Junior Directors Competition
Pretzel Films have an exciting opportunity for young directors. They are launching a competition to find their next full time junior director. All you need to do is send a link of your best work with a short biog (no more than 50 words) to talent@pretzelfilms.com. An industry panel and Pretzel will create a shortlist [...]
10 Things Every Graduate Should Know Before They Start Job Hunting
If the 370,000 students set to graduate from UK universities this summer know just one thing, it’s that the party is over. Figures from employment website Totaljobs show one in three graduates is claiming jobseeker’s allowance and a quarter of graduates haven’t had a single interview. Huge numbers of roles posted on graduate “job boards” [...]
Jobseeker Adam Pacitti Spends £500 on London Billboard in Desperate Attempt to Find Work
A 24-year-old documentary maker has become so desperate for work he’s spent his last £500 on a billboard begging for a job. Adam Pacitti, from the Isle of Wight, put up the giant billboard outside Kilburn station in North London in a last ditch attempt to secure a job in the “ultra competitive, cutthroat and [...]
Graduate jobs: advice from the experts
You’ve got a beautiful new degree, a dazzling career ahead of you and the world is your oyster – terrifying, isn’t it? Fear not, graduates. Our experts can answer all your questions How do I clean up my online profile and make it work for me? You should be very conscious of your digital footprint [...]
The ‘slave labour’ graduates
Across London, the cream of a generation take their first steps in the world of work. At a prestigious PR firm, a 22-year-old with a 2:1 from one of the country’s leading universities, is given the task of directing incoming phone calls for eight hours a day. For her trouble, she will be paid not [...]