Age: You can’t change it, so work with it
Age Pic source www.pixabay.com By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I think they see me as being too old. I keep getting called to interview, but I have not been able to land a job. I am 54. My last job was outsourced to a cheaper country. I am very […]
We are on the look-out for Transition Year success stories
Pic source www.pixabay.com By Arron Hughes and Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers ‘It started in Transition Year’. We are on the look-out for successful businesses that started life as TY mini-companies. It’s for a radio programme we are working on – so there will be some publicity for the businesses involved. If you are such a […]
VIDEO: “You’ve got to speak for yourself” – job interview tips with Liam Horan
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers In this video, first broadcast on Facebook Live, June 2017, Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, talks about how interview training can dramatically improve your interview performance. You’ve got to speak for yourself – you’ve got to take on the responsibility of telling the interview panel […]
8 tips for Garda recruitment interview
Pic source www.pixabay.com Garda recruitment By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Are you looking to carve out a career for yourself in An Garda Síochána? If you are, you’re one of thousands; so, as the boys’ scouts say, you have to ‘be prepared’ or ‘bi ullamh’. An Garda Síochána The […]
How interview bluff proved costly in the long run
Pic source www.pixabay.com Interview Bluff By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I made a mistake. I know I did. And as I was making it, I knew it was a mistake. They asked me if I knew anything about Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, specifically the MailChimp package. […]
AUDIO: Radio Kerry interview re Report claims older workers turn to Botox and hair dye to beat young people to jobs
Pic source www.pixabay.com It seems youth is seen as a valuable currency for many of our older workers. They are dipping into the cosmetic fountain of youth as they look to fend off the millennials vying for their jobs, according to a new report from IrishJobs.ie. In this interview with Deirdre Walsh on Radio Kerry, Liam […]
Handling ‘illegal’ interview questions with aplomb
Pic source www.pixabay.com Illegal questions By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers While the days of politically incorrect interview questions may largely be a thing of the past, don’t be surprised if they come up in an interview. While they may not be intentional, they could throw you, writes Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua […]
Six tips for a better job interview
Pic source www.pixabay.com Interview tips By Vasjan Broka, Sli Nua Careers Job interviews can be very challenging for many people – here are some interview tips to help you do better from Vasjan Broka, an Albanian Career Coach currently partnering with Sli Nua Careers here in Ireland under the European Union Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship programme. Show […]
Find that job!
Pic source www.pixabay.com Find that job By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Everyone is talking about all the jobs ‘out there’ but ‘where are they?’ asks Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Think local first It costs a lot of money to advertise on the national websites, so some companies just advertise locally. […]
Build a winning CV – our talk at Central Library, Dublin, June 19, 2017
Pic source www.pixabay.com Are you looking for a job or do you want to make a career change? Here’s a talk that might interest you. Title: 15 Steps to Building a Winning CV Speaker: Liam Horan, Career Coach and Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Date: Monday, June 19 Venue: Central Library, ILAC Centre, Dublin Time: 1.30-2.30pm […]