Treading the line separating confidence from arrogance
Q: I’ve been reading your regular tips, and, while I agree with you assertion that an interviewee simply must ‘talk themselves up’, I wonder if there is a danger they could come across as arrogant. I believe it is important the interviewers like you as a person, and arrogance is rarely a likeable trait. Do […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to DCU fm about forthcoming Interview Training Seminar
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Liam Horan on DCU-fm. Liam Horan talks about the forthcoming Interview Training seminar in Dublin (Thursday, October 11th, Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin 2, 6.30pm. Contact aoife@slinuacareers.com) to secure your place. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to Newstalk about Interview Training Seminar
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Liam Horan on Newstalk, talking about our free Interview Training Seminar in Dublin on Thursday, Oct. 11th, 2012. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a booking for CV Preparation and Interview […]
Interview training seminar aims to give job-seekers the interview edge
Job seekers and career changers will be given the opportunity to sharpen their interview skills, thanks to a forthcoming evening seminar hosted by Sli Nua Careers, one of the country’s leading career training companies. “Feel the fear, and sail through the interview anyway” is the title of the seminar which will take place in the […]
Stepping up to the plate on a full-time basis
Q: I have been working as office manager in a company for the past three months – without actually getting the stripes. The situation was that the previous office manager took ill and they recruited me on a temporary basis to take over the job. Initially, there was some resentment among the other three people […]
Directions to TACU, Ballinrobe
TACU is a local venue we use here in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, for various group sessions. Directions Coming from Castlebar or Claremorris You have to drive right around the town of Ballinrobe, and come back down the Main Street. As you come down Main Street, you will have St Mary’s Church, Bank of Ireland, AIB […]
Eight tips for job interviews
[checklist] Think and talk through beforehand what you’d like to say, but avoid any temptation to learn answers off by rote. Rehearsed answers will lack passion and authenticity, and create a new pressure for you on the day as you try to remember what you’ve learned. Trust that your natural flow will click in and […]
LinkedIn plays major role in modern-day job-hunting
Over 175 million professionals use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas and opportunities. Ten years ago, the main sources of hunting for potential employees were jobsites and newspapers, but LinkedIn is changing the face of job-seeking. Most HR departments, all agencies and more and more employers use LinkedIn in their hunt to source potential employees. Here […]
Career Column
Q: I did a job interview last week. Two of the interview panel were fine, but one of them was downright rude. If he wasn’t looking out the window, he was tapping his biro on the desk. I’m pretty sure I caught him suppressing a yawn at some stage. I nearly asked him if he […]
Career Column
Q: I submitted an application for a position three weeks ago, and have heard nothing back yet. The closing date was two weeks ago. Should I get onto them to see what is happening. Maybe I have just been discarded? It was a marketing job with a hotel chain. (ED, email) A: Every case […]