by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 20, 2010 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships
WHO WON’T BE GETTING A CARD FROM US THIS YEAR? After a storming year, Graduate Fog’s Christmas card list is long, including: Alex and Jackie at Ten, Nick at Stanton House, Chris at Wikijob, Alex and Rosie at Interns Anonymous, Gus and Ben at Intern Aware,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 16, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
YES, ONE IN FIVE YOUNG ARE JOBLESS – BUT WE MUST NOT GIVE UP ON THEM, SAYS GRADUATE FOG Did anybody see last night’s Newsnight? I thought the coverage of the latest unemployment statistics was fantastic – but one thing grated on my nerves: this label...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 15, 2010 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
GRADUATE FOG ASKS THEIR HEAD OF PR ‘DO YOU GET PAID TO DO YOUR JOB?’ Graduate Fog is aware that picking fights with a charity is not a good look. Especially one that’s as well-known (and well-loved) as Comic Relief. But this website is all about...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 13, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
YOUNG APPLICANTS ARE BEING TREATED LIKE PERFORMING SEALS, GRADUATE FOG TELLS THE GUARDIAN What’s the weirdest thing you’ve been asked to do, when applying for a graduate job? Do you think some recruiters are going too far, treating candidates like...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 8, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships
NO JOKE – AD FOR ‘INTERN RECEPTIONIST’ IS SPOTTED Are you a loaded employer who wants more staff – but is too tight-fisted to pay their wages? Never fear! In 2010 you CAN get something for nothing! Simply follow Graduate Fog’s 10-step...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 7, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Uncategorized, Unpaid internships
ED MILIBAND VOWED TO STAMP OUT UNPAID INTERNSHIPS – SO WHY IS LEANNE TARGETT-PARKER RECRUITING FOR ONE? A Labour councillor – who is also a barrister specialising in employment law – has advertised for an intern to work unpaid in her offices in...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 25, 2010 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Universities, Unpaid internships
GREENWICH UNI BREACHES OFFICIAL GUIDELINES WHICH CONDEMN UNPAID PLACEMENTS AS ‘EXPLOITATIVE’ Graduate Fog was gobsmacked to discover that the University of Greenwich has been promoting unpaid internships to its students, in a clear breach of guidelines...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 16, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Unpaid internships
DESPITE SOARING PROFITS AND SUPER-RICH CUSTOMERS, STORE PAYS TRAVEL EXPENSES ONLY Harrods, the swanky department store in London’s Knightsbridge, has announced that it does not pay its interns, who work for up to three months for travel expenses only. When...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 11, 2010 | Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Universities, Unpaid internships
STUDENT PROTESTS REMIND US ‘PEOPLE POWER’ IS ALIVE AND WELL IN 2010 Graduates struggling to find work after university have been reminded that young people do have a (very loud) voice in this country – as an estimated 50,000 took to the streets of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 9, 2010 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Politicians, Unpaid internships
“DO 4 WEEKS OF UNPAID WORK OR LOSE BENEFITS” UNEMPLOYED TOLD Jobless graduates have been warned they could be ordered to complete a month of unpaid community work if it’s thought they could benefit from experiencing the “habits and...
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