Join La Résistance...

The Jobless Graduate strongly supports a campaign by Intern Aware to ensure that all young people undertaking internships are paid the minimum wage. It is a travesty that in the 21st century the youth of this country are still being subjected to a form of slave labour. If a job is done, a wage must be paid.

Show your support by simply adding your name to the online petition at the Intern Aware website, joining the fight to make the British Government (where, incidentally, MPs are still advertising unpaid internships) take action.

If you want to find out more, visit the campaign Facebook Group and join the 3,000 young people that have already signed up.

Let's face the music and...?

Yes, I have joined the ranks of the unemployed. Yes, I (as so many of us did) bought into the promise that a good degree would translate into a decent job and cold hard cash. How wrong I was. One year ago my hopes were as high as the mortar board flung from my newly graduated head, but as Newton wisely said: What goes up must come down (or words to that effect). Three unpaid internships, bucket loads of volunteer work and a place in the dole queue later, oh how the mighty have fallen.

In a bid to find a foolproof way of landing a job and getting a foot on the first rung of the career ladder, this blog will scour the internet and media for all things jobless. From tips and advice, horror stories, campaigns and (oh-so-important) jobless distractions. This site will provide a platform for the voice of all jobless graduates out there - a place to ask questions, share advice and rally together in all our unemployed glory.

Here's to finding a job - Good Luck Comrades.