IT Sligo students offered free CV critique
IT Sligo students who wish to brush up their curriculum vitae can avail of a free CV critique service in the college on Tuesday next, November 29th. “A good CV can make a huge difference in your efforts to find a job, or to gain promotion,” explained Liam Horan of Sli Nua Careers, who are […]
Training video – 15 Tips to Build a Winning CV
15 Tips to Build a Winning CV A 20-minute training video that will give your job-seeking a massive kickstart Hosted by Liam Horan, CEO, Sli Nua Career, Ireland’s leading career training agency. Enlarge the video to full screen if you wish (by the way, if you are not already on our mailing list, and would like to […]
Boost for south Mayo job-seekers with free CV workshop
Job-seekers in south Mayo are getting a free opportunity to learn how to create an effective CV, thanks to a novel tie-up between Let’s Work West and leading CV preparation and interview training organisation Sli Nua Careers. The duo will provide a CV workshop for the unemployed and employed people of the south Mayo region […]
Making effective use of your online profiles
Q. I am just putting together my CV for the first time in 14 years. Should I put a link to my LinkedIn account on it? (John, question put to us at recent jobs expo seminar in Castlebar, Co. Mayo) CV Writing services provided in Galway and Mayo A. Your CV is a sales […]
Winners announced in jobs expo giveaway
The winners in the free prize giveaway at last week’s Let’s Work West jobs expo in the TF Royal Theatre, Castlebar, have just been announced. They are as follows: Free CV Makeover from Sli Nua Careers (value €100): Patricia Quinn; Two tickets to Jools Holland in the TF Royal Hotel Theatre, Thursday, October 20th (value €90): John […]
Ten reasons why you can’t get a job
Our guest contributor this week is recruitment and career management expert Peter Cosgrove, who is a Director of CPL Recruitment (www.cpl.ie). Here, Peter runs through ‘ten reasons why you cannot get a job’ – insights accumulated from a long and successful career as one ofIreland’s leading recruiters. [checklist] Your CV stinks. It is too long […]
Mastering the art of self-promotion
Continuing our series of getting the expert opinion leading recruiters, this week we ask Julia Purcell of Sigmar Recruitment (www.sigmarrecruitment.com) to provide tips on ‘mastering the art of self-promotion’ for anyone on the look-out for a new job. Here’s what she said: “So you’ve been on the job hunt for a while and you haven’t […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to Radio Kerry about how to get your CV noticed
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Sli Nua Careers on Radio Kerry Listen here to Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, being interviewed by Deirdre Walsh, Radio Kerry, on Thursday, September 29th, 2011. In this interview, Liam speaks about the pitfalls when it comes to CV preparation and how best to get your CV […]
Getting a foot on the jobs ladder
JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, has generated quite a deal of media commentary of late, some of it favourable, some of it critical. But what do recruiters make of it? We spoke with recruitment and career management expert Peter Cosgrove, who is a Director of CPL Recruitment. Here are his thoughts. “I think the National […]
Accepting your weaknesses can be a strength
Q: This is something which has been bothering me for some time. There are some areas of my work – I’m in IT – where I don’t have a great deal of experience. As you can appreciate, IT is a very broad area, and it always likely that a candidate would have a deficiency in […]