Why does our voice sound different when it is recorded?
What makes a recording of our voice sound so different… and awful? It’s because when you speak you hear your own voice in two different ways. Greg Foot of the BBC explains all.
How to get the right tone in an interview
Q: I’m going for a big job interview next week. And when I say big, I mean big. The biggest I’ll have gone for so far, and perhaps the biggest I will ever tackle. I want to let them know everything. As the saying goes, I aim to leave it all our there on the […]
How to show you meet challenges head-on
Q: In the job interview, they asked me what challenges I find most difficult in my current role. To be honest, while my job is tricky and at times challenging, there’s nothing in it that I really struggle to do. I get through things well. They kept pushing for more detail and it felt like […]
Webinar will outline range of further education and training opportunities in Mayo
Anyone over the age of 16 thinking of continuing or returning to education or training in Co. Mayo will get invaluable insights at a special webinar on Wednesday next. ‘Welcome to FET! – Further Education and Training Opportunities in Mayo’ is the title of the webinar hosted by Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training […]
Technical questions at interview
Q: I went for promotion in my own company. The interview panel surprised me by asking a lot of technical questions about my current role. I work in a highly regulated sector with countless items to check, documents to complete and reports to file. I found it difficult to articulate what I do, even though […]
How to portray your leadership and management skills
Q: The interview panel asked me if I knew the difference between leadership and management. It completely threw me. I’ve been a manager in my company for a few years and I’d always seen leadership and management as being much the same thing. I didn’t get the job and I’d like to be better prepared […]
Job interview – put yourself at the heart of your answers
Q: In the job interview, I felt I gave a good account of how things operate in my department. I talked about how we schedule our work, how we ensure that nothing slips through the cracks and how we evaluate completed projects. I didn’t get the job and the feedback was that I failed to […]
Career path – tapping into old skills
Q: I’m traveling down an old road, back to direct sales, where my career path started 20 years ago. In the interim, I have taken up some management roles, but I miss the independence of being a salesperson. However, I fear the interviewers will believe I no longer have the hunger for sales? How do […]
How to maintain focus as a job interview approaches
Q: I applied for the job yesterday, they rang first thing this morning and want to interview me on Friday. Can I therefore take it that they are very keen to hire me? (DL, email) A: Well, the scenario you describe is infinitely preferable to several alternative ones that could include them not getting back […]
Mark Smith – away from the world of work
When I’m not at the desk, I can usually be found at a sports field somewhere in Co. Mayo. If I am not coaching on the pitch, I will be supporting from the sideline. With two teenagers, there is always something on, and living in a rural area means that the car becomes a well-used […]