Crafting a personal statement that does the trick
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) Q: I am writing a personal statement for UCAS. I am not quite sure how I should go about it. Can you give me some tips? (LT, email). A: For those who might not immediately recognise the acronym UCAS, it stands for Universities and Colleges Admissions […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm November 10th 2014 thinking about your digital footprint and how employers are viewing it
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 on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Topic: Employers are using social media to recruit. Will they find you? Let’s face it, we live and work within a […]
A view from the other (recruiter’s) side
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin North It’s 3.30 on a Friday afternoon and an Assistant Engineering Manager in a busy food and beverage manufacturing facility has just sat down at his desk to begin the next phase of a recruitment drive. His department has advertised for two specialised engineering technicians who […]
Record-breaking job creation grants in north county Dublin
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) The North County Leader is reporting HERE that The Fingal Local Enterprise Office (LEO) based in Swords, has recently approved a record-breaking thirteen job-creation grants to local businesses around the north county Dublin, the highest level of approvals since the economic downturn. Mark McDonald is […]
Canadian firm to create over 100 new jobs in west Cork
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) A Canadian firm is to create a total of 105 new jobs by 2016 as part of a major expansion of their existing operation at Clonakilty in west Cork. The jobs will involve graduates with IT and language skills as well as senior management executives. The […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm November 3rd 2014 how to depict the last two years of your career to improve your employment chances
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. This week’s question: I spent 13 successful years in my previous job in the marketing department of a hotel chain, rising to […]
Tired of networking – here’s one to get you back on the rails
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) If you have tired of networking – be it for job-seeking or business development purposes – here’s a novel approach to get you back on the rails.Galway Chamber and Iarnród Eireann have teamed up for a special Speed Networking Event on Thursday next, November 6th, 2014. […]
Midlands boost as Athlone gets 100 news jobs
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Great to see the Westmeath Independent report this week that a US medical devices company is to create 100 new jobs in Athlone. Teleflex is the company in question, and you can read the full story HERE. They have been in Athlone since 2007. Mick O’Connor […]
Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) How important is preparation? ‘If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe’ (Abraham Lincoln) Preparation demonstrates to the interviewer that you have done your homework and that you have drive and ambition. Good preparation portrays a very good […]
Statement of interest can be a trump card
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: Yesterday I attended for interview for a marketing role and felt I did well. I’m a new graduate and it was my first job interview. This morning, I got an email from the employer thanking me for coming along. She asked me to email her back confirming […]