE BBC, TED BAKER OR OXFAM – BUT ONLY IF YOUR PARENTS CAN MATCH THE OFFER ANOTHER GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * WOW! OUR STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, DAILY MAIL, EXPRESS, BUZZFEED, DAZED, RADIO 4’S TODAY PROGRAMME AND MORE!...
Graduate jobs madness! Two thirds of firms say they CAN’T FILL their vacancies

Graduate jobs madness! Two thirds of firms say they CAN’T FILL their vacancies

by | Jun 18, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, student loan, Wages

BIG EMPLOYERS REPORT HUNDREDS OF SPARE PLACES… WHILE THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES ARE UNDER-EMPLOYED IN SHOPS AND CALL CENTRES Two thirds of the UK’s biggest graduate employers say they are struggling to fill their vacancies for 2015 – because the...
Can’t find a graduate job? Perhaps you’re just not posh enough

Can’t find a graduate job? Perhaps you’re just not posh enough

by | Jun 15, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Banking, Business, Confidence and self-esteem, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Law, Money, Parents and family, professional development, social mobility, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages

IT’S OFFICIAL: TOP FIRMS FAVOUR ‘POLISHED’ APPLICANTS FROM PRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS (EVEN IF THEY’RE LESS CLEVER) The UK’s top employers have been slammed for sidelining the UK’s bright working class applicants in favour of more...
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...
Intern waits 14 months for officials to START complaint investigation

Intern waits 14 months for officials to START complaint investigation

by | Jun 6, 2015 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Law, Media and journalism, Money, Politicians, Public services, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages

MYSTERY DELAYS AND SLOPPY SERVICE SUGGEST EXPLOITATION OF YOUNG WORKERS IS NOT A PRIORITY Interns are being forced to wait more than a year before officials even START investigating their cases against former employers, Graduate Fog has learned. Despite public...