Ten tips for job-seekers during and after COVID-19
The sad reality is that many people will be severely discommoded by the implications of COVID-19. If you are one of those looking for a new job – or sector – here are some pointers to contemplate as you start out on that road, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Remember, you only […]
CV lingers on – but it’s not the full story
Hear ye, hear ye, the CV is still not dead. It’s a struggling business that somehow stays afloat despite long-running forecasts of its imminent closure. Every woman in a suit is rumoured to be the sheriff: a strange car in the car surely carries the Repo Man. And yet it lumbers on, writes Liam Horan, […]
Should I put career change on hold?
Q: I was planning a career change. Well, when I say ‘planning’, it was more ‘thinking about it’ than anything else. I had a general idea that I would not be in my current field by the end of 2021, and I was starting to look around at options, courses and so on. Now I […]
Hiring in harried times: the interviewer has a job to do also
Q: A question from the other side, if you will. I am hiring somebody at the moment and I fear that the limitations imposed by Covid-19 will reduce my ability to make the best possible selection. For example, I had intended to ask each of the final seven I call to interview to deliver a […]
WEBINAR “Tips for a New Era of Interviewing: A View from Both Sides”
Presented by Nicola Walsh and Collins McNicholas – Recruitment and HR Services Group. Held by Galway Chamber. Listen and/or watch HERE Make a booking HERE for CV Preparation, Application Form Writing, Interview Training and Mock Interviews.
WEBINAR “Personal Branding for Job-seekers in a Changing World”
This webinar offers practical tips to candidates getting ready to succeed in the new world of work after the coronavirus pandemic is over (CVs, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles). Presented by Liam Horan (SliNuaCareers.com) and Ines Gonzalez (LetsWork.today), Career Coach, Mentor and Trainer in areas of job seeking, communication and public speaking. Held by Galway Chamber. Please […]
Getting things done
Q: You’ve written lately about technologies that help with home working. I’ve a question about ‘to do’ lists – I seem to have bits and pieces here and there. I know there are apps that can help me – which ones would you suggest? (FC, email). A: I may disappoint you here. I’ve tried all […]
Home chaos shouldn’t kill job interview prospects
Q: I’ve a job interview next week. It’s online. My internet isn’t great. The house is bedlam. I’m afraid a child might come roaring into the room during the interview – not to mention the dog who barks like he has been burgled. I’m thinking about pulling out because I’m frazzled (DF, email). A: Our […]
How to get ready for the job-searching surge
There is a real bang of back-to-the-future about the current phase through which we are living – staggeringly high unemployment rates and deep fears about the future coupled with the public health issues caused by Covid-19, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In the last few years, after a horrendous start to the […]
Technology tips to make things smoother
Some readers have asked me to outline the technologies I find useful to make remote working easier and more effective, in light of recent columns on the topic, and in further light of the current trend whereby the kitchen has become the canteen and the guestroom has mutated into the office, writes Liam Horan, Career […]