Mark Mc Donald on Phoenix FM’s D15 Today
Mark Mc Donald from Sli Nua Careers Dublin North Office talks to Dave and Dan on Phoenix FM’s D15 Today show and offers some tips on how you can succeed in getting the job you want. Mark McDonald is a Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers and works out of Dublin North. You can read more […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm September 22nd 2014
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Declan Murphy 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: Here we deal with regular interview questions. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm September 15th 2014
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. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and […]
Preparing for Defence Forces recruitment interviews
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Prospective candidates who wish to pursue a career in the Defence forces need to be focussed on the following key points: 1. Background Knowledge You need to understand fully the induction process for the Defence Forces which culminates in an Interview. Have a basic knowledge of […]
Do your research – there are no short-cuts to success
By Mary O’Brien, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) A lot of us prepare for interviews in a similar manner i.e. we look at our CV and previous experience and begin the process of trying to match our skills to the requirements of the job in order to answer questions as effectively as possible. This […]
Good luck to our own star pupils!
Over the summer months, we were privileged to work with a large number of teachers and others in the education sphere. Without breaching confidentiality, I can reveal we worked with deputy principals going for principal positions, teachers going for deputy principal positions, teachers going for principal positions, teachers going for full-time jobs, teachers going for maternity […]
Starting over can bring fresh opportunities
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin North Retrain? It’s never too late. There has been a great deal of commentary across the media in recent months about what is now referred to as the skills gap currently existing in our economy. Various reports have highlighted the problems employers face when trying to […]
Sector knowledge is crucial in job interviews
By Sabina Trench, Sli Nua Careers, Westport It sounds a simple thing to say, but, in my experience working with clients preparing for job interviews, it must still be said: know the challenges facing the sector. Employers need you to be knowledgeable about the sector. If you’re going for a Deputy Principal’s job, you must […]
A good start is half the battle
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Galway The opening question is crucial in an interview – and I urge my clients to be totally prepared for the one most likely to come up. The question might be framed as ‘tell us about yourself’ or ‘talk us through your experience to date’. Our client […]
Spreading the net can work
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Westport Networking gets a bad rap. The very term conjures up images of forced camaraderie in an atmosphere of air-kissing falsity that yields very little by way of value. And I’m sure much of it ends up being every bit as empty as I’ve described. But it […]