Why you shouldn’t aim for perfection in job interviews
Q: I have already done two mock interviews for an upcoming job. In both cases, I got friends of mine who work in the same general field – business management – to put me through my paces. While both were adamant that I did well, I know I forgot to give some good information on […]
How to keep the interview panel looking in the right places
Q: I am going for a job interview next week and I’m pretty sure I fit the bill. However, I fear my lack of technology experience will come against me. I’m not that bad on technology but I have never used it much in the workplace. I’m told the technology required in this instance can […]
How to take some of the pain out of working from home
Q: I started a new job nine months ago. Since then, I’ve met only about five of my colleagues face to face, and just for brief periods. We’ve all been working from home, and I feel quite isolated. We do all the usual bonding stuff such as online cookery and cocktail-making events but they’re not […]
Assessing your interview performance so that you do even better next time
Q: I have suffered a few setbacks on the job interview front of late. To be honest, I thought I had done a particularly good interview last time out, but I still didn’t get the job. They gave me the usual guff about there being a better candidate, you did well etc., but at this […]
Make them want you with a sparkling presentation
Q: I have been asked to give a ten-minute presentation as the start of the second interview for the job. I have never done anything like this before. It’s an online interview, just to complicate matters. Any tips? (FG, email.) A: The beauty of a presentation as part of a job interview is that it […]
How to properly research the job without tying yourself up in knots
Q: I am preparing for an upcoming job interview. I won’t tell you a word of a lie, this job means a great deal to me. It would put me two steps further up the ladder than I could feasibly have expected at this stage in my career. I have a strong chance because I […]
Thinking through your upcoming interview
Building on last week’s column on typical interview queries, here is another set of scenarios I regularly encounter when working with my clients, writes Deirdre May, Career Coach, Slí Nua Careers. Q: When I am being interviewed by multiple interviewers at once, who should I look at when asked a question? A: This question harks […]
VIDEO: Leaving Cert Q&A on accredited grades and the CAO
Frequently asked questions on the Leaving Cert, accredited grades and the CAO process answered by our experts Sean Larkin and Colm Flynn during a recent webinar for senior cycle students. If you’d like to have Sean or Colm help you with subject choice, completing your CAO form or pondering long-term career possibilities, go HERE […]
VIDEO: What constitutes substantial evidence for a subject taken outside of school?
What constitutes substantial evidence for a subject taken outside of school? In our recent webinar for senior cycle students, our experts Sean Larkin and Colm Flynn dealt with this and many other questions on the night. If you’d like to have Sean or Colm help you with subject choice, completing your CAO form or pondering […]
VIDEO: Student performance can change, how does this affect accredited grades?
A student’s performance can change quite a lot between 3rd and 5th year, is that taken into account when using accredited grading? In our recent webinar for senior cycle students, our experts Sean Larkin and Colm Flynn dealt with this and many other questions on the night. If you’d like to have Sean or Colm […]