Cruise ships can be a career change for hospitality workers
By Shane Halligan, Sli Nua Careers Cruise ships only employ the best of hospitality workers – and it can be a clever career move for people who are serious about developing their skills. In this interview, Elaine Blood of specialist cruise ship recruiters Ambassador Recruitment talks about the kind of hospitality jobs available in the […]
Cork firm set to announce new jobs
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) The Evening Echo is reporting HERE that An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will make a ‘significant job creation announcement’ when he visits Cork on Friday next, November 21. He will be at the offices of Xanadu, an online gaming company based in the city. Here is the […]
Great news for north Dublin – 400 new jobs in Blanchardstown
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) Given that my office is located in Blanchardstown – in the LINC building at the Institute of Technology, to be precise – I am delighted with the news that Bristol Myers are to create up to 400 jobs. The Irish Times has the full story […]
PFH creates 25 jobs in Dublin, Cork and Galway
By Mark McDonald, Sli Nua Careers, Dublin North Silicon Republic reports that PFH, an Irish ICT services company with offices in Dublin, Cork and Galway, is to create 25 new jobs within the organisation in Galway.You can read the full story HERE More on the vacancies HERE Mark McDonald is a Career Coach with Sli […]
Crafting a personal statement that does the trick
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) Q: I am writing a personal statement for UCAS. I am not quite sure how I should go about it. Can you give me some tips? (LT, email). A: For those who might not immediately recognise the acronym UCAS, it stands for Universities and Colleges Admissions […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm November 10th 2014 thinking about your digital footprint and how employers are viewing it
Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Topic: Employers are using social media to recruit. Will they find you? Let’s face it, we live and work within a […]
A view from the other (recruiter’s) side
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin North It’s 3.30 on a Friday afternoon and an Assistant Engineering Manager in a busy food and beverage manufacturing facility has just sat down at his desk to begin the next phase of a recruitment drive. His department has advertised for two specialised engineering technicians who […]
Your CV should highlight the value you bring to role you’re seeking
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) A CV should be a written reflection of you and the value you can bring to a new role. In this interview with Liam Horan, I talk about identifying the client’s transferrable skills and putting them into context relative to the new role they are seeking. […]
Record-breaking job creation grants in north county Dublin
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) The North County Leader is reporting HERE that The Fingal Local Enterprise Office (LEO) based in Swords, has recently approved a record-breaking thirteen job-creation grants to local businesses around the north county Dublin, the highest level of approvals since the economic downturn. Mark McDonald is […]
Canadian firm to create over 100 new jobs in west Cork
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) A Canadian firm is to create a total of 105 new jobs by 2016 as part of a major expansion of their existing operation at Clonakilty in west Cork. The jobs will involve graduates with IT and language skills as well as senior management executives. The […]