‘Mum, find me an internship?’ Parents go online to trade work placements for their kids on new website myInternSwap

‘Mum, find me an internship?’ Parents go online to trade work placements for their kids on new website myInternSwap

GAIN EXPERIENCE AT THE BBC, TED BAKER OR OXFAM – BUT ONLY IF YOUR PARENTS CAN MATCH THE OFFER ANOTHER GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE! * WOW! OUR STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, DAILY MAIL, EXPRESS, BUZZFEED, DAZED, RADIO 4’S TODAY PROGRAMME AND MORE!...
Can’t find a graduate job? Perhaps you’re just not posh enough

Can’t find a graduate job? Perhaps you’re just not posh enough

IT’S OFFICIAL: TOP FIRMS FAVOUR ‘POLISHED’ APPLICANTS FROM PRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS (EVEN IF THEY’RE LESS CLEVER) The UK’s top employers have been slammed for sidelining the UK’s bright working class applicants in favour of more...
Are all unpaid interns really ‘rich’? Not in our experience

Are all unpaid interns really ‘rich’? Not in our experience

MOST ARE SKINT – AND INACCURATE STEREOTYPES OBSCURE THE TRUE VILLAINS IN TODAY’S JOB MARKET: THE EMPLOYERS WHO EXPLOIT YOUNG WORKERS According to much of the mainstream press, it’s a fact that you have to be ‘rich’ (or even...
A London internship will cost you £1,013 a month (to work for FREE)

A London internship will cost you £1,013 a month (to work for FREE)

NEW STATS REVEAL TRUE PRICE OF ‘EXPERIENCE’ * OOH! Our founder Tanya de Grunwald’s views on this story have been quoted by BuzzFeed, the Daily Mail and Channel 4 News! * Thinking of doing a London internship? It will cost you £1,013 a month (on rent...
Time is running out for firms still using unpaid interns

Time is running out for firms still using unpaid interns

SOCIAL MOBILITY WATCHDOG PUSHES FOR OUTRIGHT BAN ON WAGE-FREE PLACEMENTS An influential new report has loaded pressure on employers still using unpaid interns to end the practice immediately. Having unpaid young workers effectively doing real jobs is exploitative,...
Low graduate salary? Chances are, your parents are poor too

Low graduate salary? Chances are, your parents are poor too

YOUNG PEOPLE’S INCOMES ARE STILL TOO DEPENDENT ON MUM AND DAD’S WEALTH, SAYS NEW REPORT The UK’s poor track record of social mobility means that young people’s life chances are too dependent on their parents’ income, rather than their own...