Control the interview? You decide
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The decisions we make in job interviews are crucial. When we hear the phrase “You control the interview”, we often get stomached, writes LIAM HORAN, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. How can I control the interview? Surely the interview panel control the interview? Yes, you can […]
Job-searching tips for new college graduates, by Sabina Trench, Sli Nua Careers
You’re a new graduate – now comes the next part, finding a job. In this interview, Career Coach Sabina Trench offers some useful tips. Career Coach Sabina Trench Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and the surrounding environs and was established […]
6 job-searching tips for new graduates
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers You’re fresh out of college, just got the results (congrats) and now the real world beckons. Chances are you will soon be facing your first serious job interview. That has prompted Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, to compile these six simple tips. 1. While […]
Audio: tips by #Careers Coach Sabina Trench for graduates facing into the big bad world #jobfairy
“I have just graduated from college with a degree in Business Studies. Now I’m facing out into the big, bad world. Any tips?” Career Coach Sabina Trench answers this question. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and the surrounding environs and […]
‘Dress for success’ tips for men
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Of late, we have received a number of queries from men about appropriate interview dress. Accordingly, we have invited style coach Claire Golden (www.clairegolden.com) to pen this contribution – we will ask her to do likewise for females in the next few weeks: “The most important […]
Audio: how to avoid putting unrealistic expectations on yourself in job interviews
How job candidates expect too much of themselves in interview – and tips to avoid your unrealistic expectations ruining your chances. Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. […]
Tyrone #gaa manager Mickey Harte looks for ‘Sli Nua’ at Ballinrobe Enterprise Town Expo
WED., JUNE 22, UPDATE: Meant to get this up here sooner than this – here’s Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte visiting our stand at the Expo. He is pictured alongside our MD Liam Horan. Mickey took time to visit every stand at the Expo and showed genuine interest in the businesses and the people […]
How to prepare yourself to overcome interview nerves
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I get nervous before interviews. By the time I get to the venue, I’m shaking. It really holds me back in my career. Any suggestions? (SC, email). A: First of all, accept that you will have nerves. Nerves are not a bad thing, per […]
How to give a great phone #interview – @CRC1029fm June 7th 2016
Today’s Question: I have been called to interview for a marketing role in London – and the interview is to take place over the phone as I am unable to get there on the day in question. I am worried I will not be able to give a good account of myself. Any tips? Liam […]
Keep the scoreboard ticking over
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Every Sunday, you will hear a GAA manager or pundit extolling the virtues of ‘keeping the scoreboard ticking over.’ It implies a consistency of effort rather than a fascination with occasional dramatic inputs. A job interview is the same. Keep the scoreboard ticking over. Keep talking about […]