by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 7, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
SHORT-CHANGED GRADUATES OFFERED MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE Were you over-charged for your degree? Students at a London university have become the first to be promised a refund if they fail to find work after graduation. The London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) has...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 6, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Wages
HAVE FAT CATS SHAFTED GRADUATES TO PROTECT THEIR OWN PAY PACKETS? Bosses’ claims that they can’t afford to hire many new graduates this year are being scrutinized – as new figures show that executives have enjoyed massive increases in their own...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 31, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
SHOCKING NEW STATS SHOW HOW FAMILIES ARE BORROWING MONEY FOR THEIR CHILD’S DEGREE – BUT IS THEIR INVESTMENT WORTHWHILE? A record number of parents are taking out loans to help their children through university, according to new statistics – and even...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 25, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Wages
FUTURE GRADUATES WILL BE “VERY ANGRY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN INDEED” A respected education expert has warned of a looming graduate “revolution” in the next few years, as hundreds of thousands of graduates discover that their degree is not worth...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 24, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
NEW DEMANDS FOR EXPERIENCE OVER A DEGREE ARE UNFAIR AND NONSENSICAL, SAYS GRADUATE FOG First, you were told that a degree would lead to a good graduate job. Then, you were told you’d need a degree and several months of experience before you’d be considered...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 23, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
NOW’S YOUR CHANCE! The UK’s army of unpaid interns is today being urged to stand up and be counted in a new survey that could directly impact the government’s policy on this important issue. Uniquely, interns will NOT be required to name their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 22, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships, Wages
HOW CAN NUMBER-CRUNCHERS MISS NEARLY 130,000 YOUNG WORKERS? Unpaid interns are invisible, according to the statisticians whose job it is to count you. The Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) has released new figures showing the whereabouts of last...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 17, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships, Wages
ALMOST ONE IN FIVE YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER SWAPPING SEX FOR CASH Concerns have been raised that record levels of graduate debt could push young people – particularly women – into exploring prostitution as a solution to their money worries. The...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 16, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships
CAREERS SERVICES SIDE WITH EMPLOYERS OVER STUDENTS *Graduate Fog exclusive!* Why are university careers services doing so little to fight the problem of unpaid internships? Why do only 10% of graduates know that unpaid internships are illegal? And why are many...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 15, 2011 | graduate debt, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities
2012 FRESHERS WILL BE SADDLED WITH ‘A SMALL MORTGAGE’ The NUS President has blasted the government after it was revealed that those starting university in England in 2012 can expect to graduate with debts of nearly £60,000. A new survey by the independent...
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