by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 17, 2017 | Applications, Banking, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, professional development
“BE HONEST – AND DON’T WORRY IF YOU DON’T KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS” RBS is a bank with a history of looking ahead. Since it was established by royal charter in 1727 (yes, really!), it has granted the world’s first overdraft, launched...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 22, 2017 | Applications, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, job hunting
ASK AN EMPLOYER! Series sponsored by Grant Thornton Phew! Your interview is nearly over and – whether it went badly or brilliantly – you’re probably keen to rush out of there. But wait! There is one last question coming — and, contrary to what...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 15, 2017 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, professional development, science and technology, Universities, Wages
AND WHY THE TECH GIANT WANTS TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU * EXCLUSIVE TO GRADUATE FOG! * IBM is one of the world’s largest IT and consulting services companies: from helping transform healthcare to improving customers’ shopping experiences, it’s what...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 3, 2016 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, Confidence and self-esteem, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, job hunting, professional development, Wages
RIGHT ANSWER DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSONALITY AND GOALS, SAYS EXPERT “Should I work for a big company or a start-up?” is a common question. Graduates often see a spot on a prestigious graduate scheme as the ultimate prize — but experts say it’s a...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 12, 2016 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting
2016 IS A NEW YEAR – SO DON’T REPEAT YOUR OLD MISTAKES! Is your 2016 off to a flying start – or are you struggling with the January job-hunt blues? Graduate Fog hopes our fantastic readers are feeling refreshed after a good break during the festive...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
A QUARTER OF GRADUATE EMPLOYERS UNIMPRESSED BY YOUR WORK ETHIC – BUT IS CRITICISM FAIR? Are you looking for a graduate job? Graduate employers have challenged young jobseekers’ assumptions by insisting that their attitude towards work is far more important...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2015 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, Housing, job hunting, London, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Wages
MANCHESTER, LEEDS AND NEWCASTLE OFFER GOOD JOBS AND CHEAPER LIVING Thinking of heading to London now you’ve graduated? Graduates looking for somewhere to live and work might be smarter to avoid the capital and head for northern cities like Manchester, according...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 9, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Careers advice, Confidence and self-esteem, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, London, Media and journalism, Money, professional development, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
TIRED OF WORKING FOR FREE? GET TOUGH – OR GET OUT OF THERE Working for free – and running out of cash, fast? You’re not alone. In a graduate job market as tough as today’s, thousands of graduates are finding themselves working for free...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 18, 2015 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Business, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Housing, London, Money, Politicians, Recession and economy, Wages, zero hours contracts
NEW RATE IS “NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH” SAY CRITICS Good news for graduates doing low-paid internships, shop jobs and bar work: the national minimum wage is set to rise in October 2015. The bad news? The new rate is just 20p per hour more than the current rate....
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 3, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, Money, professional development, Recession and economy, Wages
COMPANY CULTURE, TRAINING – OR COLD, HARD CASH? A fat pay packet is no longer the top priority for job-hunting graduates, according to new figures. Despite their large student debt and the high cost of renting, only one in ten graduates rate salary as their top...
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