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Chair's Corner
Welcome to the third edition of Get Connected for 2014.
 It
is that time of year again.... Nominations for the Griffith Business School Alumni Network (GBSAN) Outstanding
Alumnus and Young Outstanding Alumnus of the Year open today!
The GBSAN Outstanding Alumnus
Awards aim to recognise the remarkable achievements and successes of our alumni. The recipients of
the awards will be honoured at our Annual Dinner and Award Night, to be held on Friday 31 October at the
Sofitel Brisbane...
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Jennifer Schwartz
From Dreamworld to a world of cosmetics and fashion!
Jennifer graduated from Griffith in July 2011 with a double degree in Human Resource Management
and Tourism Management. During her pre-graduation year, Jennifer was elected as the inaugural Vice President
of the Griffith Business School Students Association (GBSA).
During Jennifer’s years
of study at the Gold Coast campus, she worked part time in various industries including retail, vacation
ownership and tourism. Following her time...
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New to Get Connected: Our alumni share
Top Tips from their field of expertise
Jennifer's top tips for attending a job interview
I have a lot of experience interviewing job candidates and most recently being
interviewed myself. See below my top tips for successfully attending a job interview.
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Be yourself
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Tell the truth
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Do
your research
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Presentation is important
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Be part of the story
We are always interested in hearing from you
about what you are doing, and where you are in the world. So if you want to share your story with your
fellow alumni, please email gbs-alumni@griffith.edu.au
News from the Griffith Business School
Digimarketing: The Essential Workshop in New Media and Digital Marketing
Simply throwing money at digital marketing could be costing Australian businesses
millions of dollars and still get them left behind.
This digi-mantra will form the platform
of an executive education workshop to be presented by world-leading authority, Dr Ian Fenwick. Dr Fenwick
will be in Brisbane this August for ‘The Essential Workshop in New Media and Digital Marketing’
, hosted by Griffith Business School.
Exclusive discounted alumni rates and buy two get one
free registration offers are available for this workshop...
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more about Digimarketing
New Centre grapples with funding retirement
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Tuesday 17 June, Foundation Director, Professor Mike Drew, officiated at the launch of the Griffith
Centre for Personal Finance and Superannuation (GCPFS), held in the Webb Centre at Griffith's South
Bank campus.
The launch of GCPFS comes at a time when Australians are weighing up the potential
implications of the country’s newly established retirement age of 70. Of particular concern are
issues relating to the sustainability and security of retirement income and investment...
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more about the GCPFS
Griffith Business School Upcoming Events
Join world-leading authority, Dr Ian Fenwick, Professor of Marketing at Sasin Graduate Institute
of Business Administration, for the executive education workshop: DigiMarketing: The Essential workshop
for new media and digital marketing.
Date: Thursday 7 and Friday 8 August 2014
Time: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Venue: The Shore, South Bank, Brisbane
Cost: Discounted rate for alumni and buy two get one free registration offer available!
Early bird $995 (+GST) | Alumni $895 (+GST) | Early bird closes 13 July 2014
Find
out more and register for DigiMarketing
For brands of all sizes, social media presents an unique opportunity to start one-on-one conversations
with customers. However, for every successful campaign, the road is littered with social failures. Discover
who’s doing it right, who’s doing it wrong - and how you could be doing it better.
Date: Friday 15 August 2014
Time: 7.00 am - 9.00 am
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost:
GBS alumni, staff or student $ 40.00 | General admission $ 45.00 |Table of 8 $ 320.00
Find
out more and register for 'Your Social Media Strategy'
Griffith
Business School Alumni Network Event Review
Big Data: Big Ideas, Big data for business productivity
Breakfast and Networking event
Date:
Friday 16 May 2014
Venue: Southport SharksEvent Centre
 Chair
of Australian SharePoint Professionals, Mr Tim Timchur thrilled guests with his presentation on big data
for business productivity.
Tim broke down the idea of big data and explored the key drivers for
increased data collection and the applications appropriate for personal and business data analysis. Tim
gave current examples from varied industries including farming, retail, banking, and air conditioning.
View
Tim's presentation and photos from the event
New Griffith Business School building preview event
Date: Thursday 22 May 2014
Venue: Griffith
Business School building (G42), Gold Coast campus
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Vice Chancellor (Business) Professor Michael Powell, and the Chair of the Griffith Business School Alumni
Advisory Group, Mr David Morgan hosted almost 100 Griffith Business School alumni and friends at an exclusive
building preview event in the new business building at the Gold Coast.
The event featured small
group tours of the building, and a presentation from John Thong, Wilson Architects, on the development
of the building design.
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photos from the event and more information on the Transforming Business Appeal
Unleash your potential
to succeed: IQ vs human abilities
Professional Development Suite
Date: Wednesday 2 July 2014
Venue: Griffith Business School (G42),
Griffith University Gold Coast campus
 Warren
Shaw and Denis Hazbic, from Schuhfried Australia, demonstrated human ability training and testing tools
used in various industries to improve staff and student performance.
Guests were interested
to learn that human abilities such as attention, memory, alertness, impulse control, resilience, confidence,
and emotional awareness can play a much larger role in achieving success than the traditional measure
of IQ.
GBS alumnus, Warren, gave examples of human ability training being used to improve work
place efficiency, safety and morale.
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