Evening Standard defends unpaid internship prize as “a great opportunity”

Evening Standard defends unpaid internship prize as “a great opportunity”

by | 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...
Tony Blair employee slammed for suggesting interns should be paid

Tony Blair employee slammed for suggesting interns should be paid

by | Aug 4, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, PR and marketing, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

WEBSITE EDITOR TOLD HE “NEEDED TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARITY’S ETHOS” A former employee at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation has said that voicing his concerns about the number of unpaid interns working there “did not go down...
London Evening Standard under fire over unpaid fashion internship ‘prize’

London Evening Standard under fire over unpaid fashion internship ‘prize’

by | 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...
Enough! MP advertises his NINTH unpaid internship… So we report him

Enough! MP advertises his NINTH unpaid internship… So we report him

by | Jul 5, 2014 | Applications, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

*STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN!* “CONSTITUENCY INTERN” WANTED FOR UP TO 100 DAYS OF “VOLUNTEERING” A politician who advertised nine unpaid internships has been reported to officials for investigation by HM Revenue and Customs. The...
World’s first ‘ethical’ graduate job board launches… HERE!

World’s first ‘ethical’ graduate job board launches… HERE!

by | Jun 25, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Media and journalism, professional development, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts

NO UNPAID INTERNSHIPS – AND A RESPONSE TO EVERY APPLICATION GUARANTEED Graduate Fog today launches the world’s first ‘ethical’ graduate job board, in which graduate jobseekers will only see graduate jobs and employers that are worthy of your...
Sacked! Drug company dumps marketing firm that targeted interns for clinical trials

Sacked! Drug company dumps marketing firm that targeted interns for clinical trials

by | Jun 22, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, Recession and economy, science and technology, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts

GSK ADMITS AGENCY’S CRASS APPROACH TO THIS WEBSITE WAS “UNACCEPTABLE” * OOH! STORY PICKED UP IN THE OBSERVER! * The marketing firm that asked us to publish a post urging cash-strapped graduates and unpaid interns to consider clinical trials as a...