How volunteering can bring real career benefits by Angela Tjalsma February 17, 2023 Q: I'm new to Ireland and I want to get working and advance my career. I’m applying for various positions but haven’t made much progress yet. Some people have told me that I should do voluntary work locally, but I'm…
15 tips to make a strong return to your old career by Angela Tjalsma February 10, 2023 Q: I'm thinking seriously about returning to my old career. I've been doing something else for the last 20 years and I miss what did previously. It’s time to go back to the future, I feel. What do I need…
How to show you meet challenges head-on by Angela Tjalsma November 18, 2021 Q: In the job interview, they asked me what challenges I find most difficult in my current role. To be honest, while my job is tricky and at times challenging, there's nothing in it that I really struggle to do.…
How CV walk-through can be a winner by Angela Tjalsma December 23, 2022 Q: At the start of the interview, they asked me to “walk us through your CV”. I probably rambled on. It’s not today or yesterday that I started in the workplace. Eventually they cut me short before I’d even got…
How to flesh out your initial answers in a job interview by Angela Tjalsma February 3, 2022 Q: I did a job interview last week and one of the things that surprised me was the extent to which they cross-examined me after my answers. Every time I gave an answer, they had at least one follow up…
