Award-winning artist to exhibit in Sli Nua Careers building
Genevieve King is an award-winning artist based in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, and she will host an exhibition in the Sli Nua Careers building as part of GlebeFest, Glebe Street, Ballinrobe, on Saturday, July 6. She attended the National College of Art, studying at degree and masters levels. She has taught art to second- and third-level […]
Play the game to advance your career
Q: I play sport at a high level for a high-profile team. It requires huge commitment and, if I’m being honest, an odd evening when I need to leave work early to get to training or matches. I’m about to graduate with a masters and I am afraid my sports will go against me as […]
Go hard and make it pay
Q: Two jobs have come up in the same company. I’m very attracted to one of them and think I could land it and do a good job in it; the other one is not quite as interesting for me, but I could do it at a stretch. I’d probably get bored in it fairly […]
Get the best out of the candidate
I was interested in the collaborative interview style you recommended last week. Could you give me some more details on how this might play out? How might I, as an interviewer, conduct this kind of interview? My business is a tourism one and I am about to interview for a marketing manager to lead a […]
Take the pressure off and find the right candidate
A recruiter recently asked me which type of interview should be conducted to get the best out of candidates. My answer was that I wouldn’t slavishly follow any one style, but that I believe all interviews would ideally include a strong collaborative dimension. There are a number of definitions of the collaborative interview, and, by […]
Cutting through the verbiage of wordy job specs
Inspired/deflated by one particularly wordy job specification I recently had to prise open with a crowbar for a client, I posted the following on LinkedIn: “Is it just me, or have job specs gone completely doolally lately? It seems like they are getting longer and longer and longer and longer by the minute, and the […]
How to get to the heart of job spec
Q: The job spec goes on for miles – 840 words and 22 bullet points. I don’t even know where to start. A lot of it is waffle in my opinion but I have read what you have written consistently about meeting the job spec with your CV. In this case they’re looking for a […]
Prepare, yes; learn off, no
Q: I’ve a big interview coming up and really want to put my best foot forward. I’ve started practicing already but I’m beginning to fear that I will sound too rehearsed. How do I avoid that? (DV, email). A: Avoid it by avoiding it: don’t be too rehearsed. Yes, practice, and practice lots, but avoid […]
Deep research pays dividends in job interviews
Q: This is sort of an ‘asking for a friend’ question, if you know what I mean. Of all the things people do poorly when preparing – or failing to prepare – for interviews, which, in your experience, is the most grievous? Is there one that you encounter repeatedly? (DF, email). A: I might give […]
Robotic approach can switch panel off
In any business contract, there are terms and conditions. Often overlooked or misunderstood are terms of endearment. Do they actually like doing business with you? The same applies in a job interview. While you needn’t bend and twist to suit their will, you should make every effort to present yourself as somebody they can get […]