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Is a Degree worth £20,000?

Published 08/25/2009 Jobs , Policy 1 Comment

The Guardian writes:

“Up to 30,000 applicants could be turned away from universities this summer following a surge from mature students attempting to escape the recession.”

But given that a degree is now often not enough to get entry level graduate positions, is it really worth forking out £20,000 to pay your way through a university education?

Will a succession of internships be more beneficial? Sadly for those unable to find a university this summer, most internships only advertise for recent-graduates. Catch 22. Only those already indebted to the tune of thousands are allowed to undertake unpaid work for months and months.

Calling All Parliamentary Interns

Published 07/30/2009 Jobs , Westminster Leave a Comment

Will you be attending any party conferences this autumn?

ePolitix.com is looking for interns from all political parties to help us expand our coverage of fringe events at party conferences.

If you are a competent writer and would like to be paid a competitive rate for short editorial articles, get in touch.

Contact researchers@epolitix.com for more information.

This is the kind of thing you will be writing about

This is the kind of thing you will be writing about

ePolitix.com is a parliamentary information and communication service, providing news and comment on policy issues. We aim to provide information which allows MPs, peers and researchers to carry out their work more effectively.

Worcester University develops new paid internship scheme

Published 07/27/2009 Employment , Jobs , Policy 1 Comment

The Independent has published an article about Worcester University’s new paid internship scheme. Graduates get paid to do 4 days a week interning in a local business and spend the other day gaining a qualification in business. Good thinking from the Vice Chancellor David Green- he managed to channel money from various funds into this scheme, whilst the government are still umming and aaahhing- rather than acting. The scheme allows students to get work experience, an extra qualification and to avoid further…debt. 

 

Clever David Green- Vice Chancellor of Worcester Uni

Clever David Green- Vice Chancellor of Worcester Uni

An International Element: from Brussels, with love

Published 07/05/2009 International , Jobs Leave a Comment

In parallel with the ever-expanding internship business in London, the ‘stage’ and ‘stagiaires’ have become an institutional phenomenon in Brussels. The Commission takes on some 600 each semester, the Parliament several hundred more, and the countless lobbyist and consultative companies in the European capital live and breathe the intermittency of rolling internships. I am currently in my second.

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Jobs, what jobs?

Published 06/29/2009 Debate , Jobs 1 Comment

The website www.Politics.co.uk has a jobs section. 23 jobs are listed. Only one of them is paid.  This will be a great relief to the many out there trying to find work.

Are you a journalism graduate? Pink news is looking for a political reporter. Sadly its unpaid.

What about a biologist? Animal Defenders International is looking for a specialist in Biological Sciences to help them lobby against the use of animal experiments. The job would last for nine months, but without any payment.

The Index on Censorship, an organisation which promotes free expression, is looking for office support. Basic administration jobs fetch how much? Basic minimum wage at least? No – this is unpaid.

The Royal Academy of Engineers are seeking an events manager. They say the role would suit a recent graduate (who happens to have a giant debt to pay off). The position is unpaid.

What is the message being sent out to people who have worked for 3 or 4 years to get a decent qualification? Those who have trained as a journalist and incured loads of debt to do so? Don’t bother?

Human Touch

Published 06/09/2009 Jobs , Journalism , Private Sector Leave a Comment

Work experience and internships are not just about adding that bit of glamour to your CV, or networking your way into a cushy graduate job. The benefits of meeting new people because they might be nice – rather than they might offer you a job are completely bypassed in the panic to prove yourself in the job market.

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Indie: 49 per cent of firms say they will not hire students finishing courses this year

Published 05/26/2009 Jobs , News 1 Comment

Almost half of British firms have no plans to hire any of the hundreds of thousands of teenagers and young adults who will join the jobs market in the next three months.

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The Diary of a PR Intern: Play the Game

Published 05/06/2009 Jobs , PR 1 Comment

I have just completed a lengthy (6 months +) internship at a well-known PR agency in London, and have come to the conclusion that Interns are a commodity – to be bought at the lowest possible price, and if not sold on, then discarded when the need for them wanes.

This may sound very cynical, but this should be an indication of how my period as an Intern has affected me! I busted a gut for a company I believed would be likely to take me on permanently after a period of about 3 months, but this never came to fruition, and I am now back on the job (or cattle) market.

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Graduates who take part in unpaid placements will be allowed to continue to claim job seekers allowance.

Published 04/28/2009 Jobs 4 Comments

The Government has announced anyone on an unpaid placements for up to 13 weeks will be allowed to continue claiming job seekers allowance. The clause will begin after the person has been claiming dole monies for 6 months in efforts to find them employment.

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Interns and business during the recession

Published 04/27/2009 Jobs , Private Sector 5 Comments

The UK finds itself in the grips of a recession which shows no sign of passing any time soon and so businesses must ask themselves: is it the right time to use interns?

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Public Affairs Links: Internships the best route in to public affairs

Published 04/22/2009 Jobs Leave a Comment

Public affairs – sometimes known as government affairs, lobbying or government relations – is typical of professional communications industries. Agencies and in-house teams tend to be relatively small units of no more than thirty people, and rarely have the resources available to undertake full blown graduate schemes. As a result, the internship route tends to be the best chance for a first-timer looking for work.

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