Dress code has me flummoxed
Q: I have an interview for a well-known IT social media giant, but I’m not sure how to dress for the interview? I know the office environment is casual. What’s appropriate? (DR, email). A: This is a very interesting question. As we know, many people working in the IT/social media sectors don’t go with the […]
Bluffing is not the way to go
Q: If I get asked a difficult question, and I can’t think of the answer on the spot, or if I never knew it in the first place, how should I approach answering it? (DC, email). A: The initial temptation might be to bluff your answer. And many candidates have bravely gone down this route […]
Multiple interviewers – who do I address?
Q: I will be interviewed by multiple interviewers at once. Who should I look at when answering questions? (EC, email). A: A big interview panel throwing questions at you can feel like having four prosecutors on your case – no wonder people get nervous and uptight, writes Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Address […]
Erasmus+ benefits for host companies
An international newcomer in your business – they bring fresh ideas and approaches A chance for people in your company to develop their management ability Explore new markets Add a new language to your company Get specific projects done – Erasmus+ works best when the intern has a project to get their teeth into Publicity […]
All the way from Lugo, Spain…our new Erasmus Entrepreneurship programme participant
This week, we welcome Elio Laureano, to our Ballinrobe office where he will spend the next few months as a participant on the Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship programme. Elio will follow in the footsteps of previous participants – Isabel Alvarez Seron (Spain), Vasjan Broka (Albania), Paula Ballester Murat (Spain), Amelia Barberá Guillamón (Spain), Sinisa Bjedov (Croatia) […]
Newly qualified teachers, get that job – free interview training
Useful tips for job interviews in our FREE interview training webinar on Thursday, July 25, at 12noon (Irish time). 45 minutes duration. Join HERE
In the heel of the hunt, convince them
Q: I have been headhunted for a position. It came completely out of the blue. I wasn’t that keen on it when they first approached me and was even a bit resentful that they managed to destabilise me in my current position. That said, it’s a very good job and it’s beginning to grow on […]
They’re your moves – claim them
Q: In my last interview, the interviewer rattled me by asking in a very unimpressed tone if I was a job hopper. He pointed to an eight-year period in my 20s when I had four different jobs. However, I look on that that as a very productive time in my career when I learned loads […]
Panel’s one-dimensional view hampered my chances
Q: I went for a job interview last week and felt the interview panel were unable or unwilling to see more in me than people management. The job required knowledge and experience of branding, public relations, project management and engagement with local authorities, government agencies and other public bodies. I’ve done all of that to […]
Knowing what they would like you to know
Q: I’m going for an interview next week. A friend who went for one there before said they asked her lots of questions about the company to check if she was fully familiar with what they do. It’s a marketing job in the hospitality sector and I’m just wondering what kind of questions they might […]