Smart answers to tricky questions about employer
Today’s Questions: Why do you want to leave your current employer? I didn’t know what to say – the truth is I can’t wait to leave because my employer is painful. End of – but I can’t say that, can I? Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in […]
How to make sure your ‘weakness’ doesn’t damage your job interview chances
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers So, there’s something you feel might go against you in a job interview. It could be a lack of experience in one part of the job, or a software package you haven’t mastered, or a specific qualification you don’t yet possess. Or it might simply be […]
Business card for teacher subbing – good or bad idea?
Pic source www.pixabay.com by Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am a teacher looking for subbing work. I was thinking about printing a business card to hand out when I go to schools. I thought it might help me to stand out. What do you think? Thanks (DR, email). DEIRDRE MAY, LIMERICK: […]
How to close the interview with the right question
by Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: What kind of questions should I put to the interview panel when they ask me “do you have any questions for us?” at the end of the interview. This comes up all the time and I find it flummoxes me. There are questions I would like […]
Job forms can take a lot of application
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Job application forms are the bane of many a career coach’s life. In theory, they should be absolutely simple to complete – a few questions, inviting you to highlight key competencies and strengths, appropriate blank spaces left to capture all the information, what could go wrong? Lots. The […]
How to have an effective CV despite job gaps
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: How do you build a ‘good CV’, if you have lots of gaps in your work history? I know that before selling yourself face to face in an interview situation, you must first persuade them that you’re a valid candidate. I feel with my CV […]
How to handle difficult questions about previous employment
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am aware that I should not say anything negative about a former employer in a job interview. However, I quit my last job because of disagreements with my boss over certain issues with how things were done within the company. He agreed he was partly […]
Looming redundancy – wait or get out now? February 15th 2016
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and […]
Business card for teacher subbing – good or bad idea?
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am a teacher looking for subbing work. I was thinking about printing a business card to hand out when I go to schools. I thought it might help me to stand out. What do you think? Thanks (DR, email). DEIRDRE MAY, LIMERICK: I am […]
Redundancy looming – jump ship or sit tight?
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q. I have recently been told I’m going to be made redundant form my job in six months’ time. However, a job has become available in another company close to where I live but the catch is that it has a significantly lower salary. Do I go for […]