by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 3, 2022 | diversity, exit fees, social mobility, Uncategorized
‘FIRM FIGHTING MULTIPLE FIRES’ AS SHARE PRICE DIVES 30% SINCE JANUARY 2022 Is FDM Group in financial trouble? News reaches Graduate Fog that the IT outsourcing giant – at one point worth £1bn – is suffering serious operational problems which...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 17, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, graduate debt
FIRMS ‘HORRIFIED’ BY DEMAND FOR ONE GRADUATE TO PAY £16,000 IN 14 DAYS Big brands that have been clients of FDM Group – and the other IT outsourcing firms that have been charging their graduates huge ‘exit fees’ if they quit in less than...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 19, 2021 | Employers and recruitment, exit fees, Graduate schemes
FDM REP VANISHES FROM BOARD ROLE AFTER OUTCRY OVER EXIT FEES Is the tide finally turning against FDM Group? A senior representative from the controversial IT outsourcing firm has mysteriously disappeared from the Institute of Student Employers’ board of...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Feb 15, 2017 | Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Money, Wages
DO DEMANDING CLIENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR NEED TO IMPRESS? Many freelancers – including recent graduates – do so much ‘non-billable’ work throughout the year that they effectively work for free from 1 January to 15 February. On average,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Aug 10, 2016 | Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, professional development
JUST STARTING YOUR CAREER? YOU’RE MUCH MORE VULNERABLE THAN OLDER FEMALES, SHOCK STATS REVEAL Nearly two thirds of young women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, according to shocking new figures released today. While more than half (52%) of...
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 | May 6, 2014 | Applications, average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, leisure and hospitality, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
YOUNG JOBSEEKERS WHO REFUSE COULD LOSE BENEFITS FOR THREE MONTHS OR MORE Young jobseekers – including graduates – face losing their benefits if they refuse to take zero-hours contract roles, under new plans being drawn up by the government. Those who turn...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 11, 2013 | Applications, Business, CVs and interviews, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Retail
DO EMPLOYERS TAKE THE MICK OUT OF YOUNG JOBSEEKERS? A university graduate has said he was asked to dance to a Daft Punk track during a job interview at Currys, the electronics superstore, saying he felt “degraded”, “crushed” and stripped of his...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 28, 2013 | Business, Careers advice, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, job hunting, Law, Wages
EXPERT WARNS OF VAST “OVERSUPPLY” OF YOUNG HOPEFULS Pursuing a career in the legal profession – once considered one of the most stable and lucrative options for graduates – is an increasingly risky option for young people, and industry expert...
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