Career Corner – Jack of all trades needs new direction – June 22nd 2015
Career Corner with Liam Horan – How to change career after years of self employment Topics today: Q: I’ve been running my own plastering business for 25 years.The business is me, full stop: getting the work in, doing the work, listening to what the customer is looking for, invoicing, chasing up the money, and even […]
How to shape your CV with a portfolio career
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: You’ve written on a number of occasions about portfolio careers. I think I may fall into that category. I work as an office manager for a medium-sized manufacturing firm three days a week, and the other two days I divide my time between playing in a band […]
The top questions that interviewers love to ask
‘Preparation’ is the key word when dealing with interviewers favourite questions, according to Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, who speaks with Annette Doran, on how to avoid being caught on the hop. If you are applying for a job or going for interview, Sli Nua Careers has extensive experience of preparing candidates for […]
What would you do if you got the job? Listen to Career Corner – May 25th 2015
Career Corner 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. Topic: “I recently attended for an interview and felt I had prepared well in advance. However, one particular question […]
Your voice is your voice – don’t obsess about it in #jobs interview #careers
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I hate the sound of my own voice. Surely the interview panel will feel the same about it? Anything I can do to make myself sound better (JJ, email). Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career […]
I want to apply but am afraid to show my face just yet & common interview errors
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I want to apply for a job I’ve seen advertised – but I don’t want to show my face yet. My company have a connection with the company advertising the job, and I’m afraid word would get back. Is it off limits, or are there other ways around […]
Write a better CV – listen to radio interview with Mark McDonald on @925PhoenixFM #jobfairydublin
April 2015: Interview with Mark Mc Donald, Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers on Phoenix FM’s D15 Today show prior to giving a recent CV presentation at Blanchardstown Library. Susan Lovatt also form Blanchardstown Library explains how this is the first of a number of job seeker information events which the library will be hosting […]
Skype #jobs interview – how can I nail it? Radio interview on this very topic #careers #jobfairy
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I’m being interviewed by Skype next week for a job. The position is overseas and I have the skills and experience to do it, but I am worried about the Skype interview because all the other candidates will be interviewed in person. I fear Skype may be […]
“I’m told most jobs are filled by word of mouth – is this true? How can I get around that?”
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I’m told that most jobs don’t get advertised at all. That sounds so unfair to me. I’m 52 years of age, born and bred in the UK, and I moved to Ireland with my husband four years ago. We didn’t really know many people here but wanted […]
Make good use of your hobbies in your CV
Hobbies can bring a CV to life and make the interviewer’s job easier. If you are applying for a job or going for interview, Sli Nua Careers has extensive experience of preparing candidates for all types of interviews and jobs, with an excellent success rate. Our Interview Training Workbook will help both your CV/application and also […]