Early impact is crucial in CVs
Never underestimate how important it is to catch the employer’s attention early in your CV. You must treat it as if the employer will not read anymore than 40 words before moving onto the next applicant. Therefore it is essential that the first 40 words that they read about you are relevant to the job at hand.
Be the word that comes out of the right mouth
Q: I’m told that most jobs don’t get advertised at all. That sounds so unfair to me. I’m 52 years of age, born and bred in the UK, and I moved to Ireland with my husband four years ago. We didn’t really know many people here but wanted a change of lifestyle from London. It […]
Sli Nua Careers top tip
In interview, your chances of success hinge not just on your ability to do the job – but on your ability to demonstrate your ability to do the job. The artificiality of the interview environment irks many people. “Why can’t they just let me do the job for a week, and I’ll prove myself,” is […]
Ten questions all job-seekers should ask themselves – radio interview @CRC1029fm July 7th 2014
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. ISSUE Ten questions all job-seekers should ask themselves. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to […]
Claremorris career development group receive certs
Congrats to the participants on the Career Development module of the Job Ready programme at Claremorris Family Resource Centre – they are pictured here receiving their certificates on Thursday last. The programme was funded by the Department of Social Protection and South West Mayo Development Company and was co-ordinated by Claremorris Family Resource Centre. More […]
IT Competency Inventory
Please fill our IT Competency Inventory HERE After you have completed it, we will return it to you with suggestions on how you can improve certain competencies.
A simple, but effective, thing
Sometimes we need a break from the online world. Hats off to Claremorris Family Resource Centre, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, for their excellent Jobs Noticeboard. It’s updated twice a week and the group we are working with here today have commented on how useful it is to be able to drop in to see jobs at one […]
Final training day for Claremorris Job Ready programme
Today is the third and final day of our Career Development training programme at Claremorris Family Resource Centre. The participants are taking part in a Hospitality and Bar Skills programme and we were delighted to help them with new CVs and Cover Letters, Interview Skills, and Job-searching & Networking Strategies. Today’s day-long session with focus […]
To Word or not to Word, that is the question
Q: How should I submit my CV by email – .pdf or Word document? I’ve heard some stories about employers not being able to open various formats that I’m afraid my CV is making its way, unopened and unloved, to the PC wastebasket. What are your suggestions (LC, email)? A: Career Directors International, the trade […]
Building on favourable impression for future success
Q: I recently went for a job with a company, but I didn’t get it. However, they made a point of ringing me to say I had made a very favourable impression. “This particular job wasn’t the right fit for you,” the owner told me on the phone, “but we’d be very interested in talking […]