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Widening participation and recruitment
 On the heels of the Bradley Review of higher education, the Commonwealth has undertaken to lift the proportion of young Australians between 25 and 34 with a bachelor degree to 40% in the next 15 years. The proportion in 2006 was just 29%. The Government also plans to increase the numbers of students from low socio economic backgrounds in higher education.
Education has always played a critical role in sign posting and supporting aspiration and changing society’s socio economic mix, so this is exciting - for universities and the community. But it also represents a significant challenge. To illustrate, sociologist Bob Birrell suggests the number of students in higher education will need to rise by 14.5% on 2006 levels to achieve this objective. (Sydney Widening Participation in Higher Education)
What might be the implication of these changes for industry and in particular for recruitment? Read more... | | | | | | | |
Bright future in finance
Griffith University student Mitchell Bradley is only 19, but his career in the finance industry is already taking off.
Mitchell has been working at Wealthfarm Financial Planners on the Gold Coast as part of his Bachelor of Commerce (Professional) paid internship and was recently awarded a place on the MLC Adviser Scholarship Program. Mitchell is the youngest person to be granted one of the 24 scholarships offered through the MLC program from a record number of applicants.
The scholarship will provide professional development training twice a year for the next two years in the areas of client relationships, practice management, strategic advice and technical knowledge.
“I’ve been very lucky to get such a head start in the industry,” Mitchell said. Read more... | | | | | | | | | | | |
Generation Y: How to capture their attention......
 Most graduate employers and University Careers Centres are struggling with channelling money and effort into the right media to promote jobs to students. From Careers Fairs to On Campus Presentations, and from emails to SMS messages it seems to become bigger and more each year but the impact of each of these tools seems to be diminishing in effectiveness.
Peter Sheahan - successful entrepreneur, best-selling author and keynote speaker – emphasises in his book “Generation Y, thriving and surviving with generation Y at work” the four keys to Generation Y communication – RIPE:
• Relevant
• Interactive
• Personalised
• Entertaining
Looking at what you do to promote your vacancies or graduate programs in light of these four keys can give you an understanding of why something is or isn’t working so well. Read more... | | | | | | | | | | | |
Job Market Ramps Up
The Advantage Job Index is clearly showing an upward trend in the Australian job market. "March's rise was more than double that of February and there has been a positive increase in nine out of the past 10 months." (Advantage Hire Thinking, Job Index)
Our Careers Fairs also showed a small increase in exhibitors compared to 2009, mainly from engineering companies. Employers seem to have chosen to reduce staff hours where possible, instead of retrenchment of staff. The same goes for Graduate Programs, which across the board are smaller this year, but by no means have been abolished completely. And if history is any guide, the smarter and abler companies will take advantage of the buyer's market and begin staffing for the future.
A bit closer to home is the status of our online CareerBoard. Since December 2009 we have seen an average increase of the number of jobs added by 30% compared to last year. If you would like to take advantage of the opportunity to post your vacancies, graduate or vacation programs on our CareerBoard, give us a call on 07 3735 5453 and we will be keen to assist you.
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Did you know.....
To find out what type of degree graduates Griffith can offer you access to, please click here to find a handy list that includes links to majors and campus locations.
Griffith Business School is recognised by the Aspen Institute's ‘Top 100’ for its leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its programs. Our MBA is ranked #27 in the world which is the highest Australian ranking, in the 2009-2010 Beyond Grey Pinstripes Global Top 100.
Griffith was the first Australian university to offer Environmental Science and Asian studies degrees.
Griffith University appears in the top five hundred of four major international rankings:
- Times HE-QS World University Rankings (UK) 325 (2008)
- Times HE-QS Subject Rankings – Social Sciences (UK) 218 (2008)
- Global University Rankings (Russia) 256 (2009)
- Field Performance for World Universities – Environmental Sciences (Taiwan) 279 (2008)
In 2008 Griffith University created the Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence to help increase the profitability of franchising and help the franchise business sector continue to grow by providing access to independent franchise information, franchise training, franchise education and franchise research.
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