by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 16, 2014 | Arts and culture, average graduate salary, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
“TOO MANY ARE NOT BEING PAID”, SAYS DAVID MORRISSEY Struggling to break into the creative industries because you can’t afford to work for free? At last, we have some good news: one of Britain’s most respected actors is championing your cause....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 14, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Retail, Tuition fees, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
MORE, BETTER-PAID JOBS ARE STILL DESPERATELY NEEDED, ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG Despite a rise in employment, there is deep concern that wage growth is still too low – and more, better-paid jobs are essential if young workers are to feel the benefits of the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 29, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
GRADS WORK LATE-NIGHT BAR SHIFTS TO FUND UNPAID CHARITY PLACEMENTS * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Interns are coming in to work at Oxfam exhausted after working multiple jobs — including late-night bar work and weekend shifts — in order to fund their unpaid...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 10, 2014 | Applications, Benefits and welfare, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Parents and family, professional development, Recession and economy, science and technology, Wages
FIRMS MUST IMPROVE THEIR SOCIAL CLASS MIX, NOT JUST ETHNIC AND GENDER In 2014, what does a truly diverse workforce look like? And is it even visible to the naked eye, from a company’s gallery of staff photos? In recent weeks, we’ve seen diversity hit the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 21, 2014 | Applications, Benefits and welfare, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
MARTIN HADFIELD DIED 24 HOURS AFTER LAST APPOINTMENT *Thinking dark thoughts? We promise you’re not alone — and there is help available. Please contact PAPYRUS or the Samaritans now. Suicide is always a tragic waste and it’s never the solution to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 13, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Parents and family, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
YOUNG PEOPLE’S INCOMES ARE STILL TOO DEPENDENT ON MUM AND DAD’S WEALTH, SAYS NEW REPORT The UK’s poor track record of social mobility means that young people’s life chances are too dependent on their parents’ income, rather than their own...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 27, 2014 | average graduate salary, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages, zero hours contracts
SOARING RENTS AND LOW INCOMES CREATE GENERATION OF ‘BOOMERANG’ KIDS Almost half of young people aged 20 to 24 – including thousands of graduates – are still living at home with their parents, official figures show. Experts blamed the record...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 22, 2013 | CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Law, Media and journalism, Parents and family, Pay Your Interns, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
FOUNDER TANYA DE GRUNWALD ON HOW INTERNS FOUND THEIR VOICE Graduate Fog founder Tanya de Grunwald has blasted employers who continue to hire interns and pay them less than the minimum wage, in an article she was commissioned to write for the Guardian. She praised the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 12, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, Housing, job hunting, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
CRITICS HIGHLIGHT “HUGE INEQUALITIES” BETWEEN GENERATIONS’ FINANCES AS ECONOMY PICKS UP (APPARENTLY) Politicians are celebrating as new figures show that the UK economy is recovering – but critics insist that the country’s young people...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 18, 2013 | Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, Parents and family, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
YOUNG, RURAL JOBSEEKERS HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN, SAYS ONE GRADUATE It’s tough finding a proper, paid graduate job at the moment, wherever you live. But when home is a long way from the nearest big city and you don’t have a car, rural graduates say it’s...
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