My first week in Sli Nua Careers
By Paula Ballester Murat Erasmus Entrepreneurship Programme Participant, 2017/2018 A week has passed since I first arrived in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland, where I will work with Sli Nua Careers, a leading career training company, until January 2018. My business idea revolves around helping individuals make better presentations and become more accomplished public speakers, an […]
Interviewing for the unknown: Unknown territory
Unknown territory Pic source www.pixabay.com By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers For some people sending out speculative CVs, you are sending your CV to companies that may be hiring at some time in the future. There isn’t a job advertised, so you are not applying for anything specific. As a result, you may not […]
Coaching candidates for Labour Party Development Officer role
By Vincent Gribbin, Career Coach, Navan Position: Part-time Development Office, the Labour Party Link: https://www.labour.ie/recruit In coaching someone seeking the position of part-time Development Officer with the Labour Party http://bit.ly/2eo9eDW I would stress to the candidate what the Labour Party wants from the person it appoints, and how the candidate can demonstrate during the […]
Career options. What now? Where next?
Career options Pic source www.pixabay.com By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers For many students, their Leaving Certificate results have thrown up more questions than answers. Choices need to be made, but what are they? Sabina Trench, Sli Nua Careers, takes a look at some of the options available and how you might assess them. […]
RADIO: Career coach Sabina Trench explains how to prepare for an interview and cover all the important details
Dear Aidan & Sabina, I have been sending out my CV to various companies looking for work. One has called me in for interview, but I don’t know what job they have in mind for me. How do I prepare? Thanks, CW Career Coach Sabina Trench Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting […]
Coaching candidates for Sligo tourism manager role
By Fintan Dunne, Career Coach, Sligo Position: Co. Sligo Tourism Manager Link: http://www.collinsmcnicholas.ie/job/county-sligo-tourism-manager/ To coach for this appointment, I would emphasise from the outset that the employer is looking for a specific person. I would encourage the candidate to do thorough research on the appointment as part of their preparation. The job, Co. […]
Cork hotel looking for sales / business dev. manager – here’s how we’d coach candidates for it
Pic source www.pixabay.com Sales By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In coaching someone seeking the position of [see ad here] Sales/Business Development Manager in a Cork Hotel, I would try to get the candidate to appreciate two basic concepts. Firstly, it needs to be identified from the job description what exactly the employer is […]
Teacher-questionnaire
Pic source www.pixabay.com We have a special online questionnaire for jobs in the education sector. Please go HERE to fill it out, and it will automatically sync to us – this helps us create a better end product for you. We have a dedicated section on our site for teaching positions – HERE
“I’m good at my job – but I do disastrously in interviews”
Good at my job Photo by Guilherme Cunha on Unsplash By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: Every time I go to interview, I get tongue-tied. I’m not sure if it is the nerves, or if I’m trying too hard, but I tend to do disastrously. It is really annoying for two reasons: […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan on how students can make the right career choice
Pic source www.pixabay.com Liam Horan, Career Coach, talks to Dublin’s Q102 about how students can help themselves make the right career choice. If you’re unsure about your career decisions after finishing school, check out our innovative ‘career 360’ for students: https://slinuacareers.com/yoca/