Confirmation of face-to-face Interview Training session – GPA

Key details re our face-to-face Interview Training session: Click our Interview Workbook HERE to download the form that we will use to explore what the employer is looking for in this position – fill out this Workbook as best you can and email back to us to allow us to become familiar with its contents. […]

Ten gaffes to derail your job interview

Job Interview training : Job search engine Simply Hired has just published research into the 10 worst things you can do in a job interview. They spoke to 850 hiring managers and enlisted some interesting views, writes Ashley Cahillane, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers.  The first thing to note is that this is a list […]

It’s you they want to hire – not a PowerPoint [Presentation training]

Interview Training : Q: I’ve to do a ten-minute presentation at a job interview in two weeks’ time – ‘how will you improve this company over the next three years?’ The problem is it’s my own job I’m doing it for. Well, not quite, but I’ve been acting in the position since my boss got […]

Confirmation of online Interview Training session – GPA

Key details re your online Interview Training session   Steps to take now 1: Email your Coach (click for details) with your CV or Application Form and, if you have them, the advertisement, job spec or call-to-interview email you received.   Steps to take in the days before the session 1: Complete our Interview Workbook HERE […]

I didn’t get the job – what else did I lose?

Q: I went for an interview early in January, and thought I did fairly well. I didn’t get the job and I’m very disappointed. Looking back on it, one thing bugs me – they kept asking me about my current job, questions like how we do certain things, key customers, and so on. I tried […]

Parachute can help you jump – Career Change

Q: I’m looking at a career change. I’ve been in retail for 25 years and I’ve enough of it. I’m just going the motions. Now, knowing me, this change won’t be a turn-on-a-sixpence job. I tend to make big decisions with all the pace of a glacier. Is there any book you’d recommend at this […]

Straight talk may have rescued epic job interview fail

Q: I went to a job interview last week. Early on, it was fairly obvious I wasn’t the right person for the job. Although I have experience in the sector (hospitality), I haven’t the business management experience they needed. Initially, I persevered and tried to answer their questions and almost bluff my way through it. […]

Welcome to my blog

I blog on a range of topics that can be bracketed under: Motivation Leadership Personal / Professional Development Business I hope you find my writing interesting. If your goal is to take that jump to the next level, I am here to help you. Please note, my first language is Spanish, so if my English […]