by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 15, 2017 | Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Wages
DO DEMANDING CLIENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR NEED TO IMPRESS? Many freelancers – including recent graduates – do so much ‘non-billable’ work throughout the year that they effectively work for free from 1 January to 15 February. On average,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 8, 2017 | average graduate salary, Careers advice, Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
THINKING ABOUT WORKING FOR FREE? READ THIS FIRST Unpaid internships are illegal and unfair. But that doesn’t change the fact that you need to get your career started — and it’s hard to find paid, entry-level jobs. So, if you can find a way to fund...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 24, 2017 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, professional development, science and technology
UPDATE: DEADLINE NOW EXTENDED TO 20 FEBRUARY 2017! There are so many great graduate schemes around — at least, that’s how it seems from the blurb on the companies’ websites. But what is the truth? At Graduate Fog, we think the best way to find...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 15, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Retail, Wages
AS AMAZON’S ‘ELVES’ COMPLAIN ABOUT CONDITIONS, WE ASK HOW YOU’RE BEING TREATED Ah, the joys of the festive job. For young job seekers who reach Christmas still waiting to hear about permanent graduate positions they’ve applied for,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 18, 2016 | Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
TWO-WEEK ‘GRUNT WORK’ ROLE COULD LEAD TO PAID WORK, SAYS OWNER A controversial, two-week internship at Heat magazine will go ahead as an unpaid position, a spokesperson has announced, despite outcry from young people who feel the role is just ‘grunt...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 27, 2016 | Careers advice, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes
BECAUSE “EVERYONE LIKES TO BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER” Energy firm E.ON is sponsoring the Graduate Fog Advice Zone — a vast archive of essential articles that serves thousands of young job seekers in the UK. E.ON is one of the UK’s most...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 17, 2016 | graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Money, Parents and family
EVEN THOSE IN WORK STAY WITH PARENTS TO SAVE CASH If you’re still living with your folks, you’re not the only one. Almost half of students who graduated since 2015 have not yet moved out and are still living at home with their parents, according to new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 10, 2016 | Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, professional development
JUST STARTING YOUR CAREER? YOU’RE MUCH MORE VULNERABLE THAN OLDER FEMALES, SHOCK STATS REVEAL Nearly two thirds of young women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, according to shocking new figures released today. While more than half (52%) of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 3, 2016 | Applications, Careers advice, Graduate Jobs, job hunting
AND WHICH IS THE BEST GRADUATE RECRUITMENT AGENCY? YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Just finished uni and hunting for a graduate job? Then two questions you’re probably asking are ‘Should I sign up with a graduate recruitment agency?’ and ‘Which is the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Recession and economy, Wages
IS SHOCK EU REFERENDUM RESULT GOOD OR BAD NEWS FOR YOUNG WORKERS? In case you missed it (!), the British public has just voted to leave the European Union (EU). On Friday it was announced that 52% of those who voted wished to leave (‘Brexit’), while only...
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