It’s an interview – therefore, it’s formal
Q: I’ve been called for what the company has described as an informal interview next week. The sector I work in is a closely-knit one and we all know each other, which might explain the informality in this instance. Should I just go with the flow? (DR, email). A: Tread carefully, DR. An interview is […]
How’s the form? Not as bad as you might think [Application Form]
Q: An Assistant Principal position is coming up in our school. I want to go for it. But I hear it will be a competency-based application form that could run for pages and pages – I’m not sure I’ll have the staying power for it. Anything to soothe my frayed nerves? (DR, email). A: You, […]
Repeated date changes are making me jumpy [Interview Training]
Q: They’ve just changed the interview date – for a second time. I’m ripping mad, to be honest. Plus, I’m running out of excuses at work. I’m afraid my boss will smell a rat. Will I just tell them to forget about it – if they can’t get the interview date right, they must be […]
Ten gaffes to derail your job interview
Job Interview training : Job search engine Simply Hired has just published research into the 10 worst things you can do in a job interview. They spoke to 850 hiring managers and enlisted some interesting views, writes Ashley Cahillane, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. The first thing to note is that this is a list […]
Liam Horan talks on Claremorris Community Radio
In this interview on Claremorris Community Radio, Anthony McNicholas interviews Career Coach, Liam Horan. Liam talks about CVs, job interviews, job searching and career direction.
15 Steps to Building a Winning CV by Liam Horan
It’s you they want to hire – not a PowerPoint [Presentation training]
Interview Training : Q: I’ve to do a ten-minute presentation at a job interview in two weeks’ time – ‘how will you improve this company over the next three years?’ The problem is it’s my own job I’m doing it for. Well, not quite, but I’ve been acting in the position since my boss got […]
Straight talk may have rescued epic job interview fail
Q: I went to a job interview last week. Early on, it was fairly obvious I wasn’t the right person for the job. Although I have experience in the sector (hospitality), I haven’t the business management experience they needed. Initially, I persevered and tried to answer their questions and almost bluff my way through it. […]
A picture told a thousand stories
By Ashley Cahillane, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I haven’t a question, as such, just a piece of advice or insight from a recent experience. I’ve read this column previously talking about the value of a portfolio and showing people what you can do, rather than just telling them. I never took much notice […]
Seven tips for getting the best out of work placement
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers At Sli Nua Careers, we host quite a few people of various ages on work placement – 40-somethings on back-to-work courses, young adults in college, Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship Programme participants, and Transition Year (TY) teenagers. It is always interesting to see how different people approach these placements, […]