by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 5, 2013 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
“A FORMAT THAT TAKES HOPEFUL INNOCENTS AND MOCKS THEM FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT” Did you watch ‘The Intern’ last night? If you missed it, here’s what the critics said… John Crace, The Guardian “The Intern is basically the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 12, 2012 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
PUBLISHER OF HEAT AND GRAZIA PROMISES ALL INTERNSHIPS ADVERTISED ON NEW CAREERS SITE WILL PAY AT LEAST THE MINIMUM WAGE A brand new careers website run by magazine publisher Bauer and mobile phone network O2 has promised that all internships advertised on the site...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 31, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
GRADUATE FOG’S EVIDENCE PASSED TO OFFICIALS Tony Blair’s office could face an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs, after evidence from Graduate Fog was passed on to the officials responsible for enforcing the national minimum wage. When quizzed by the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 25, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships, Wages
ISN’T IT FUNNY HOW INTERNS ARE SO POWERLESS? ER, NO, NOT REALLY… **GUEST POST** Politics graduate Kayla, 24, has done an unpaid internship with Amnesty International and a paid internship with Lloyds Banking Group. She gives her verdict on The Work...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 19, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
INTERN PACKED CLOTHES IN THE STOCKROOM AND TRAINED HER OWN REPLACEMENT An intern who worked at NOW magazine has been awarded £750 of back pay after signing up for our Justice for Interns campaign. IPC Media, the magazine’s publisher, admitted she had carried out...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 3, 2012 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
THE ECONOMIST INSULTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES The Economist has published an article which insults tens of thousands of graduates by insisting most interns have “only a vague notion of what work involves”. It also appears to be a direct endorsement...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 24, 2012 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Pay Your Interns, Unpaid internships, Wages
FIVE “OLYMPICS MEDIA HANDLING INTERNS” MUST WORK NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS – FOR NO MONEY An advert has been posted for five “Olympic media handling interns” who must be available for six-hour shifts between 6am and midnight, throughout the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 25, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
EVEN THE BBC FAVOURS WEALTHIER APPLICANTS, SAYS ASPIRING JOURNALIST BEN Last month’s social mobility report found that journalism is now one of the most “socially exclusive” professions around — accessible only to those who can afford to work...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 7, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages
FIRST PHILIP GREEN, NOW SIMON COWELL – ANOTHER TYCOON FORCED TO PAY HIS INTERNS *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* Last week it was Sir Philip Green – this week Simon Cowell has become the latest tycoon forced to pay his young workers. Between four and 10 interns...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 23, 2012 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Pay Your Interns, Unpaid internships, Wages
SPOKESPERSON ADMITS MAG MUST “MEET CURRENT REQUIREMENTS ON PAY” *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* Journalism interns can claim a victory at last – Time Out magazine has announced a review of its policy on using unpaid interns, after Graduate Fog brought the...
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