How to avoid getting pipped at the post

Q: I’m in an unusual position. A job has come up in the place where I’ve been freelancing / working on a temporary basis for several years. The reality is that I am the leading contender. But there are several others who have also been freelancing here. They haven’t as much experience as me and […]
How to make your career history work with – not against – you

Q: I’ve got past the first two interviews for a major post I am chasing in a new company, and now, as I get ready for the third, they’ve insisted that they want to talk to the general manager of the company where I worked prior to my current role. This causes me a big […]
Key details re your online GPA Interview Training session with Breda Garvey
Contact details: Breda Garvey. E: breda@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Email breda@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview email you received. Steps to take in the days before the session 1: Complete our Interview Workbook HERE […]
I chanced my arm – and got caught

Q: I was poorly prepared for the interview. I chanced my arm. I hadn’t practiced my answers, and I got thrown off by some easy questions. For example, I struggled on what I knew about the company (little or nothing); why I was leaving my current job (my time there is done, and this was […]
How to make your ‘dream job’ work for you

Q: I am going for an interview in a company next week. A friend of mine went for an interview there about a year ago and a question that really threw her was “identify your dream job – and why?” She reckons she made a complete mess of it. How can I get my head […]
Key details re your online GPA Interview Training session with Stephanie MacKinnon
Contact details: Stephanie MacKinnon. E: stephanie@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Email stephanie@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview email you received. You can view Stephanie’s profile HERE. Steps to take in the days before the session 1: […]
Key details re your online GPA Interview Training session with Maureen Nalubega
Contact details: Maureen Nalubega. E: maureen@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Email maureen@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview email you received. You can view Maureen’s profile HERE. Steps to take in the days before the session […]
Key details re your online GPA Interview Training session with Sean Larkin
Contact details: Sean Larkin. E: sean@slinucareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Email sean@slinucareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview email you received. You can view Sean’s profile HERE. Steps to take in the days before the session […]
Key details re your online GPA Interview Training session with Fintan Dunne
Contact details: Fintan Dunne. E: fintan@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details are below Steps to take now 1: Email fintan@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview email you received. You can view Fintan’s profile HERE. Steps to take in the days before the session […]
Key details re your online GPA Interview Training session with John Moloney
Contact details: John Moloney. E: john@slinuacareers.com Zoom log-in details will be emailed to you by John Steps to take now 1: Email john@slinuacareers.com with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview email you received. You can view John’s profile HERE. Steps to take in […]