Job interview tips to show you will step up from ‘the crew’
Job Interview Tips By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I want the job. Well, maybe not fully, but the reality is if I don’t go for it and get it, you wouldn’t know who they might bring in the door. The big question I will face is how I’m […]
Avoid distraction at all costs in job interview
Job Interview By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Question At the start of the job interview, the chairperson of the interview panel handed me my application form and said “you might wish to refer to it during the interview.” It really threw me. It totally distracted me. Any thoughts? (AC, […]
Considering a career change in 2017?
Career Change By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Time once was that jobs were for life: you got one as a youngster and did a slow but certain shimmy up the same ladder until it was time for the golden carriage clock according to a report in the Irish Idependent. Read more HERE We offer […]
How to ace your presentation to secure that job
I have been called to a second interview for a job next week – the position is manager of a leisure centre. They have asked me to do a 10-minute presentation on Why I should get the job at the start of the interview. I haven’t got a clue what I should say? Pointers welcome. […]
How long should my speech be?
By Liam Horan, Public Speaking & Presentations Trainer, Sli Nua Careers Q: I’ve been asked to address a conference on behalf of my company – it’s a company promotional event and will be attended a lot of existing and potential customers, as well as some media figures who report on our sector. My topic is […]
Public Speaking & Presentations Masterclass (open) programme
Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, was a guest on Aidan Crowley’s Grapevine show on CRC-fm on Thursday, November 3, to discuss our Public Speaking & Presentations Masterclass (Open) programme. “For so many people, public speaking is one of the biggest fears of all – our programme shows how you can really excel at speeches and […]
Sabina tackles Dublin Marathon
Our very own Sabina Trench is tackling the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon this Bank Holiday weekend – she’s a living, breathing, running model for goal-setting in our business. It’s not her first marathon and she swears it will be her last, but we don’t believe here for a minute. We wish her all the best on […]
5 tips to improve your speeches and presentations
By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Become an accomplished and confident public speaker or presenter with our Public Speaking & Presentations Masterclass In public speaking and presentations, a key factor is preparation. Bob Dwyer, the famous Australian rugby coach, once said: “I don’t want a team who want to win on the day of the match – […]
Interview nerves – admit to them or ignore them?
“I get very nervous in job interviews. Would it be okay to say to the panel at the start of the interview that I may come across as nervous but that I know I can do the job and have proven my worth in the past? What do you think of that approach?” – JT, […]
Free IT training in Co. Mayo – up with this kind of thing
Yes, the heading doesn’t mislead – and up with this kind of thing, we say. Geraldine O’Hare is Skills for Work Co-ordinator (West Region) for the Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board and she called into our office this week to tell us about free IT training they are offering at the moment. They […]