Your Career, Your Choices
Making the most of every opportunity A successful – and, indeed, award-winning – businesswoman last week told me what regularly transpires in her business. Person A walks into lobby, armed with a CV. They approach the receptionist, and ask for the manager. Upon being told that the boss is out of the office/in a meeting/enjoying […]
Making a presentation during job interview
Q. I have to give a presentation as part of my interview for a sales role and I have never done this before. What can I do to make sure that I come across well? The word presentation creates fear in a lot of people’s minds but you should treat this as an opportunity to […]
Radio Kerry
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Sli Nua Careers on Radio Kerry Liam Horan talking to Anna Curtin on Radio Kerry about the growth in popularity of CV Gift Vouchers. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make […]
March 4th Column
Q. I am doing my final exams in Engineering in college in May and I am faced with doom and gloom about my future. Can I do anything at this stage to help me onto the career ladder? A. Now is an excellent time to start deciding on your future and to be pro-active. Sli […]
February 25th Column
Q. I have had a fair bit of Gaelic football success in my life, and am still heavily involved at a high level. I always put it down on my CV. My girlfriend is adamant it turns employers off because they’re afraid I’ll always be leaving work early to go training etc. What do you […]
Irish Examiner
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Our article from The Irish Examiner February 2011. 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 Training.
February 18th Column
Q. I am hoping to finish my business degree this year. Apart from working in a local shop during the summer, the only work experience I have involved spending six months at a major multi-national IT company as part of my college course. I wasn’t even paid, but I learned a great deal. Should I […]
February 11th Column
Q. I have worked as a carpenter since I school. I am finding it difficult to get work and feel that I can’t do anything else. A. Although you have only worked in one field, remember you have developed and picked up various skills along the way. Termed ‘transferrable’ skills, these are skills you acquire […]
Making your work and life experience work for you
Q. I have worked in lots of different jobs in the past, and, in fact, I’m seeking for jobs in three different industries. How can I make my CV work for all three? – JB (email) A. Very simply, think like a marketer – think about your target market. The CV is a sales […]
Mock interviews stand to you in the long run
Are you a person who seems to be called for interviews a lot but never have success? Or have you never had an ‘official’ interview in your life, and are now faced with the prospect of actually sitting one? Or maybe, you just dread the whole ordeal and hope that on the day of the […]