All the way from Madrid…our new Erasmus Entrepreneurship programme participant

This week, we welcomed Ariadna Mayoral to our Ballinrobe office where she will spend the next six months as a participant on the Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship programme. Ariadna will follow in the footsteps of seven previous participants – Isabel Alvarez Seron (Spain), Vasjan Broka (Albania), Paula Ballester Murat (Spain), Amelia Barberá Guillamón (Spain), Sinisa Bjedov […]
Confirmation of online Interview Training session – Sean Browne
Key details re our online Interview Training session Fee: €260 (incl. VAT). This fee is payable before the session HERE. Please complete the following steps (required) Complete our Interview Workbook HERE and email it back to us at least 24 hours before the session. Email us your CV or Application Form, and if you have the advertisement […]
Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2020 will help teenagers with career choice

Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students and their families will find plenty of long-term benefit at the Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2020, in GMIT, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, on Saturday, January 11th (11am to 3pm). An exciting list of guest speakers and topics is being assembled, including Dr Brian Mooney, one of […]
The greatest moment in an interview training session is when…
…the client starts to talk with their hands. Until then, you generally haven’t noticed how much they have been suppressing their hand movements. But once those hands start going, you know the client is beginning to talk naturally and without inhibition. Hand talkers of the world, please don’t change in an interview. Set those hands […]
Erasmus+ benefits for host companies

An international newcomer in your business – they bring fresh ideas and approaches A chance for people in your company to develop their management ability Explore new markets Add a new language to your company Get specific projects done – Erasmus+ works best when the intern has a project to get their teeth into Publicity […]
All the way from Lugo, Spain…our new Erasmus Entrepreneurship programme participant

This week, we welcome Elio Laureano, to our Ballinrobe office where he will spend the next few months as a participant on the Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship programme. Elio will follow in the footsteps of previous participants – Isabel Alvarez Seron (Spain), Vasjan Broka (Albania), Paula Ballester Murat (Spain), Amelia Barberá Guillamón (Spain), Sinisa Bjedov (Croatia) […]
Newly qualified teachers, get that job – free interview training

Useful tips for job interviews in our FREE interview training webinar on Thursday, July 25, at 12noon (Irish time). 45 minutes duration. Join HERE
Award-winning artist to exhibit in Sli Nua Careers building
Genevieve King is an award-winning artist based in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, and she will host an exhibition in the Sli Nua Careers building as part of GlebeFest, Glebe Street, Ballinrobe, on Saturday, July 6. She attended the National College of Art, studying at degree and masters levels. She has taught art to second- and third-level […]
Make them want to bite your hand off

A big challenge when preparing for job interviews is to first of all identify your real skills and strengths – and then to portray those properly on the day, writes Sean Browne, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. And the irony is that you may not fully recognise what you have to offer until you stop […]
Forbidding form the only option

Q: I’m about to get stuck into a huge application form for a job in a local authority. I feel like just sending in my CV instead and seeing how that goes. What do you think? Are they likely to be strict about using their standard application forms? I feel that my CV sells me better. (CD, email). A: In […]