Virtual preparation can bring real interview benefits
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I live in a remote region. I have a job interview early next week – I haven’t done one in years and wasn’t much good at interviews the first place. I am really worried about this one as it is a job I really […]
How to create an ePortfolio that advances your cause
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I have been hearing a great deal of late about ePortfolios. Some people I know have them and are adamant I should have one too. They work in graphic design and architecturec– my area is teaching. Do you see any value in it […]
How to crack those in-house interviews
“I have been working in the same job for the last 15 years and recently I’ve started trying for internal promotion. I have reached interview stage but to date, I haven’t had any success.” Email from JD Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner – a […]
Tips for a successful presentation at job interview
I am going for a second interview next week – and they have asked me to give a presentation. I know the topic well but I’ve never had to give a presentation like this before. Can you give me some tips? (RT). Become an accomplished and confident public speaker or presenter with our Public Speaking & Presentations […]
Eleven tips to spruce up your presentation style
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers To get that job, sometimes you’ve got to give a presentation. Death by PowerPoint doesn’t just afflict the audience – the presenter can tank too. When you lose your audience, and they lose the will to live, chances are the contract won’t be coming your […]
Survive the probe to land the job
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The rise of competency-based interviews continues apace – more and more, we encounter clients who have been told that their upcoming interview will be a competency- based one, writes LIAM HORAN, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS. We have previously dealt here with the START method […]
Nothing to lose
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Frequently you have nothing to lose in an interview.In an interview, they cannot take away from you what you already have. If you have a job, you will still have that job when you go out the door. If you are a student, you […]
Voice in your ear can drive you on
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes you have got to bring a bit of controlled anger into an interview. Candidates often struggle to get the information out. “Oh, I couldn’t say that about myself – they might think I’m arrogant.” If you don’t say it, who will? To force […]
Control the interview? You decide
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The decisions we make in job interviews are crucial. When we hear the phrase “You control the interview”, we often get stomached, writes LIAM HORAN, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. How can I control the interview? Surely the interview panel control the interview? Yes, you can […]
6 job-searching tips for new graduates
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers You’re fresh out of college, just got the results (congrats) and now the real world beckons. Chances are you will soon be facing your first serious job interview. That has prompted Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, to compile these six simple tips. 1. While […]