Starting over can bring fresh opportunities
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin North Retrain? It’s never too late. There has been a great deal of commentary across the media in recent months about what is now referred to as the skills gap currently existing in our economy. Various reports have highlighted the problems employers face when trying to […]
Sector knowledge is crucial in job interviews
By Sabina Trench, Sli Nua Careers, Westport It sounds a simple thing to say, but, in my experience working with clients preparing for job interviews, it must still be said: know the challenges facing the sector. Employers need you to be knowledgeable about the sector. If you’re going for a Deputy Principal’s job, you must […]
A good start is half the battle
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Galway The opening question is crucial in an interview – and I urge my clients to be totally prepared for the one most likely to come up. The question might be framed as ‘tell us about yourself’ or ‘talk us through your experience to date’. Our client […]
Spreading the net can work
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Westport Networking gets a bad rap. The very term conjures up images of forced camaraderie in an atmosphere of air-kissing falsity that yields very little by way of value. And I’m sure much of it ends up being every bit as empty as I’ve described. But it […]
Know the true value of your skills
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Last year I had a conversation with a job-seeker while presenting at a careers fair. He made a comment that prompted a conversation I hope was ultimately of benefit to him. He stated that “my CV really isn’t that good because the only thing I’ve ever […]
Your biggest achievements to date
It is important to recognise our key achievements to date. They might have been in a different field to the one you are now in; they might even have been in your community life, or on a sports field or stage, but these achievements can be extremely powerful in terms of selling yourself to a […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm September 1st 2014
Liam Horan, 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: Here we deal with these issues: QUESTION Q: I’ve just finished college. Reality looms, and it might even bite. What should […]
A different CV for each job application?
Q: Do I change my CV for each job application or maintain a large stock of my “current CV” and use that continuously? Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin, replies: I have presented to, and spoken with, numerous job seekers throughout the country over the last few years. A common question which keeps […]
Let’s have more ‘I’, please
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers It’s more ‘I’ than ‘we’: this is a point I find myself making to interview training clients on a regular basis. “We put a very good system in place,” they say. Or “we achieved record sales”. In job interviews, it’s important to keep the ‘I’ in there. […]
Overcoming the vacuum so you can excel in Skype interview
Q: I’m being interviewed by Skype next week for a job. The position is overseas and I have the skills and experience to do it, but I am worried about the Skype interview because all the other candidates will be interviewed in person. I fear Skype may be impersonal and I am concerned I won’t […]