Your voice is your voice – don’t obsess about it in #jobs interview #careers
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I hate the sound of my own voice. Surely the interview panel will feel the same about it? Anything I can do to make myself sound better (JJ, email). Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career […]
500 metre exclusion zone will keep you tuned in
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) Make sure you give everyone the right impression of you before, during and after interview. Securing the dream job is a tough competitive process from start to finish. Don’t arrive at a situation where your application, CV and cover letter, and your interview performance has […]
I want to apply but am afraid to show my face just yet & common interview errors
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I want to apply for a job I’ve seen advertised – but I don’t want to show my face yet. My company have a connection with the company advertising the job, and I’m afraid word would get back. Is it off limits, or are there other ways around […]
Knowing the STAR method can lead to stellar interviews
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Competency-based interviews are becoming more commonplace. They invite the candidate to talk about previous experiences – essentially, to tell stories – from their past and the employers hopes these will act as a reliable guide as to how they will perform in the future. […]
Write a better CV – listen to radio interview with Mark McDonald on @925PhoenixFM #jobfairydublin
April 2015: Interview with Mark Mc Donald, Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers on Phoenix FM’s D15 Today show prior to giving a recent CV presentation at Blanchardstown Library. Susan Lovatt also form Blanchardstown Library explains how this is the first of a number of job seeker information events which the library will be hosting […]
Parents – complete our short survey and get CV and Cover Letter templates to help your child gain summer work #careers #jobfairy
I am currently seeking a position on the New Frontiers High Potential Start-up programme in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. My new business idea involves providing a possible career guidance solution for second-level students. I am conducting some market research, and would be grateful if you could complete a questionnaire designed […]
Interview errors that won’t go un-noticed
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Dublin North Q: In a few sentences, can you outline some common – but perhaps less well-known – mistakes people make at interviews. I feel I know the obvious ones but wonder if there are any others I should consider? (LJ, email). A: Some of these might […]
Suits you sir – what should I wear to my forthcoming interview?
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers, Ballinrobe Q: Interviews have not really been my thing. I got a job in a garage after leaving school 33 years ago and for those 33 years I never wrote a CV, and apart from funerals, weddings, the Debs Ball and my daughter’s graduation, […]
Resolving to be decisive brings immediate CV pay-offs
By Fintan Dunne, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Sligo) Q: I have worked in about 12 jobs over the years. My CV is currently six pages long – and, even at that, I feel I have left out some good stuff. I have read your advice about keeping your CV down to two pages, if […]
Skype #jobs interview – how can I nail it? Radio interview on this very topic #careers #jobfairy
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I’m being interviewed by Skype next week for a job. The position is overseas and I have the skills and experience to do it, but I am worried about the Skype interview because all the other candidates will be interviewed in person. I fear Skype may be […]