by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 21, 2017 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Job boards, job hunting, Media and journalism, PR and marketing, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
MOVE SENDS STRONG SIGNAL TO STUBBORN INDUSTRY AND ARROGANT EMPLOYERS Looking for a paid media internship? Until now, they’ve been hard to find – but things may be about to change. One of the UK’s biggest websites for jobs in media, journalism and PR...
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 12, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting
2016 IS A NEW YEAR – SO DON’T REPEAT YOUR OLD MISTAKES! Is your 2016 off to a flying start – or are you struggling with the January job-hunt blues? Graduate Fog hopes our fantastic readers are feeling refreshed after a good break during the festive...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 9, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
* JOB BOARD MONSTER GIVES AWAY 150 COPIES TO GRADUATES * Job board Monster is giving away 150 copies of How to Get a Graduate Job in a Recession, as an early Christmas present to the UK’s job-hunting graduates. To win your book (plus a Monster goody bag),...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 7, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
NO WAGES, NO OFFICE AND NO PROFIT – ARE YOU SURE YOU’RE RUNNING A BUSINESS, GUYS? At Graduate Fog, we see a lot of adverts for unpaid internships. They all make our blood boil – that’s why we’ve named and shamed dozens of employers in the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 4, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Money, PR and marketing, professional development, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
FASHION BRAND OFFERS HALF THE GOING RATE FOR POSITION DESCRIBED * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * A minimum wage ‘reception internship’ advertised by a luxury fashion brand should have paid £22-28,000, according to recruitment experts. Suspicions are growing that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 28, 2014 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
LUXURY BRAND BLAMES ‘BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS’ FOR LOW-PAID ROLE AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE HQ * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * * STORY PICKED UP BY THE HUFFINGTON POST! * One of the world’s most exclusive and expensive luxury fashion brands has advertised a six-month...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2014 | Applications, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, professional development, Recession and economy
A BIG FIB COULD MEAN TEN YEARS IN PRISON (YIKES!) – BUT WHAT ABOUT A LITTLE WHITE LIE? Job-hunting graduates have been shocked to learn that lying on their CV could land them in prison for up to ten years. Given the shortage of positions available for young...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 25, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Media and journalism, professional development, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
NO UNPAID INTERNSHIPS – AND A RESPONSE TO EVERY APPLICATION GUARANTEED Graduate Fog today launches the world’s first ‘ethical’ graduate job board, in which graduate jobseekers will only see graduate jobs and employers that are worthy of your...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 8, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Music, Public services, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
VICTORY FOR INTERNS AS PAID PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED INSTEAD One of the UK’s best known professional orchestras has dropped its unpaid internship scheme following complaints from interns’ rights campaigners. Critics of the London Symphony Orchestra’s...
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