As all good things must come to an end, sadly MGB’s time has drawn to a close. We would like to say thank you for visiting our blog and contributing all your thoughts to our journey this semester.
So we bid you farewell and goodluck to you all as you commence the next stage of your [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In this weeks lecture we discussed the importance of correct grammar and tone to effectively convey the purpose of the message in professional correspondance.
Kate Fitch was our guest lecturer. She gave a good example where incorrect grammar effected the message conveyed within a title.
The title was supposed to read a panda “eats shoots and leaves” however it was written [...]

A new software tool has been developed for students to use to map the graduate attributes that they will develop throughout their university degree.
go here
Map
and have a go!!
Julia

Hello to our millions of subscribers, the MGB’s are back with our weekly installment and discussion of the topic of assessment centres!
 
So what is an assessment centre???
This is what its not:

It is not a torture centre

It is not a scary place

It is not a waste of time

 
So what is it?

It is a useful recruiting place

It [...]

In 1855 the 8 hour campaign was launched in Sydney Australia, it revolved around the idea that a worker was entitled to:

8 hours of work
8 hours of recreation and
8 hours of rest

This was to be accomplished all in a 24 hour period. By 1856 the 8 hour day was achieved by employees in Melbourne where the working [...]

Globalisation: “This is the blanket term to describe the processes through which sovereign national states are criss-crossed and undermined by transnational actors with varying prospects of power, orientations, identities and networks” (Beynon, J. 2000)*.
This week we will be discussing professionalism and how it has been influenced through the phenomena of globalisation. As graduates we have [...]