Tips for staying pro-active during job search
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Central to ensuring that career gaps are as brief as possible is each individual’s approach to their specific set of circumstances. It’s undeniable that unemployment can test the most resilient of us, with spare time and heightened uncertainty leaving the mind susceptible to periods of desperation. Formulating a strategy and action […]
Five common interview mistakes that undermine even great candidates
Just because you know you’re great doesn’t mean you’re home and dry. You’ve got to convince the interview panel too, writes Arthur Geraghty, Career Coach at Sli Nua Careers. Interviews are not a perfect way of selecting candidates – and, indeed, many employers deploy a variety of other selection tool to complement interviews – but […]
Twelve top tips for great cover letters
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You have an excellent CV but what to do when it comes to the cover letter? Here are some top tips on how to approach your direct and speculative letters, writes SABINA TRENCH, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS. #1 Reference the job – If you are applying for a […]
Eleven tips to spruce up your presentation style
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers To get that job, sometimes you’ve got to give a presentation. Death by PowerPoint doesn’t just afflict the audience – the presenter can tank too. When you lose your audience, and they lose the will to live, chances are the contract won’t be coming your […]
Getting your career back on track
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You may have taken a break to raise your children, some time to explore different things, or you just needed to step off the career carousel for a while. Now you want to get back inthe saddle, and the right approach will make all the difference, writes SABINA […]
Six tips to help teacher write better application forms
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: “I’m a primary school teacher searching for a permanent job in September. There are lots of opportunities out there but not only do I have to send in a CV and cover letter; I have to complete an application form for each school. How should I go […]
Survive the probe to land the job
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The rise of competency-based interviews continues apace – more and more, we encounter clients who have been told that their upcoming interview will be a competency- based one, writes LIAM HORAN, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS. We have previously dealt here with the START method […]
Nothing to lose
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Frequently you have nothing to lose in an interview.In an interview, they cannot take away from you what you already have. If you have a job, you will still have that job when you go out the door. If you are a student, you […]
Voice in your ear can drive you on
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes you have got to bring a bit of controlled anger into an interview. Candidates often struggle to get the information out. “Oh, I couldn’t say that about myself – they might think I’m arrogant.” If you don’t say it, who will? To force […]
Eight tips to make your job interviews easier – and better
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Eight tips to make your job interviews easier – and better Job interview candidates can be very hard on themselves – they can magnify every error and minimise every good moment. This is not true of everybody, of course, but it does apply to a large number of clients I […]