How to give a great phone #interview – @CRC1029fm June 7th 2016
Today’s Question: I have been called to interview for a marketing role in London – and the interview is to take place over the phone as I am unable to get there on the day in question. I am worried I will not be able to give a good account of myself. Any tips? Liam […]
Keep the scoreboard ticking over
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Every Sunday, you will hear a GAA manager or pundit extolling the virtues of ‘keeping the scoreboard ticking over.’ It implies a consistency of effort rather than a fascination with occasional dramatic inputs. A job interview is the same. Keep the scoreboard ticking over. Keep talking about […]
The hunt begins for teaching jobs – hunt clever @crc1029fm May 30th 2016
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. Where do I start? (JG, email). Career Coach Sabina Trench answers this question. […]
It’s an interview – not your annual appraisal
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes interview candidates find it difficult to sell themselves when they go for a job in their current organisation. They need to claim this right. Others – perhaps some with lesser achievements, commitment and experience – will claim this right. This is an interview. A sales call. […]
How to overcome low confidence for interview @crc1029fm May 23rd 2016
Today’s Question: I am going for a job interview next week, but I haven’t done one in about eight years. I ran my own business until recently when it folded. My confidence is on the floor. Can you give me some tips? (AOS, email). Career Coach Sabina Trench answers this question. Community Radio Castlebar has […]
Deliberately vague in your CV? Fess up time at interview
Today’s Question: I’m afraid the interview panel will cotton onto the fact that while I have a lot of on-the-road sales experience, I haven’t done much in the tele-sales area before – and the job is in tele-sales. I have kind of obscured it in my CV. Should I ‘fess up on the day? (SOC, […]
5000 extra summer jobs in the pub trade – will you snag one?
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers The group representing the majority of publicans has said it expects 5,000 more summer jobs than normal to be generated in the industry this year. Read the news in full here. This resonates with a blog post I wrote just a few weeks ago, which also flagged […]
U21 wins were great career moves in ’83 and ’06 – hopefully same in ’16
Forgive us our shameless parochialism here – all Gaelic football is local, as you know. On our window today we have a framed photo of a jersey with all the autographs of the 1983 Mayo u21 team on the border. That Mayo team won the All-Ireland title in 1983. It proved to be a great career […]
Job seekers, it’s time for clear communication April 19th 2016
Today’s Question: “I work in marketing and went for a job last January – and heard nothing until last week. That was bizarre enough – but what was really bizarre was that they want me to come in now and discuss taking the job. It’s a job I would really like but I’m a bit […]
Explain or ignore the unfinished college course in your CV? #crc1029fm April 12th 2016
Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley, Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and the […]