‘Searching interview brought out the best in me’
Q: This is not so much a question as an observation. I went for an interview last week in my own company – and the panel gave me a right grilling. I could feel the sweat running down my back. It felt like an hour in the cage with Conor McGregor. They probed almost every […]
Finish decisively, don’t drift
Q: I did a job interview last week and generally did well, but I didn’t know how to finish my answers. Should I wait until they talk over me? (OP, email). A: Finish when you’re finished. When you have given enough information on the topic at hand, stop, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua […]
‘I never recovered from a bad start’
Q: In a job interview I recently did, I got myself into a right lather trying to deal with the ‘talk us through your CV’ question – the very first question of the day. I felt like I was talking for an age. I could see they were getting bored, and I started to doubt […]
Future proof can boost job interview
When going for a job interview, the tendency is to look to what you have done in the past – but you might only be telling half the story they need to hear, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In my experience, candidates all too often look inwards when preparing for interview. They […]
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Winning at the third time of asking
Q: I went for the first interview full of beans. I felt I did well and I was called back for a second interview. And again. Next week I go for the third interview for this position. It’s not the head of NASA. It’s a middle management role. The last day I had to do […]
Over 1600 attend Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2020
The recent Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2020 held in GMIT, Castlebar, was a huge success with an attendance of over 1,600 students, lifelong learners and family members – and now the multi-agency organising committee are planning to expand it still further in 2021. Over 50 stands, including third-level and Post-Leaving Certificate […]
How minding my own business cost me at interview
Q: I run my own business but want a change. I went for a job interview last week. Despite my best efforts at convincing the panel that I will unplug myself from the business, I believe I failed to convince them. They kept coming back to how I would juggle both even though I made […]
Seven tips for a local authority interview
Q: I am going for an interview for a job in my local county council. I’m told I should know stuff about what the council does but, to be honest, I haven’t much of a clue. I’m not politically minded, more of a ‘live and let live’ type woman. Where do I even start? (ER, […]
How to research the company
Q: I have been out of the job-seeking game for quite some time, and, after a recent redundancy, I am really struggling to get my head around the whole process. It has changed so much over the years. I have seen a job that appeals to me and have been called to interview, but I […]