by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 16, 2016 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, social mobility, Unpaid internships
YES, YOU CAN GET A GRADUATE JOB WITHOUT WORKING FOR FREE FIRST Despairing because you can’t afford to work for free? Convinced that the best graduate jobs always go to graduates who can afford to do months of unpaid internships? Stop! There IS a way you can...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 11, 2016 | Charities and volunteering, diversity, social mobility, Unpaid internships
CHARITY BLASTED FOR ADVERTISING 33 UNPAID, OFFICE-BASED ROLES AIMED AT GRADUATES * OOH! OUR STORY HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY THE TIMES, THE GUARDIAN AND THE DAILY MAIL* The National Trust has insisted that its unpaid internships are not exploitative and are open to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 2, 2016 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Money, PR and marketing, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
JUMP THROUGH HOOPS, EARN PENNIES, THEN ORGANISE YOUR OWN LEAVING PARTY (IT WILL “TURBO CHARGE” YOUR CAREER, APPARENTLY) UPDATE: We have friends in high places! PR guru Mark Borkowski has just tweeted that this advert is “not a good look” for...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 25, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
YOUNG WORKERS SHOULD SIMPLY ‘REJECT’ UNPAID INTERNSHIPS Graduates are too willing to work for free and should simply “reject” unpaid internships, a PR agency boss has said. She also implied that graduates who don’t “value their...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 17, 2016 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
BECAUSE VIOLENCE DOESN’T SOLVE ANYTHING If one thing makes us mad, it’s unpaid internships. In fact, this website made its name by naming and shaming the big firms and famous people who exploit graduates who are so desperate for experience they’ll...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 23, 2016 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships
USE YOUR LUNCH HOUR WISELY AND DON’T BRING CAKE ON YOUR LAST DAY When you’re starting an internship, there’s a lot to think about. But smart graduates know that being polite, punctual and memorising everyone’s name (and tea order) are just the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 17, 2016 | Unpaid internships, Wages
BACK PAY IS OFTEN AWARDED, BUT PENALTIES ARE VERY RARE Three media interns are celebrating as their former employer has been fined nearly £9,000 after the trio of designers worked for three months unpaid. The penalty is one of the largest Graduate Fog has ever heard...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 5, 2016 | Money, Unpaid internships
92 ROGUE EMPLOYERS CAUGHT – BUT DETAILS REMAIN A MYSTERY The government has named 92 employers who have failed to pay the minimum wage – but it is not known whether any of the £1,873,712 awarded in back pay has gone to interns. The payouts were made by...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 1, 2016 | CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Parents and family, Recession and economy, social mobility, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages
SHOCKING NEW REPORT REVEALS “MASSIVE PAY GAP” BETWEEN WHITE GRADUATES AND THEIR ETHNIC MINORITY FRIENDS Yes, this is the UK – and yes, this is 2016. Yet shocking new research has revealed a “massive pay gap” between the UK’s white...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 22, 2016 | Applications, average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
STARK CONTRAST IN TALES FROM “THE BEST” AND “THE REST” Hey, did you hear the one about “picky” graduates turning down top employers and reneging on job offers they’ve already accepted? Apparently, candidates are displaying...
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