Employment Rights
Employment rights in the workplace for employees and interns Graduates up and down the UK remain locked in a struggle to find suitable employment, despite the news that youth unemployment has fallen. For those lucky enough to find a position, settling into a new job and a new workplace has traditionally proven hard. For others, [...]
I Want to be a Journalist, But I Can’t Afford to Work for Free
“I want to be a journalist, but I can’t afford to work for free.” A simple sentence, but it has taken me four years to find the words and confidence to write it. I am a final year journalism student at the London College of Fashion, and in my fourth year of unpaid internships. I [...]
Refer a company to us and get an iPad 3
We like to thank our supporters here at GAGAGO HQ. So much so, we’re offering any person or business that refers a new client to us an iPad 3* Here at Give A Grad A Go, we have over 30,000 top graduates to choose from, covering a wide range of careers but we’re looking to [...]
The Graduate Training Institute Assessment day
Last week, we put together an event, in association with the Graduate Training Institute (GTI) to help young graduates get to grips with the job market, by focusing our attention on the world of business development & sales. The sales sector has earned itself a bit of a bad reputation over the past few years, [...]
How to best advertise yourself on social media for your graduate job hunt
Many careers advisers and recruitment specialists will tell you that it is crucial to hold an online presence in order to boost your applications and covering letters. However, what they fail to specify is exactly how you should go about this; it’s all fine and well telling you to make your profile private and be [...]
Tips on how to manage your money: graduate special
When graduating, you definitely need to get a good grip on money matters (if you haven’t already). The way we see and value it hugely influences the decisions we make every day. As you know by now, the relationship between students and money is unique; there are very few times in your life when you [...]
First day jitters: what not to do in a new grad role
In eight years in PR I have interviewed around 80 grads and hired 12. While some have been über-impressive from day one, others have left me underwhelmed. Below is a list of the 10 things I have identified that can make your employer question whether hiring you was the right decision: 1. Not engage with [...]
How to break into your first PR role: an employer’s viewpoint
Every month I receive around 100 applications from graduates looking for their first PR job. I’m diligent about reading every email as I think everyone deserves a fair chance, but sadly, around 99% are relegated to the recycle bin before I’ve even finished the first paragraph. That’s not because they don’t have potential, are lacking [...]
Give your job hunting the Spring Clean
Spring is finally here and with that, the Spring Clean. As you’re trying to sort out what you want to sell off and what you want to keep in your personal space, why not apply this out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new approach to your job hunting technique? Whether you’ve been looking for work for a few weeks or months, [...]
Companies asking for Facebook passwords for future employees
Following recent reports regarding employers asking for future employees’ Facebook passwords, debate has been rife on social media sites worldwide as to whether it is ethical, moral or even fair for companies to resort to this line of questioning. How can a company, a big dog, a huge firm, ask its future employees for such [...]