Making a pitch for the job and getting in the zone
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Galway The question is often asked: how do you actually sell yourself at the interview. Consider the following question: John, why should we offer you the job? John, this is your opportunity to pitch for the job. You need to be in ‘the zone’ – and by […]
Eight reasons why good candidates perform poorly at interview
By Liam Horan, MD & Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) This week, I asked four of our experienced career coaches the following question: based on your experience of working with candidates in the interview training setting, what are the two main reasons good candidates perform poorly in interview? Here are the observations they made, and, in […]
Career Corner – Put the sparkle back in your CV crc1029fm July 27th 2015
Topics today: Q: I am working on my CV at the moment. I have all the basics in there, but it just doesn’t sparkle. I feel it is very heavy. It doesn’t spring to life. I have had a good deal success in my career but I can’t seem to get that across in the […]
Career Corner How Best to Approach the Second Interview – crc1029fm July 20th 2015
Topics today: Career Corner with Liam Horan. Here Liam addresses how to handle the build up to the interview, particularly the last two days. Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast […]
Liam Horan on Down to Business
Career Coach, Liam Horan was the guest newspaper reviewer on Newstalk’s excellent Down to Business programme, during its live broadcast at Westport Town Hall on Saturday, July 18th, 2015. “It was a real pleausre to be on the programme – Bobby and his team are great supporters of all types of businesses in Ireland, with […]
Make sure you’re the candidate who “stacks up”
By Liam Horan, MD & Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) Employers are keen to figure out exactly what your CV says about you. When you say you were “directly involved in the installation of the companywide IT system”, what does that actually mean? Did you give the courier a hand carrying the stuff in? […]
Do Better Job Interviews (1)
Welcome to Module 5 of our Coaching the Job Coaching series 2014 This page goes live at 2.25pm (GMT) on Thursday, July 16th, 2015. Resource Material you should download are HERE (Interview Workbook – empty) and HERE (Interview Workbook – completed). You should have received these in your email already. To access Part One of this […]
Sell your soul, or sell yourself?
By Arthur Geraghty, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I have been called for interview by a close competitor of my current employer? Should I use my insider corporate knowledge to score points in the interview? (AG, email) A: While you may consider yourself to be ideally placed to spill the beans and give the […]
Career Corner How to approach the second interview crc1029fm July 6th 2015
Career Corner with Liam Horan – How to approach a second interview & diplomacy rules when being interviewed for your boss’s job. Topics today: Q: I’ve just been called for a second interview for a job. I’ve a lot of experience in the sector, and know I’d be a good fit for the position. I […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm June 29th 2015 – Create a LinkedIn Profile
Career Corner – Would a LinkedIn profile help the job seeker? Today, Mark speaks about the advantages of having an up-to-date LinkedIn profile for today’s jobseeker. Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday […]