Fund-raising, NUI Maynooth online Q&A and free training for unemployed in Galway
1. Fund-raising is a growing professional area. How to raise money is a huge issues for charities, clubs and the like. Fundraising News gathers together some interesting articles on the topic that that might be of interest to anyone with an eye on this area, or, indeed, anyone already working professionally in the sector: HERE […]
Focused edit can bring CV under control
Q: I can’t keep my CV under two pages. Everything I read suggests it should be maximum two pages. I have had a lot of jobs. I’m afraid to leave any of them out in case I end up mentioning a job in an interview, causing the interviewer to think I am hiding something. Thoughts? […]
I feel my time for change has arrived, our weekly careers column from various Irish newspapers
Q: I am thinking about changing careers – it’s probably a crazy time to consider such a move, but I’m not happy at what I’m doing now (primary school teaching). I enjoy writing, and am a social media addict, and often think about trying to get into marketing or PR. But I wouldn’t know where […]
Making appropriate use of company knowledge
Q: I’m going for interview next week with a company – and I know very little about them. The role is in marketing. I intend to study up on them, but I’m not sure how I should try to weave my newly-acquired knowledge into the interview itself. Any ideas? (LK, email). A: That’s a good […]
Garda applications close tonight at 12 – but it will only take you a few minutes
Today, Thursday, January 9th, at the witching hour of 12 midnight, applications close for An Garda Siochána. You can apply HERE Don’t panic, you’ve still got enough time. It’s a very simple process right now – it will take you about five minutes. You will need your PPS number for this stage of the application […]
Shining a new light on your core skills, our weekly column from various Irish newspapers
Q: I read everywhere that you need to know your strengths, and that only through knowing them can a candidate highlight them in their CV. It sounds grand and dandy: but I just can’t find the language to express mine. I ran my own business for 20 years. It was very successful and even limped […]
Skills and experience can help you close the gap
Q: For 17 years, I worked in two jobs: one for nine years, the second for eight. I took the redundancy package just over a year ago, and haven’t worked since. Initially my plan was to take a few months off to recharge the batteries before getting back into the workplace. While I wasn’t complacent […]
Low-key meeting could still open the door, our weekly column from various Irish newspapers
Q: I couldn’t make the job interviews on the day they were convened. The company have kindly agreed to meet me on another date next week. However, instead of meeting the interview panel of three people, I will meet just one of them, and, from what I gather, he is the least important of the […]
Plan your successful career change in the new year
By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers When you resolve to change careers – as opposed to change jobs – you can feel a great surge of excitement. The realisation that you actually can change careers can be a huge liberation – “I don’t have to keep doing this for the rest of my days, wow.” […]
Making light of remote locations
Location can have such a powerful impact on careers. If the job requires you to be in a certain place, at a certain time, to do certain tasks, then the fact that you live 70 miles away, and need to drop off the children at school each morning, can so easily rule you out. But […]