by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 24, 2014 | average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
THOUSANDS OF GRADUATES STRUGGLE TO REPAY LOANS – SO POLITICIANS CONSIDER PUTTING FEES UP FURTHER (YES, REALLY) A key government adviser has admitted the government “got its maths wrong” when calculating the new maximum of £9,000 per year figure for...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 21, 2014 | Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
NEW £9,000 FEES POLICY SET TO COST MORE THAN THE SYSTEM IT REPLACED How confident are you that you’ll be able to repay your entire student loan? The proportion of graduates struggling to pay back their student loans is now so high that experts predict the new...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 20, 2014 | fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
NOTE TO SIR PHILIP GREEN: NEVER CROSS AN ANGRY INTERN * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * Topshop boss Sir Philip Green is used to getting his own way. So, when he told the Evening Standard last month that one intern had “spoilt it” for the others by complaining...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 12, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, professional development, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
SKILLS MISMATCH MEANS 30% OF WORKERS ARE OVER-EDUCATED FOR THEIR ROLE Nearly a third of the UK’s workforce is over-qualified for the position they are currently in, thanks to a massive miscalculation on the part of policy-makers and economists in the last few...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 28, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
SIR PHILIP GREEN FAILS TO GRASP THAT YOUNG WORKERS NEED TO EAT Former interns who complain to officials about not being paid have “spoilt it for thousands of young people”, according to billionaire Topshop boss Sir Philip Green. He says the number of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 27, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
LOWEST PAID WORKERS LOOK SET TO EARN 3% MORE There is good news for graduates earning the national minimum wage – Britain’s business leaders have announced they are backing a proposed 3% rise recommended by the Low Pay Commission. The bad news?...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 21, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, Recession and economy, Retail, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages
BEING PICKY? OR JUST DESPERATELY TRYING TO MAKE YOUR DEGREE PAY OFF? A row has erupted over whether graduate ‘job snobs’ should take anything they can get or hold out for a position where their degree is appreciated, after a graduate told the Guardian that...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 20, 2014 | Applications, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Recession and economy, Wages
FEW GRADUATES WILLING TO TRAVEL MORE THAN HOUR, SURVEY SUGGESTS The distance a graduate will travel to attend a job interview is shorter than many might expect, according to new figures. A survey – by Totaljobs.com – revealed that on average graduates will...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 18, 2014 | Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages
WOULD A DIFFERENT DEGREE HAVE BOOSTED YOUR PROSPECTS? A new survey by Totaljobs.com has found that more than four in ten graduates wish they’d studied a different subject at university. Almost half (44%) of those questioned said they wish they’d picked a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 17, 2014 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Retail, Unpaid internships, Wages
FASHION LABEL BRACES ITSELF AS FIRST OFFICIAL COMPLAINT PROMPTS SEVERAL MORE INTERNS TO COME FORWARD Frankly, it’s about time. For years, Graduate Fog has heard rumours about unpaid internships at British fashion house Alexander McQueen – but we...
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