Technical queries put me down
Q: I went to an interview recently and going grand with all the general questions – my attitude, my ambitions, and all of that stuff. But then one of the panel, who had been silent until then, swung into action. He fired five technical questions at me. All five landed like crunching blows to the […]
Media skills can transfer to other roles, our weekly column from various Irish newspapers
Q: All of my working life, I have been employed in ‘the media game’ – print journalism, broadcasting and online writing. For the past seven years, I have been in a staff job, but it’s clear the business isn’t going well. Everyone else is talking about moving onto another job within the industry, but I […]
Hedging your bets for a bird in the bush, our weekly careers column from various Irish newspapers
Q: I’ve just been offered a job. Only problem is there’s something else in the pipeline, with a different company, and I’m thinking about hold out for that. But that could be months away yet. The job I’ve been offered is quite a good position, and if the other one weren’t looming, I’d be very […]
Promotion rebuff has got me thinking, our weekly column from various Irish newspapers
Q: I’ve been working as a field salesperson in the same company for the last 15 years. I have performed very well during that time, consistently exceeding sales targets, and also winning a number of sales awards. Recently a job came up as sales manager. I went for it, and was immediately installed as the […]
Pictures from Ballina Careers Expo
The recent Ballina Careers Expo was a huge success in the Newman Institute – there was a very large turn-out. Here are Eleanor Burke and Liam Horan running our stand there.
Taking time to choose the right career, our weekly column from various newspapers around Ireland
Q: My son is in Transition Year, but he hasn’t a clue what he wants to do after school. He’s mad into sports – plays a lot of rugby – and I also notice he has an interest in property: he’s forever checking out prices of properties, and he watches all of those home makeover […]
Mark McDonald pic
Aim higher than the minimum standard
Q: I’m going for a second interview for a position as a social media intern. They want a presentation as well on what I would do if I got the position. They haven’t specified what format they want the presentation in. I was thinking about PowerPoint. I could outline some of my ideas there and […]
A Mayo town on the march
It appears the whole town of Ballinrobe went on All-Ireland march this morning!
Cracking the overseas code
Q: I’m trying to start working in the USA. Now, I’m not a spring chicken student going over there for a summer or to hang around illegally for a few years. I’m 37, married with a young daughter, and my wife and I both want to move lock, stock and barrel. I work in a […]