How to show you’ve learned from the bad day in your career
Q: In the interview, they asked me to outline a scenario where I had a problem in my workplace. I tried to fudge it but they were very keen to get a hard-and-fast example. I told them about an error which halted production for a few hours. But I didn’t really elaborate, and I don’t […]
Key details re your online GPA Interview Training session with Colm Flynn
Contact details: Colm Flynn. E: colm@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Email colm@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview email you received. Steps to take in the days before the session 1: Complete our Interview Workbook HERE […]
Key details re your online Interview Training Refresher session with Mary O’Brien Killeen
Contact details: Mary O’Brien-Killeen. E: mary@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Make payment €130 (incl. VAT) HERE. Payment must be made at least 24 hours beforehand to secure the session. 2: Email mary@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or […]
Key details re your online Interview Training session with Stephanie MacKinnon
Contact details: Stephanie MacKinnon. E: stephanie@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Make payment €260 (incl. VAT) HERE. Payment must be made at least one working day beforehand to secure the session. 2: Email stephanie@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec […]
Seven errors you need to avoid in a job interview
Showing lack of interest. Going through the motions is a no-no. You simply must display enthusiasm for the role, no matter how good you are at your job, or how mundane you think it is. If you can’t muster enthusiasm for the interview, they will likely conclude you won’t bring a great deal of life […]
How you can get into your stride at interviews
Q: After perhaps ten seconds of niceties at the start of the interview, the lead interviewer asked me why they should hire me. She said that I had as much time as I needed for the answer. This really threw me. I mumbled a few things about my strengths and experience, but I know I […]
School-leaver appointment with Sean Larkin
Contact details: Sean Larkin. E: sean@slinuacareers.com Steps to take now 1: Make payment €210 (incl. VAT) HERE. Payment must be made at least one working day beforehand to secure the session. You can view Sean’s profile HERE. Steps to take in the days before the session 1: Complete this questionnaire HERE. When you press […]
How to make the most of second college chance
Q: I started a college degree, but I was young and foolish, and the course didn’t suit me. I lumbered along for a year and a half before cutting my (well, my parents’) losses. The following year I started again and this time I enjoyed the course much more and saw it through to completion, […]
Key details re your online Interview Training session with Maureen Nalubega
Contact details: Maureen Nalubega. E: maureen@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Make payment €260 (incl. VAT) HERE. Payment must be made at least one working day beforehand to secure session. 2: Email maureen@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview […]
Figuring out the future in current career fog
Q: I am thinking about leaving my job. I have no job to go to, nor, indeed, do I hate the one I have, but I feel unfulfilled. Plus, the role is so busy I haven’t the head space to think about my future. My hunch is that I should kick back and relax for […]