by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 3, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
YES, FASHION PEOPLE REALLY ARE THAT DUMB The company that publicises fashion brands Calvin Klein, Uniqlo and Sienna Miller’s label Twenty8Twelve last night admitted on national television that 20 of its 70 staff are unpaid interns. During the excellent BBC2...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 2, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, Universities, Unpaid internships
VANESSA FELTZ’S DAUGHTER DONATES WEEK PLACEMENT ON HER MUM’S RADIO SHOW The BBC has launched an investigation into the abuse of work experience opportunities by senior employees — and told staff that placements should be given on merit, not sold at...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 28, 2011 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
WHAT? “PAY GAP” INVESTIGATORS POST AD FOR EXPENSES-ONLY WORKER? The High Pay Commission — the independent body set up in November 2010 to investigate the reasons for the vast gap between the top-earners and lowest earners in the UK — has...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 27, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships
SHOCK NEW FIGURES SHOW EXTENT OF THE ‘GRADUATE PROBLEM’ Official statistics have revealed that 20% of recent graduates are unemployed. This means that the proportion of joblessness among this group has almost doubled in the last decade. And graduates seem...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 25, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Politicians, Unpaid internships
WHICH IS THE BIGGER CRIME – EAVESDROPPING OUR EXPLOITATION? Graduate Fog is finding MPs’ moaning about their phones (allegedly) being tapped a little bit tough to take. Have you been following this story? For those who haven’t, News of the World...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 19, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
ONE ENLIGHTENED BOSS TELLS HER STORY **This is a guest post by Leanne Tritton, Managing Director of ING MEDIA. See? Employers’ minds CAN be changed about unpaid internships!** Apparently, ING MEDIA is a rarity in the PR and communications world because we pay...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 18, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Universities, Unpaid internships
COULD YOU AFFORD £9,000 PAYABLE UP FRONT – WITH NO LOAN SUPPORT? Is postgraduate study about to become closed off to all but the wealthiest students? Academic experts have now warned that those hoping to sign up for postgraduate study will be next to suffer from...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 12, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
DID I GO TOO FAR THIS TIME? Graduate Fog has already made a new enemy in 2011 — and we’re not even half way through January! AND I’ve been accused of being “threatening” — when I thought I was being nice! (Perhaps I need to work on...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 10, 2011 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
WHEN WILL CIPD DROP THIS DUD IDEA? **This post was originally published in June 2010, but for some reason the CIPD is banging on about it again in January 2011. Graduate Fog thought the idea sucked then – and it still sucks now. Do you agree? Please comment...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 5, 2011 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
GRADUATES ARE TOLD TO REACH FOR THE STARS — BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON’T MAKE IT? **This is a guest post by Anne Wilson, careers coach and founder of Graduate Job Mentor** I hate the term ‘dream job’. I think it’s exactly what the name...
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