Seven issues you must resolve in job interviews
At the outset of an interview training session, I write down seven questions and show them to the client. “These questions,” I tell them, “are the issues that you must answer satisfactorily during the interview. They may not be asked by the interview panel in the form of actual questions, but they represent the standard […]
The baby steps to start controlling your career
Last week, you may recall, we had an email from DR. He wrote: “I’ve been doing the same job for the past 25 years – retail sales. I was reared in it and about 15 years ago I inherited the family shop. It’s all I know, and, to be honest, I am very happy doing […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm August 18th 2014
Liam Horan, 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: Here we deal with these issues: QUESTION Q: I couldn’t make the job interviews on the day they were convened. The […]
Vote for us in Best of Mayo Awards 2014
UPDATE, September 11th, 2014: Delighted to have been informed today by Penny Masterson, Mayo Advertiser, that we have been shortlisted for this award. The announcement takes place on Tuesday, September 23. Voting is now closed, but a big thanks to all who took the time to vote for us, it is much appreciated. Congrats to […]
Baby steps to help you through career fog
Q: I’ve been doing the same job for the past 25 years – retail sales. I was reared in it and about 15 years ago I inherited the family shop. It’s all I know, and, to be honest, I am very happy doing it. But it’s fairly obvious my business is going downhill in these […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm August 11th 2014
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: Here we deal with these issues: So, you did the interview, and got the verdict from the interview panel, […]
12 tips to help you in job interviews
Claim your successes. Nobody else will do this for you. Yes, you can acknowledge the contribution of your colleagues along the way, but, ultimately, there should be at least as much ‘I’ as ‘we.’ An interview is not an elocution test. You’re not being asked to read The News. An ‘um’ here, and an ‘ah’ […]
Seven job interview mistakes you don’t want to make
Coming over too familiar. A surplus of premature familiarity tends to be a problem in most arenas, and it is certainly a no-no in job interviews. Be professional. Be warm, but keep your distance. These people are assessing you from a variety of angles, primarily professional. While your personality is an important part of the […]
A one-line piece of Interview Training advice…
Career Corner with Liam Horan July 28th 2014 offer would be teachers advice
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. QUESTION Q: For applicants seeking a primary school teaching job for the next academic year, what advice can you offer to improve […]