by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 27, 2016 | student loan, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships
ANGER GROWS AS ORGANISATION CONTINUES TO IGNORE CORE CAMPAIGN ISSUES There was a time when the National Union of Students (NUS) was a force to be reckoned with, campaigning hard on core issues affecting UK students. But is it still? Or is it now just a glorified...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 14, 2015 | Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Postgraduate study, professional development, Recession and economy, student loan, Tuition fees, Universities
CRAZY MISMATCH LEAVES “PEOPLE WITHOUT JOBS – AND JOBS WITHOUT PEOPLE” Can’t find a decent graduate job that uses your degree properly? It’s not your fault. A world-renowned expert has claimed that many of today’s job-hunting and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 15, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Banking, Business, Confidence and self-esteem, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Law, Money, Parents and family, professional development, social mobility, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages
IT’S OFFICIAL: TOP FIRMS FAVOUR ‘POLISHED’ APPLICANTS FROM PRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS (EVEN IF THEY’RE LESS CLEVER) The UK’s top employers have been slammed for sidelining the UK’s bright working class applicants in favour of more...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 25, 2015 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Recession and economy, student loan, Tuition fees, Unpaid internships, Wages
HALF OF GRADUATES KNOW ONLY ‘ROUGHLY’ WHAT THEY OWE No idea how much student debt you have, how long it will take to pay back, or how much interest you’re being charged? You’re not alone. New research shows that six in ten graduates don’t...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 12, 2015 | average graduate salary, Business, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, professional development, Recession and economy, social mobility, Tuition fees, Wages
(AND NO, THEY DON’T HAVE TO PAY IT BACK WHEN THEY GRADUATE) Is it fair that students are burdened with the entire cost of their degree, when some of the world’s biggest firms also benefit – and profit – from that education? Professional...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 5, 2015 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Politicians, social mobility, Tuition fees, Wages
CUT OUT CAPPUCCINOS TO PAY OFF YOUR LOAN, SAYS POLITICIAN – BUT DOES HIS MATHS ADD UP? A government minister who implied that graduates could pay off their debt easily by simply cutting out cappuccinos has been slammed for minimising the true scale of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 28, 2014 | Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, General election and voting, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
CAN’T BE BOTHERED – OR CAN’T SEE THE POINT? The UK’s under-35s could decide the result of the 2015 general election, says new research – but that’s only if they bother to vote. The list of problems facing young people seems to grow...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 29, 2014 | average graduate salary, Banking, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Housing, Money, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Wages
DECODE THE NUMBERS – AND MAKE SURE YOUR BOSS’S SUMS ARE RIGHT By guest blogger Elizabeth Grey The long-awaited day is finally here: your first graduate wage packet has landed. After you’ve got used to seeing such a healthy looking bank balance and...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 2, 2014 | Applications, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Unpaid internships
THOUSANDS SOLD – NOW ONLY 100 LEFT! Want to find a great graduate job (not another unpaid internship – or minimum wage shop job)? Then we have great news! There’s now a special 25% discount on How to Get a Graduate Job in a Recession, the...
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...
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