Can I ask what the salary is at interview?
Q: I’m applying for a job and have confirmed I will attend for interview next Friday. No exact salary or salary range was mentioned in the advertisement or the email calling me to interview. I’m just out of college so can I ask what the salary is at interview?? (EF, email). A: I think this […]
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Job interview questions from the coal-face
An Irish company recently circulated these job interview questions to recruiters within their organisation. When it comes to job interview questions, we can’t really anticipate what a panel may throw at you, but this list should get you thinking. Have poise, charm and committed work group participation ever been an important part of your job? […]
Old courses can still be relevant on a CV
Q: I have done dozens of courses over the years. Now that I am refreshing my CV, should I take most of them out? Who cares that 20 years ago I did a course managing people more effectively? The world of people management has changed beyond all recognition in the meantime. Should I hit ‘delete’ […]
‘Searching interview brought out the best in me’
Q: This is not so much a question as an observation. I went for an interview last week in my own company – and the panel gave me a right grilling. I could feel the sweat running down my back. It felt like an hour in the cage with Conor McGregor. They probed almost every […]
Finish decisively, don’t drift
Q: I did a job interview last week and generally did well, but I didn’t know how to finish my answers. Should I wait until they talk over me? (OP, email). A: Finish when you’re finished. When you have given enough information on the topic at hand, stop, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua […]
‘I never recovered from a bad start’
Q: In a job interview I recently did, I got myself into a right lather trying to deal with the ‘talk us through your CV’ question – the very first question of the day. I felt like I was talking for an age. I could see they were getting bored, and I started to doubt […]
Future proof can boost job interview
When going for a job interview, the tendency is to look to what you have done in the past – but you might only be telling half the story they need to hear, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In my experience, candidates all too often look inwards when preparing for interview. They […]
All the way from Madrid…our new Erasmus Entrepreneurship programme participant
This week, we welcomed Ariadna Mayoral to our Ballinrobe office where she will spend the next six months as a participant on the Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship programme. Ariadna will follow in the footsteps of seven previous participants – Isabel Alvarez Seron (Spain), Vasjan Broka (Albania), Paula Ballester Murat (Spain), Amelia Barberá Guillamón (Spain), Sinisa Bjedov […]
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