by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 16, 2016 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, social mobility, Unpaid internships
YES, YOU CAN GET A GRADUATE JOB WITHOUT WORKING FOR FREE FIRST Despairing because you can’t afford to work for free? Convinced that the best graduate jobs always go to graduates who can afford to do months of unpaid internships? Stop! There IS a way you can...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 6, 2016 | General election and voting, Graduate Jobs, Politicians, Recession and economy
‘BREXIT’ WILL MEAN FEWER GOOD JOBS AND SHRINK YOUR CHANCES OF BEING ABLE TO WORK ABROAD, EXPERTS HAVE WARNED *UPDATE! REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (THAT’S 11.59PM, 9 JUNE) Have you registered to vote in the EU referendum? If...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 25, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
YOUNG WORKERS SHOULD SIMPLY ‘REJECT’ UNPAID INTERNSHIPS Graduates are too willing to work for free and should simply “reject” unpaid internships, a PR agency boss has said. She also implied that graduates who don’t “value their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 17, 2016 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
BECAUSE VIOLENCE DOESN’T SOLVE ANYTHING If one thing makes us mad, it’s unpaid internships. In fact, this website made its name by naming and shaming the big firms and famous people who exploit graduates who are so desperate for experience they’ll...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 11, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, job hunting
SNOOZE-INDUCING INFO PUTS GRADUATES OFF APPLYING, SAYS TOP SUPERMARKET BOSS Do most firms’ graduate jobs websites send you to sleep? You’re not the only one. Employers looking to attract the best graduates must invest much more time (and cash) in...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 19, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Money, Politicians, social mobility
REPUBLICAN PARTY CANDIDATE OFFERS 10-WEEK PLACEMENT – BUT ONLY TO THOSE WITH SUPER-RICH PARENTS *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! SEE WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE CHALLENGED THIS INTERNSHIP* Story last updated: 1pm (UK time), Thursday 21 April 2016 * WOW! Story picked up by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 19, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Politicians, Wages
ADVERTS REMOVED AND ‘RE-EVALUATED’ AFTER WE QUESTION THEIR LEGALITY *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* * OOH! THIS STORY HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY BUZZFEED, THE TAB AND THE INDEPENDENT * Oh dear – the government’s new National Living Wage is so confusing...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 8, 2016 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Housing, London, Media and journalism, Money, Wages
RIP-OFF RENT IS NOW A HEADACHE FOR EMPLOYERS, AS WELL AS YOUNG WORKERS Some of London’s big-name employers have added their voices to growing concerns that young people are being priced out of the capital, as rents become increasingly unaffordable for workers on...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 1, 2016 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Recession and economy, Wages
YOU CAN VOTE AND JOIN THE ARMY – BUT YOU DON’T DESERVE ‘GROWN UP’ WAGES UNTIL YOUR 25TH BIRTHDAY. WHAT’S THAT ABOUT? Around 1.3 million workers will enjoy a historic pay boost from today, as the government’s new National Living Wage...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 30, 2016 | Business, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Money, Recession and economy, social mobility
GRANT THORNTON “GOES BEYOND” WORK OF RIVALS TO WIDEN ACCESS TO JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Lots of firms claim to care about social mobility – but how many really do? At Graduate Fog, we hear from numerous big companies who claim they’re committed to...
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