by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 11, 2018 | London, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
WHAT TO DO, WEAR AND SAY WHEN WORKING FOR BELOW MINIMUM WAGE AT LUXURY LIFESTYLE BIBLE’S LONDON HQ * EXCLUSIVE TO GRADUATE FOG * You may have read about the intern suing ultra-luxe magazine Monocle for unpaid wages – but you won’t have read the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 1, 2017 | Applications, CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, London, Money
BANK LENDS ITS FLATS TO GRADUATES AS SHOCKING NEW STATS REVEAL TRUE COST OF JOB HUNTING Graduates hoping to attend a job interview in London, Manchester or Birmingham in November have been offered free city centre accommodation, thanks to Barclays. A spokesperson for...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 18, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, London, Money
NEARLY 4 MILLION SQUEEZED WORKERS TRAVEL OVER 2 HOURS PER DAY – ARE SKY HIGH RENTS TO BLAME? How long is your daily commute? Or, if you’re job hunting, how long would you be prepared to spend travelling to and from work every day? The number of employees...
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 | Mar 2, 2016 | Applications, diversity, Employers and recruitment, London, Media and journalism, Money, social mobility, Wages
CANDIDATES NEED CENTRAL LONDON ADDRESS SO THEY CAN ATTEND EVENING “RECEPTIONS AND EVENTS” * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * ** OOH! THIS STORY HAS JUST BEEN PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! ** A magazine publisher has shocked job-seeking journalists by insisting that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 19, 2015 | Arts and culture, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, London, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
SHOULD LENNY HENRY’S CALL FOR ‘SYSTEMIC CHANGE’ INCLUDE SCRAPPING TV’S TOXIC INTERN CULTURE? Veteran comic Lenny Henry has repeated demands for Britain’s TV channels and production companies to do more to open up the industry to talented...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 10, 2015 | Confidence and self-esteem, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, London, Money, professional development, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
AND CLAIMS YOU CAN LIVE ON EXPENSES IN LONDON * ANOTHER GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * A former London Zoo intern has defended its controversial unpaid internships, saying the backlash against her former employer is unfair as she gained “invaluable experience and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 9, 2015 | Charities and volunteering, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, London, Money, professional development, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
SIX-MONTH ROLE IN LONDON PAYS JUST £5 PER DAY FOR LUNCH * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * >> Ooh! This story has picked up by London’s Evening Standard, the Guardian and the Independent A six-month, unpaid London Zoo internship has angered science graduates...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2015 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, London, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Wages
MANCHESTER, LEEDS AND NEWCASTLE OFFER GOOD JOBS AND CHEAPER LIVING Thinking of heading to London now you’ve graduated? Graduates looking for somewhere to live and work might be smarter to avoid the capital and head for northern cities like Manchester, according...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 9, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Confidence and self-esteem, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, London, Media and journalism, Money, professional development, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
TIRED OF WORKING FOR FREE? GET TOUGH – OR GET OUT OF THERE Working for free – and running out of cash, fast? You’re not alone. In a graduate job market as tough as today’s, thousands of graduates are finding themselves working for free...
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