Career Corner @CRC1029fm November 17th 2014 here we look at the power of LinkedIn in terms of advancing your career
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Today we will talk about LinkedIn – how powerful is it in terms of career advancement? How can candidates harness the awesome […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm November 3rd 2014 how to depict the last two years of your career to improve your employment chances
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. This week’s question: I spent 13 successful years in my previous job in the marketing department of a hotel chain, rising to […]
Tired of networking – here’s one to get you back on the rails
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) If you have tired of networking – be it for job-seeking or business development purposes – here’s a novel approach to get you back on the rails.Galway Chamber and Iarnród Eireann have teamed up for a special Speed Networking Event on Thursday next, November 6th, 2014. […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm October 20th 2014 why it is crucial to do research on a company before the interview
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Topic: Q: I have heard you talk before about doing research on a company before going to interview. Could you go into […]
Job Seekers Opportunity Day in Ballinrobe, November 25th
There will be a free Job-seekers Information & Training Event at Tacú Family Resource Centre, Ballinrobe on Tuesday, November 25th. On the day there will be intensive aptitude testing training for the Irish jobs market. Sli Nua Careers will be present and we will be presenting a talk about how can effectively use social media […]
My sector is gone. Where do I go?
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers I wrote about transferrable skills recently, and it got quite a reaction from readers, and this column comes from the same place. I spoke to a man while giving a talk to a group of job seekers last week. I knew by his body language that he was […]
Video can promote the gym room star
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) Q: I’ve some part-time work as a gym instructor in a busy gym. I’m getting on well with the members I’m instructing, and I’d really like to get some more hours. I was thinking about putting together some videos of me in action – showing how […]
Our CV and Interview Training talk at GMIT Careers Fair
On Monday, October 6th, 2014, we will present on CV and Interview preparation at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology Careers Fair, Galway. Our talk is at 1pm. We will also be exhibiting throughout the fair which runs from 12noon to 3pm. Do drop along to say hello and to get your free career resource pack. Want […]
We’re on TG4
By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Our Dublin North Career Coach Mark McDonald will appear on a special TG4 programme on redundancy on Monday next, October 6th, at (8.00pm). Mark offers tips on what people who find themselves facing redundancy can do to keep their morale up while they look for their next position.
Do your research – there are no short-cuts to success
By Mary O’Brien, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) A lot of us prepare for interviews in a similar manner i.e. we look at our CV and previous experience and begin the process of trying to match our skills to the requirements of the job in order to answer questions as effectively as possible. This […]