By Dr Kylie Burns, Griffith Law School
All over Australia law students are returning to class. For some, it is their first time at law school.
But if a potential employer searched their name or image on the internet today what would they see? Have they got privacy settings on their social media accounts? Have they ever posted comments or photos on social media they would not feel comfortable having a potential employer, a law firm or a Judge see? Do they realise their ‘private’ social media profile is also their ‘professional’ social media profile?
Employers will track down your social media history
The vast majority of law students and many legal professionals are now extensive users of social media. Many students (and lawyers) believe that their social media activity is ‘personal’ and ‘private’ and does not concern or reflect on them as legal professionals. However, this is a very misguided belief.
Employers now frequently
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Self harm on the increase in young people
Self harm among young Australians is on the increase, and more needs to be done to understand and address the problem.
This is the call from Garry King, a researcher from Griffith’s Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention.
He says that although the statistics on self harm (also known as non-suicidal self injury) provide differing figures, there is a strong perception of a significant increase over the past two decades, with most of the research indicating a figure of 10%-20% of young people self-injuring at some stage.
Speaking at Griffith University’s Mount Gravatt campus last week, Mr King referred to current prevalence rates of 17% among females aged 15-18 and 12% among males of the same age.
“One of the difficulties of obtaining figures for this issue is that young people can often be quite secretive about what they’re doing, with up to a third potentially not telling anybody,” says Mr King. “Figures for
Global exchange nets student the job of a lifetime… and a fiancee
Griffith University alumnus Hugh Hurst is proof that a global exchange can change your life.
His initial exchange to the United States was only supposed to last six months. Then it turned into a year. And then, thanks to Hugh’s proactiveness and hard work, it turned into an internship with State Farm, one of the US’s most prolific financial institutions.
But that’s not where it ended. After months of hard work, and tenacity, and more than a few meetings with different supervisors, Hugh was able to turn his internship into a full-time job offer.
“About two months into my internship I was really enjoying what I was doing in the company I was working for, and I set up a meeting with my direct supervisor and I said, ‘Look, I want to work for State Farm and I want to work for the bank because I really enjoy what I am
Five minutes with…Keith Townsend
An undergraduate degree focusing on industrial relations (IR), public policy and politics, coupled with previous management and [IR] practitioner experience combined to reveal for Associate Professor Keith Townsend, just how complicated working life can be. Spending his life talking to others about their workplace complications has set him on a path; and the destination is still yet unknown! We spent five minutes with Keith to learn a little more about his journey…
In what area/s does your research interests lie?
My PhD was really about teams… – commonly…a HR [human resources] topic, but I embedded my research within an industrial sociology literature while working within an [academic] industrial relations department. So right from the start of my research career I had a bit of a scatter gun, but multi-disciplinary, approach to do research on things I thought were interesting. (Probably not the best advice to give to an early career researcher but
Griffith Health Strengthens Ties In Public Health With China
On 15 and 16 February 2017, Griffith University welcomed an official visit from The Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, with the intention to reflect on their long standing relationship and sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU will further build public health capacity building and research collaborations as well as expand into other areas such as hospital services, allied health and nursing.
The high-level delegation, headed by Director-General, Mr Duan Yufei, met with a number of academics from Griffith University’s Health Group over the two-day visit, as well as toured Griffith’s state of the art facilities.
In conjunction with the visit, a new Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Professor Ian O’Connor, Vice Chancellor and President, and Mr Duan Yufei, Director-General, also in the presence of Ms Zhou Li, Deputy Consul-General, Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Brisbane. Professor O’Connor was delighted
Intern experience pays dividends for Madeline
Proving the adage that practice makes perfect, Griffith Law School graduate Madeline Lacy has obtained a position with law firm MinterEllison after interning with its Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) legal team.
Madeline is one of nine Griffith Law School interns at MinterEllison, three of whom have since gained full-time employment with the firm.
Throughout her internship, Madeline worked on a variety of legal tasks including Intellectual Property tasks and Agreements which collectively are necessary for the coming together of the Commonwealth Games.
“I have a background in athletics, touch football and netball and love anything to do with sport, so the Commonwealth Games internship was a once in a lifetime opportunity,’’ she said.
She said obtaining full-time employment with the firm was the starting point to her new career.
“It’s going to be all hands on deck for the Games and I’ll be using everything I’ve learnt at Griffith throughout my degree
Penalty Rate Cuts: who is affected? And who could be next?
It has been less than a month since the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision to cut Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality, retail, and fast food employees, and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) along with the federal Labor party are still fighting against the ruling.
In a case that dragged on for more than a year, the FWC took in nearly 6-thousand submissions and evidence from various expert witnesses. The reasoning for decision is that it will allow businesses in those industries to increase employment overall on Sundays and public holidays, a conclusion that Professor David Peetz of the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing does not share.
“It’s a myth. There isn’t really a strong case being put there by the Commission”
Professor Peetz said that often studies like theses are measured in hours worked, but that is not the same thing as an increase in the number
Griffith Health First Peoples Health Plan launched
Closing the gap in health outcomes between Australia’s First Peoples and other Australians is the aim of the Griffith Health First Peoples Health Plan 2016-2022.
Launched by the University in the same week as the Nation celebrates Close The Gap Day (Thursday 17 March), the plan aims to increase First Peoples Health graduate numbers ensuring its wider graduates have the necessary education and training.
“The vision is for Griffith Health to be influential leaders valuing collective knowledge towards better health outcomes for Australia’s First Peoples,” Professor Roianne West from Griffith’s First Peoples Health Unit , said.
“Major strategies include positioning Griffith Health as a faculty of choice for undergraduate and postgraduate future First Peoples students and an employer of choice for First Peoples health staff.
“Aligning with Griffith University’s broader strategic plan, its focus is to set an agenda for practical change and places First Peoples cultures at the centre.
I also believe we are the first university in the country
Griffith film graduate wins Hollywood internship
Griffith Film School graduate Lauren Brown has been awarded the coveted Village Roadshow Animal Logic Internship in Los Angeles.
Just months after completing her Master of Screen Production at GFS, she is at the heart of the world’s film industry.
The young film producer will spend the next three months at the Village Roadshow offices in LA gaining first-hand experience in developing, acquiring and producing feature films for the international market.
The Brisbane-based film producer said it was a dream come true.
“I was actually at the hairdresser when I got the call, and I had to stop myself from jumping for joy,” she said.
“For an emerging producer like myself, it is an incredible opportunity to be in Los Angeles working with an amazing company and getting some great support while I’m here.”
The highly sought-after internship is run by Australians in Film (AiF), and is open to recent Australian film graduates who demonstrate significant
Queen’s Baton Relay has Griffith flavour
Griffith University graduate Elise Appleton has her design work on display across the world, after the Queen launched the 2018 Commonwealth Games Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace this week.
Elise’s colourful design was chosen for the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) emblem.
Elise, who works in Griffith’s Office of Marketing and Communications, created the emblem to celebrate the Baton’s journey across the Commonwealth.
“I drew inspiration from flight paths, and used these to represent the connection and unity of people and places from around the world,” she said.
Griffith Graphic Design graduate Elise Appleton shows off her Commonwealth Games 2018 design
The team, headed by Griffith Studio and Design Manager Romina Vella included Griffith graduate Francis Keil and Queensland College of Art design students Felicity Walsh and Shaun Wilson. They presented four concepts for the QBR emblem to GOLDOC.
The record-breaking relay will span 388 days and travels 230,000 kilometres across all Commonwealth nations and territories.
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