by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 10, 2015 | Applications, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, professional development, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships
SHOCKING! PUBLISHER DEMANDS THAT YOUNG WRITERS PAY TO BE IN PRINT Would you pay to see your name in print? One of the UK’s biggest publishers of local and regional newspapers is charging £120 for wannabe journalists to have their work published in one of its...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 13, 2015 | Applications, Business, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Politicians, professional development, social mobility, Wages
JAN MORTIER LASHES OUT FOLLOWING OBSERVER STORY The boss of a London thinktank which has been charging former ‘junior associates’ £300 for a reference has defended his actions – and suggested that many UK graduates are “unemployable”...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jan 11, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Politicians, professional development, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
TIGHT-FISTED EMPLOYER INSISTS IT IS A “FAIR ADMINISTRATIVE FEE” * OUR STORY PICKED UP BY THE OBSERVER! * Former interns who worked at a London thinktank have been told they must pay a £300 fee if they want a job reference from their old employer. The...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Dec 27, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
LOOKING FOR A GRADUATE JOB THIS YEAR? READ THIS FIRST! If you’re looking for a well-paid, permanent graduate job in 2015, you’ll need to have your wits about you. Despite good news about falling unemployment, many graduates say they’re still finding...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 26, 2014 | average graduate salary, Confidence and self-esteem, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, professional development, Recession and economy
IS YOUR EMPLOYER UNDER-USING YOUR SKILLS? Today’s university graduates are spending more time than ever making tea and coffee for their colleagues, with some spending nearly nine hours per week brewing up. Is this really the best use of the education and skills...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 29, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting, Parents and family, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
GRADS WORK LATE-NIGHT BAR SHIFTS TO FUND UNPAID CHARITY PLACEMENTS * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * Interns are coming in to work at Oxfam exhausted after working multiple jobs — including late-night bar work and weekend shifts — in order to fund their unpaid...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 8, 2014 | Applications, Careers advice, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, professional development, Recession and economy
A BIG FIB COULD MEAN TEN YEARS IN PRISON (YIKES!) – BUT WHAT ABOUT A LITTLE WHITE LIE? Job-hunting graduates have been shocked to learn that lying on their CV could land them in prison for up to ten years. Given the shortage of positions available for young...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 19, 2014 | CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, professional development
EXPERT TIPS FOR TUNNELLING OUT WITHOUT AROUSING SUSPICION It’s a tricky one – how do you sneak off for an interview, when you already have a job? A new survey has found that the most common fib that workers tell their bosses is to say they have a...
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 3, 2014 | Applications, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Health and welfare, job hunting
BUT TIME LIMITS AND POOR INTEGRATION WITH SPECIALIST SOFTWARE UNFAIRLY DISADVANTAGE DYSLEXIC CANDIDATES, APPLICANT CLAIMS A dyslexic graduate has slammed online application systems as being unfair for those who share her difficulty with reading and writing. In an...
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