Confident, not complacent – that’s the key
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The best candidate doesn’t always get the job, writes LIAM HORAN, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS. As so many sports teams have found to their cost, complacency is an insidious virus that attacks without notice and can be extremely difficult to combat. If you live long […]
5000 extra summer jobs in the pub trade – will you snag one?
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers The group representing the majority of publicans has said it expects 5,000 more summer jobs than normal to be generated in the industry this year. Read the news in full here. This resonates with a blog post I wrote just a few weeks ago, which also flagged […]
Give yourself a hand (or two) during interview
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: When I was in school, I was told it was crucial to sit still in job interviews. Hands down by my side, feet planted firmly on the floor. That was then: now, I’m 44 years of age and I am a, shall we say, expressive […]
U21 wins were great career moves in ’83 and ’06 – hopefully same in ’16
Forgive us our shameless parochialism here – all Gaelic football is local, as you know. On our window today we have a framed photo of a jersey with all the autographs of the 1983 Mayo u21 team on the border. That Mayo team won the All-Ireland title in 1983. It proved to be a great career […]
Job seekers, it’s time for clear communication April 19th 2016
Today’s Question: “I work in marketing and went for a job last January – and heard nothing until last week. That was bizarre enough – but what was really bizarre was that they want me to come in now and discuss taking the job. It’s a job I would really like but I’m a bit […]
Why your job interviews shouldn’t go according to script
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I’m going for an interview next week – and I’m bricking it, totally nervous. In school, I was a great woman for learning off poems and even the odd essay for exams. Should I try to learn off, rehearse and spout it all out in […]
Tourism & hospitality sector opportunities in 2016
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Tourism Ireland is predicting a bumper year in 2016 – they predict 8.2million overseas visitors to Ireland this year, spending an estimated €4.2billion. This amounts to growth of between 4 and 5 per cent, which is very significant. Earlier this month, the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) announced that 69 […]
Familiarity doesn’t have to breed contempt
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am going for interview in the company where I currently work – I’m bothered by the fact that I will know all three members of the interview panel very well. I’d classify them as friends, really. I fear I will be very self-conscious on […]
Interview nerves calls for drastic measures – April 4th 2016
Today’s Question: I’m going for an interview next week – and I’m bricking it, totally nervous. In school, I was a great woman for learning off poems and even the odd essay for exams. Should I try to learn off, rehearse and spout it all out in the interview? (DD, email). Liam Horan, Managing Director, […]
Eight sales habits to bring to job interviews
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: On a number of occasions in your column, you have mentioned that an interview is like a sales process. I’m a salesperson, but I still struggle to sell myself in a job interview. I fail to see the connection. Could you elaborate on […]