VIDEO: Advice on using the Candidate Self Service Portal

Using the candidates self service portal. 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 long-term career possibilities, go HERE […]

VIDEO: Leaving Cert – choosing an accredited grade or sit an exam

Choosing an accredited grade or to sit and exam – consider your options. 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 […]

VIDEO: Leaving Cert – what do you need, and what can you get?

Leaving Cert – what do you need, and what can you get? Have you calculated what you might get? 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 […]

VIDEO: What are you doing after your Leaving Cert?

What are you doing after your Leaving Cert?  What do you need to consider when making your choice? 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 […]

VIDEO: Accredited grades – what is standardisation?

What data is used when the process of standardisation is applied to accredited grades? 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 […]

VIDEO: What are accredited grades?

What are accredited grades? 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 long-term career possibilities, go HERE   Need […]

Typical questions that candidates worry about

This week, I have compiled a list of typical questions our coaches often get asked by candidates, and the answers we typically give, writes Deirdre May, Career Coach, Slí Nua Careers.   Q: What clothes should I wear to my interview? A: Even if it’s online, you should dress to impress. Even if the job […]

Close run thing can lead to a better future

Q: I did not get the job, unfortunately. I was very disappointed. I really gave it a great shot over the three interviews, one of which included a presentation about what I would do in the role.  However, they told me I was pipped at the post by a very strong – but marginally better […]

Technical questions left me flummoxed

Q: The interview just got away from me. They started off by asking five technical questions. Four of them were on topics that I wouldn’t know just at the drop of a hat, but would figure out on a job very quickly. The fifth one I knew and I blurted out an unconvincing answer. At […]

How to make the third interview pay

Q: I’m in for the third interview on Tuesday next. The process has gone on for about two months. It’s a high profile position and a crucial appointment for the organisation, but, at this stage, I’m wondering what more I can offer. I’ve thrown everything at it already. (DL, email). A: You’ve no option now […]