Our Interview Workbook will help you prepare for job interviews
Download our Interview Workbook HERE It will help you prepare for job interviews. We use it extensively when preparing candidates for job interviews. The focus is on getting you to think, first and foremost, about what the employer is looking for – and to work back from there to identify the evidence you have to […]
Self-employment can work for others too
Q: I was self-employed for the last 15 years. Recently, the economic downturn has laid me low: I went the full 15 rounds since the recession hit, but I was facing a formidable foe. Now I am writing my CV and I’m not sure how I should depict this period of my life. I hear […]
Six questions to ask the panel – our weekly column from various Irish newspapers
In job interviews, it is good to show interest – and one of the best ways of doing this is to ask questions. The person who asks questions is making a genuine effort to get to know more. Interview candidates sometimes labour under the illusion that to ask questions is to show weakness or ignorance. […]
Cork Expo useful info
Thanks to the many people who visited our CV Clinic at yesterday’s Job Expo in the Silver Springs Hotel, Cork. As some of you will know, Liam Horan of Sli Nua Careers gave an impromptu talk on CVs in the corner beside our stand to try to alleviate the lengthy queue. That talk is available […]
Are you a generalist?
A generalist is someone with a wide array of knowledge, the opposite of which is a specialist. Are you a generalist? Complete our questionnaire HERE to help you find out whether or not you might be a generalist – when you’ve completed the document, it will automatically sync to us. We will send it back to […]
Should I stay or should I go?
Q: I’ve just recently joined a new company – just two months ago, in fact. I’m really enjoying it though I’m only learning the ropes. There are five in our section, plus the manager. The others are more experienced than me, and have a better understanding of the culture of the company, but I’ve got […]
Telling it straight is the best policy – our weekly column from various newspapers around Ireland
Q: I’m in a bit of a pickle. I’ve been called for an interview for a maternity leave post that I’ve a good chance of getting – I’ve worked for this insurance company before and got on well. The only problem is that smack bang in the middle of it all I’m scheduled to go […]
Group Training by Sli Nua Careers
Sli Nua Careers Ltd has an active and highly-skilled Group Training Team that carries out training nationwide. We work with groups of all types and seek to bring energy and expertise to every group. We develop resource material on an on-going basis to ensure our programmes meet the ever-changing needs of the recruitment environment. We […]
Hobbies can be more than just fun – our weekly column in various Irish newspapers
Q: Are they really interested in my hobbies? I’m involved in my local rugby club – coach an under-age team, do some fund-raising and chairman of the committee that built the new clubhouse. I had it on my CV but I took it off again because I thought it looked irrelevant. Was I right? (DT, […]
Tales from the job interview front – our weekly career column
We survey our clients after they have attended job interviews to see what they are discovering when they sit in front of interview panels. It is a very insightful exercise. Based on surveys thus far this year – and notwithstanding that the sample size is relatively small – I will outline here some discoveries we […]