Harnessing the power of LinkedIn
LinkedIn is such an enormous part of the recruitment world – and yet, the feedback we have got from recent columns on the topic, and when working directly with clients, is that many few people don’t really understand how to use the platform. By Ashley Cahillane, LinkedIn Expert Here are some more tips on using LinkedIn: […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm June 23rd 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: Today we can deal with these two issues: QUESTION Q: I’m going for an interview in my own company […]
Striking the balance when you work at your hobby
Q: I love the theatre. From an early age, I was on stage, and, in my 20s, I still take part in plays with my local amateur drama group. Alas, I’m not destined for a career on the West End. I did business studies in college and I have recently seen a job advertised as […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm June 16th 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: Today we can deal with these two issues: QUESTION Q: I’ve seen CVs where people list ‘reporting to’ at […]
Money talk can come later
Q: I’ve gone through the first and second interviews for a job I’d really like to get. On the second day, I expected them to bring up the issue of salary, but they didn’t. I’m not the world’s best negotiator so I didn’t bring it up either. Should I have? And, secondly, how do I […]
LinkedIn tips: tips to optimise your summary
The LinkedIn summary section can be somewhat of a daunting obstacle for its users – especially for those looking to utilise the platform as a job searching tool. Perhaps the most subjective element of the profile structure, when its effectiveness is optimised the user sparks enough interest in the reader to contemplate whether the services […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm June 9th 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: Today we can deal with these two issues: QUESTION I’m going for a job interview next week, and, to […]
Holiday shouldn’t be a deal-breaker
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Q: The interview is on June 4. I’m going on a week’s holidays on June 18. I’m afraid it will come against me? Should I tell them during the interview, or say nought for now? (IK, email). A: First off, a good holiday never came against […]
This week’s top tip
The issue of transferrable skills has arisen on a number of occasions when working with clients recently. “How do I know my transferrable skills?” “How I let an employer know they transfer to a new sector?” The question is generally asked by people who are moving from one sector to another. This can be a […]
Your actions will help you graduate to next level
Around about now, thousands of students are bursting onto the jobs market. The jobs market can seem a daunting place at the moment. This generation of students have known only negative economic commentary and conditions since their Leaving Cert. days, and many are deflated by it all. But being deflated is not a viable action […]