by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 21, 2017 | Applications, Business, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate schemes, social mobility
NEW REPORT SLAMS EMPLOYERS’ SNOBBERY AND OBSESSION WITH POSH UNIVERSITIES – WHILE OUR SPONSOR GRANT THORNTON LEADS THE WAY ON PROGRESS The UK’s top employers are still far too focused on hiring graduates from universities which have the highest...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Mar 30, 2016 | Business, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Money, Recession and economy, social mobility
GRANT THORNTON “GOES BEYOND” WORK OF RIVALS TO WIDEN ACCESS TO JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Lots of firms claim to care about social mobility – but how many really do? At Graduate Fog, we hear from numerous big companies who claim they’re committed to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 23, 2015 | Business, diversity, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Recession and economy, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
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!...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 15, 2015 | Applications, average graduate salary, Banking, Business, Confidence and self-esteem, CVs and interviews, disabilities and extra challenges, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate schemes, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Law, Money, Parents and family, professional development, social mobility, Tuition fees, Universities, Wages
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...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 13, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, diversity, Employers and recruitment, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Parents and family, Politicians, Recession and economy, Retail, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
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...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 12, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Employers and recruitment, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Money, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
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...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 16, 2014 | average graduate salary, Business, Charities and volunteering, diversity, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Fog, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Parents and family, Politicians, Recession and economy, Unpaid internships, Wages
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,...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 13, 2014 | average graduate salary, Benefits and welfare, Employers and recruitment, fashion, graduate debt, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, job hunting, Parents and family, Politicians, Recession and economy, Tuition fees, Universities, Unpaid internships, Wages, workfare, zero hours contracts
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...
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