Career Corner crc1029fm March 8th 2017 Careers coach Sabina Trench tells how to explain a gap on your CV.
“Hi Sabina, I have been unemployed for the last two years. Before this, I was employed with the same company for over ten years, and it didn’t end well. How do I explain this in an interview? Many thanks, SS” Career Coach Sabina Trench Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland […]
12 things to remember when CV writing
CV Writing By Mary O’Brien Killeen Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers It can be the most challenging of tasks, writing your CV. Where to start? What to highlight? How to shorten? How to sell yourself? These 12 pointers will help you get on the right track, and will also assist you in writing your […]
Was he digging in – or testing me out? Job Interview
Job Interview By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I found myself in a tricky position in a job inyerview. The interviewer was certain of a “fact”. I was even more certain that this “fact” was not a fact at all. I worked on the exact project whereas the interviewer […]
Mid West Radio February 23rd 2017
Liam Horan and Isabel Alvarez Seron, Sli Nua Careers, speak to Tommy Marren of Mid West Radio about the Claremorris Career Event being organised by the GAA in Mayo on Saturday, February 26, 2017.
Job seeking without success?
“Hello Sabina, I am applying for loads of jobs at the moment, but not getting any interviews. Where am I going wrong? I really want to find a job ASAP. Thanks,” DD Career Coach Sabina Trench Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar […]
Coping skills for a difficult interview
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. This week: Here we deal with these issues: QUESTION “One person in the interview panel kept interrupting me as I was […]
Dusting off old qualifications, is it possible to go back?
Qualifications By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You left college with a degree or maybe even a masters, but work was scarce and you took what you could find. Now, ten years later you are working in a completely different field and are wondering what might have been. But, as George Eliot said, […]
Claremorris Career Event 2017 in conjunction with the GAA in Mayo
The Claremorris Career Event, organised by the GAA in Mayo, will take place in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 11am to 2pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, to getwith their career choices for the future. Our MD Liam […]
Coping with the ‘Tell me about yourself’ question
Hello Sabina, I have an interview coming up next week, and I’ve a lot of preparation done. The one question I dread is ‘Tell me about yourself?’ that often comes at the start of the interview. Where do I start? Many thanks” AL Career Coach Sabina Trench Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the […]
Job interview tips to show you will step up from ‘the crew’
Job Interview Tips By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I want the job. Well, maybe not fully, but the reality is if I don’t go for it and get it, you wouldn’t know who they might bring in the door. The big question I will face is how I’m […]