by Tanya de Grunwald | May 31, 2023 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Health and welfare
BP AND NATWEST VANISH FROM TOP 100 LGBTQ FIRMS LIST – AND WON’T SAY WHY * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Mystery surrounds the disappearance of several big companies from Stonewall’s annual list of the UK’s top 100 LGBTQ+ employers, following an exclusive investigation by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 27, 2020 | Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Recession and economy, workfare
THE PROS AND CONS OF SIGNING ON AFTER GRADUATION Are you struggling to find work, running out of cash – and considering signing on for Jobseeker’s Allowance? Is the money you get worth the hassle of applying? And can you do internships (either paid or...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 27, 2019 | exit fees, Graduate schemes, Health and welfare, resigning and references
THIS WEBSITE DEMANDS IMMEDIATE END TO POLICY WHICH STATES SOCIAL CARE GRADUATE PROGRAMME CAN DEMAND UP TO £10,000 FROM PARTICIPANTS WHO QUIT EARLY, AFTER DISTRESSED YOUNG SOCIAL WORKERS TELL OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF BEING “TRAPPED” ON A...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 26, 2019 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Health and welfare, resigning and references
SENIOR STAFF SHOW NO CONCERN FOR DISTURBING STORIES OF THOSE TRAPPED ON THEIR PROGRAMME The row with Frontline – the government’s graduate scheme for the social care sector – has escalated after the organisation blasted this website for...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 25, 2019 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes, Health and welfare, Mental health
GOVERNMENT’S FLAGSHIP SOCIAL CARE PROGRAMME LOCKS YOUNG PEOPLE INTO DISTRESSING WORK INVOLVING ABUSE, NEGLECT AND DRUG USE, MAKING THEM PAY UP TO £10,000 TO LEAVE * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * UPDATE: Frontline aren’t happy about this story. Read their latest...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 28, 2017 | Applications, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, professional development
NEW ADVICE ON CVS, APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS FOR GRADUATES WITH DYSLEXIA Being a dyslexic graduate can make a tough job market feel even tougher. Graduate applications, CVs, covering letters, assessment days and interviews are all more stressful if words swim on the...
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 | Sep 22, 2016 | Confidence and self-esteem, Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Recession and economy
NEW YOUTH MINISTER MUST BE APPOINTED, CHARITY URGES Earning crummy wages? Still living with your parents? Worried about the future? The UK’s young people are experiencing a massive confidence crisis and “suspended adulthood” according to a new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 19, 2016 | Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Money, Public services, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
‘VOLUNTEER’ ROLES REPLACE SKILLED JOBS THAT ONCE PAID £19,000 NHS trusts around the UK are asking people to work for nothing – and dozens of adverts for unpaid positions have been discovered for roles that normally come with salaries of over £19,000....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
CHANCELLOR ANNOUNCES BOOST TO PAY – BUT UNDER-25s EXCLUDED (FOR NO APPARENT REASON) The Chancellor George Osborne has just announced the introduction of a new compulsory living wage of £7.20 per hour, which will take effect from April 2016 and rise to £9 an hour...
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