Want to work in TV and film – but locked out by unpaid runner roles and internships? There IS something you can do

Want to work in TV and film – but locked out by unpaid runner roles and internships? There IS something you can do

by | Oct 5, 2017 | Arts and culture, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Media and journalism, social mobility, Universities, Unpaid internships

SEEN AN AD FOR A DODGY ROLE? SEND US THE LINK  Desperate to break into the UK film and TV industry – but can’t afford to work for free? At Graduate Fog, we know that a general acceptance of unpaid work as a legitimate ‘way in’ to paid jobs is a...
London Symphony Orchestra scraps unpaid internship scheme!

London Symphony Orchestra scraps unpaid internship scheme!

by | May 8, 2014 | Charities and volunteering, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Job boards, job hunting, Music, Public services, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages

VICTORY FOR INTERNS AS PAID PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED INSTEAD One of the UK’s best known professional orchestras has dropped its unpaid internship scheme following complaints from interns’ rights campaigners. Critics of the London Symphony Orchestra’s...
Vice claims to be a “champion” of young workers – despite advertising unpaid internship

Vice claims to be a “champion” of young workers – despite advertising unpaid internship

by | Dec 17, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, fashion, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships

PLACEMENTS “EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL” AT HELPING YOUNG INTO PAID JOBS (AS LONG AS YOU CAN WORK FOR FREE FIRST) The fashion and media empire Vice has proudly claimed that its unpaid “work experience” placements are “extremely successful”...