Straight talk may have rescued epic job interview fail
Q: I went to a job interview last week. Early on, it was fairly obvious I wasn’t the right person for the job. Although I have experience in the sector (hospitality), I haven’t the business management experience they needed. Initially, I persevered and tried to answer their questions and almost bluff my way through it. […]
Three typical post-interview reactions
In an interview, anything can happen. Like the path of true love, it can take wholly unexpected turns. A well-prepared candidate reacts accordingly. Here John Moloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, elaborates on three common post-interview reactions from candidates. “The interview was very short – it felt like they were just going through the […]
Welcome to my blog
I blog on a range of topics that can be bracketed under: Motivation Leadership Personal / Professional Development Business I hope you find my writing interesting. If your goal is to take that jump to the next level, I am here to help you. Please note, my first language is Spanish, so if my English […]
Application forms: Where to start?
Q: I am going for a promotion in my job – it’s a public service position, Along with all my job details (i.e. dates worked, positions and responsibilities), there are another 12 sections in the application form where I’ve got to elaborate on what I learned, my greatest strengths, specialist knowledge, examples of self-development, where […]
A picture told a thousand stories
By Ashley Cahillane, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I haven’t a question, as such, just a piece of advice or insight from a recent experience. I’ve read this column previously talking about the value of a portfolio and showing people what you can do, rather than just telling them. I never took much notice […]
Seven tips for getting the best out of work placement
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers At Sli Nua Careers, we host quite a few people of various ages on work placement – 40-somethings on back-to-work courses, young adults in college, Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship Programme participants, and Transition Year (TY) teenagers. It is always interesting to see how different people approach these placements, […]
Delivering my workshop at the Mayo GAA Career Fair
By Paula Ballester Murat, Erasmus Entrepreneurship Programme Last Saturday, January 20, I took part in the Mayo GAA Career Fair. This was the second year that Mayo GAA and Sli Nua Careers have organised this event aimed at school leavers. Mayo GAA is the local governing body for the popular Irish games of football and. […]
Out with the old, in with the new
By Siobhan O’Malley, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Now that we are well and truly over Christmas and have ditched those unrealistic New Year’s resolutions, let’s talk about…New Year’s resolutions. After last week’s column, I started thinking about what changes you might commit to making in your working life in 2018 to put you in […]
Over 600 students, family members and teachers attend Mayo GAA Career Fair 2018
Over 600 students, parents and teachers attended the Mayo GAA Career Fair 2018 in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris. The event was organised by the South Mayo GAA board and the Mayo GAA Coaching Committee, with financial support from St Jarlath’s Credit Union, Tuam; Claremorris/Ballinrobe Credit Union; and South West Mayo Development Company’s Social Inclusion […]
Dealing with clients
By Paula Ballester Murat, Erasmus Entrepreneurship Programme Through these, months I’ve been talking about different parts of the business: promotion, daily tasks, entrepreneur attitude…but there’s still one overy important part that I haven’t talk about yet: customers. Since the very begining, I’ve been in contact with Sli Nua Careers’ customers in almost all the different […]