Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine March 2019 | Page 246

WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS ASIA PACIFIC
246 and be on social media , and all of these things are risk vectors that . From an IT perspective , we ’ ve got to be mindful . They say that the average penetration takes at least 12 months to spot . It took Marriott four years , but it ’ s not unusual and is in fact very , very common . You then have other things to worry about , such as shadow IT , where people in the business – for all the right reasons , are not necessarily doing the right things and placing vulnerabilities out there which need to be eradicated .”
This has no doubt fed into Wyndham ’ s consistent commitment to develop its employees and equip them with the necessary tools to not only inspire innovation , but take the business to new heights . Recently recognised as one of the Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes , the business has looked to support local communities on a global scale . Hawkins has recently explored a possible partnership with Griffiths University in southeast Queensland in a bid to provide project-based internships to local students as a key example .
“ We ’ ve previously held internships where people have worked here for 12 weeks , but these project-based internships will last as long as the project . We would propose some interesting ones which would be ‘ nice to
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