by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 8, 2017 | Careers advice, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism
HAVE YOU BEEN OFFERED CAREER ADVICE, CONTACTS OR MENTORING – BUT FELT THERE WERE STRINGS ATTACHED? Established professionals with ulterior motives are “luring” vulnerable graduates with promises of career advice, mentoring and contacts, it has been...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2017 | Benefits and welfare, Employment rights, Graduate unemployment, Money, Politicians, Retail, workfare
JOB CENTRE TOLD HIM AND NINE OTHERS TO COMPLETE SIX WEEK PLACEMENT IN BOLTON SHOP * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Poundland has denied using unpaid workers to stack shelves in its stores, directly contradicting a source who has told Graduate Fog that he and nine others are...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 6, 2017 | average graduate salary, Banking, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Unpaid internships, Wages
GOT A FANCY GRADUATE JOB — OR INTERNING UNPAID? WHATEVER YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, WE SHOW GRADUATES WHERE TO PARK YOUR PENNIES If you’re job-hunting, interning or you’ve just started your first graduate job, does it really matter where you park your...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 27, 2017 | Applications, average graduate salary, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, professional development, Universities
WANT A GROWN-UP JOB WITH AN UN-STUFFY FIRM? READ ON! * FIND EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT AT GRADUATE FOG! * We like EY (formerly Ernst & Young). First, the professional services firm came out to support fair pay for interns. Next, we realised they are way ahead of the curve...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 17, 2017 | Applications, Banking, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, professional development
“BE HONEST – AND DON’T WORRY IF YOU DON’T KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS” RBS is a bank with a history of looking ahead. Since it was established by royal charter in 1727 (yes, really!), it has granted the world’s first overdraft, launched...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 23, 2017 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, Confidence and self-esteem, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, Universities
FIND FRIENDLY EMPLOYERS – AND KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS Job hunting is tough for everyone — but graduates with Asperger Syndrome (often referred to as ‘Asperger’s’) may face a few extra challenges when trying to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 17, 2017 | diversity, Employment rights, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, social mobility, Uncategorized, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
WHY MORE WAGE CHEATS COULD FACE PROSECUTION IN FUTURE There have been calls for firms that employ unpaid interns to be prosecuted, not just fined or told to reimburse workers’ missing pay. Speaking shortly after 350 firms – including Debenhams, Subway and...
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 | 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,...
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