Steps you must take to prepare you for that job interview
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone In this interview with Liam Horan, I go through the steps you must take when preparing for a forthcoming job interview. Mick O’Connor is a Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers and works out of Athlone. You can read more abouthim, and make a booking […]
Nerves in an interview – how preparation can help dissolve them
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Nerves can be a problem in a job interview. We have all experienced them – but they can be overcome. They can be put to good use for you. In this interview with Liam Horan, I talk about how preparation can help to dissolve nerves. […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm November 3rd 2014 how to depict the last two years of your career to improve your employment chances
Liam Horan, Managing Director, 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. This week’s question: I spent 13 successful years in my previous job in the marketing department of a hotel chain, rising to […]
CV Preparation – information you need when compiling a CV
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Interviewed here by Liam Horan, I speak about the importance of gathering all the relevant information together when compiling a CV – sometimes people leave very important details out of their CV. Mick O’Connor is a Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers and works out […]
Building confidence before your interview
By Aoife Prendergast In this interview with Liam Horan, I talk about the importance of building up your confidence before going to interview. You need to feel good about your skills, experience and achievements so that you can transmit that to the interview panel. To make a booking with Sli Nua Careers visit HERE […]
Tired of networking – here’s one to get you back on the rails
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) If you have tired of networking – be it for job-seeking or business development purposes – here’s a novel approach to get you back on the rails.Galway Chamber and Iarnród Eireann have teamed up for a special Speed Networking Event on Thursday next, November 6th, 2014. […]
Midlands boost as Athlone gets 100 news jobs
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Great to see the Westmeath Independent report this week that a US medical devices company is to create 100 new jobs in Athlone. Teleflex is the company in question, and you can read the full story HERE. They have been in Athlone since 2007. Mick O’Connor […]
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) How important is preparation? ‘If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe’ (Abraham Lincoln) Preparation demonstrates to the interviewer that you have done your homework and that you have drive and ambition. Good preparation portrays a very good […]
Statement of interest can be a trump card
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: Yesterday I attended for interview for a marketing role and felt I did well. I’m a new graduate and it was my first job interview. This morning, I got an email from the employer thanking me for coming along. She asked me to email her back confirming […]
Drogheda career talk is part of Library Ireland Week
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) Sli Nua Careers are delighted to be supporting Library Ireland Week which is running nationwide from November 17th – 24th. The week will see libraries hosting events showcasing the services they offer. Mark McDonald from our Dublin North office will be hosting an event in […]