Delivering my workshop at the Mayo GAA Career Fair
By Paula Ballester Murat, Erasmus Entrepreneurship Programme Last Saturday, January 20, I took part in the Mayo GAA Career Fair. This was the second year that Mayo GAA and Sli Nua Careers have organised this event aimed at school leavers. Mayo GAA is the local governing body for the popular Irish games of football and. […]
Dealing with clients
By Paula Ballester Murat, Erasmus Entrepreneurship Programme Through these, months I’ve been talking about different parts of the business: promotion, daily tasks, entrepreneur attitude…but there’s still one overy important part that I haven’t talk about yet: customers. Since the very begining, I’ve been in contact with Sli Nua Careers’ customers in almost all the different […]
Thinking about changing careers? Here’s how to start
Q: I’ve been drifting in my role for a few years, and now feel the time is right to consider changing careers. But where do I even start? (AC, email). A: There are times we should work on, rather than in, our career. Whether you’re at the start of your career, or in the middle […]
VIDEO: Are you applying for the Director-General’s job in the GAA in 2017/2018?
The GAA has advertised for a new Director-General/Ard Stiúrthóir to replace Páraic Duffy, who will retire from his position on March 31, 2018. In the video below, our career coach Liam Horan, who has been heavily involved in the GAA throughout his life, speaks about what the successful candidate will need to have – and […]
South West Counselling Centre recruiting for a CEO – we can help a good candidate get over the line
By Mary Reale, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Tralee Are you an IACP or IAHIP accredited counsellor with a third level qualification and 3+ years project management experience? South West Counselling Centre is presently recruiting for a CEO. See job advertisement (closes December 8, 2017) HERE To prepare a CV for this position, I would […]
Ashley Cahillane
Ashley is a PhD researcher in English Literature at National University of Ireland, Galway. Her research, funded by the Galway Doctoral Research scheme, looks at representations of environmental crisis in contemporary literature. Prior to this research, Ashley gained a first-class honours master’s degree in English from Maynooth University. Ashley uses her advanced training in the […]
Halfway through my placement in Sli Nua Careers
By Paula Ballester Murat Erasmus Entrepreneurship Programme Participant, 2017/2018 Being an entrepreneur means to be involved in all the steps of the process of creation of your services, from the idea until the analysis of the results. During these two months, I’ve also contributed to an essential part of this business: promoting our services among […]
Career Event 2018 – in conjunction with Mayo GAA
Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, are invited to attend the second annual Claremorris Career Event 2018, which takes place in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, on Saturday, January 20 (11am to 2pm). Last year’s inaugural event attracted a bumper attendance of 500 students and parents. The list of guest speakers will […]
Your LinkedIn profile needs regular care
Q: I created a LinkedIn profile a few years ago after hearing all the talk about it being essential. I put a good few hours into it and, apart from old school colleagues inviting me to connect with them, I haven’t heard a dicky bird. No job offers, no call to interviews, nothing. What am […]
Career Corner crc1029fm November 1st 2017
“I didn’t finish my degree because I started working… can I skip those years in my CV?” Become an accomplished and confident public speaker or presenter with our Public Speaking & Presentations Masterclass Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner – a series of career tips interviews that […]