Exit fees Ep21: Chaos at FDM! Sky is told fees have been scrapped – but graduates hear nothing
WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON AT FDM? As the fall-out from the Sunday Times report continues, the firms seems to be scrambling to reassure clients that they are cleaning up their image…
Just started your first graduate job? How to handle a ‘nightmare’ boss
START LISTENING, EARN THEIR TRUST — AND REMEMBER THEY’RE NOT YOUR PARENT, SAYS EXPERT Just started your first job — and having problems getting on with your ‘nightmare’ boss?…
Vogue Editor under fire over unpaid internships
DIVERSITY CHAMPION EDWARD ENNINFUL FACES INVESTIGATION INTO FOUR-WEEK PLACEMENTS AT BRITISH VOGUE *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* When Edward Enninful became the new Editor at British Vogue, he promised to…
Hmmm… Are too many graduates getting first-class or 2.1 degrees?
SUSPICIONS GROW THAT UNIVERSITIES ARE INFLATING GRADES TO ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS Universities have been accused of deliberately inflating graduates’ degree grades in an effort to retain their league table rankings…
The Graduate Fog Employer Awards: Who (not) to work for in 2018
OUR HEROES AND VILLAINS FROM THE LAST 12 MONTHS What a year it’s been. We’d like to say a huge THANK YOU to all our readers for supporting Graduate Fog over the last 12 months…
Should graduate schemes offer part-time or flexible working hours?
PARENTS AND CARERS SAY THEY’RE LOCKED OUT OF GRADUATE PROGRAMMES DEMANDING RIGID, FULL-TIME HOURS Should a law which allows most workers to request flexi-time be extended to graduates..
Money mules: Criminal gangs target cash-strapped graduates
HOW TO SPOT SCAM JOBS WHICH COULD PUT YOU IN PRISON FOR 14 YEARS Cash-strapped graduates are being targeted by criminal gangs who want to use them as ‘money mules’, to launder the proceeds of crime…
FINALLY! ‘Shameless’ fat cat uni boss quits £468k role at Bath
HER PAY PACKET BALLOONED AS STUDENT DEBT DEEPENED The vice chancellor of the University of Bath has quit her £468,000 a year role, following criticism…
Dyslexic graduates: 6 job hunting tips you need to know about
NEW ADVICE ON CVS, APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS FOR GRADUATES WITH DYSLEXIA Being a dyslexic graduate can make a tough job market feel even tougher. Graduate applications…
Oxford graduate sues university for £1m over ‘inadequate’ teaching
WHY ALL UNIVERSITIES SHOULD WORRY ABOUT THIS EXTREME CASE The University of Oxford has been forced to defend its academic standards in the High Court…
Good! Universities to face fines over adverts that mislead students
SIX UK UNIS WILL BE WARNED OVER FALSE OR VAGUE CLAIMS Universities are set to face stern warnings and hefty fines for making false or misleading claims…