Hiring in harried times: the interviewer has a job to do also
Q: A question from the other side, if you will. I am hiring somebody at the moment and I fear that the limitations imposed by Covid-19 will reduce my ability to make the best possible selection. For example, I had intended to ask each of the final seven I call to interview to deliver a […]
Getting things done
Q: You’ve written lately about technologies that help with home working. I’ve a question about ‘to do’ lists – I seem to have bits and pieces here and there. I know there are apps that can help me – which ones would you suggest? (FC, email). A: I may disappoint you here. I’ve tried all […]
Home chaos shouldn’t kill job interview prospects
Q: I’ve a job interview next week. It’s online. My internet isn’t great. The house is bedlam. I’m afraid a child might come roaring into the room during the interview – not to mention the dog who barks like he has been burgled. I’m thinking about pulling out because I’m frazzled (DF, email). A: Our […]
How to get ready for the job-searching surge
There is a real bang of back-to-the-future about the current phase through which we are living – staggeringly high unemployment rates and deep fears about the future coupled with the public health issues caused by Covid-19, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In the last few years, after a horrendous start to the […]
Technology tips to make things smoother
Some readers have asked me to outline the technologies I find useful to make remote working easier and more effective, in light of recent columns on the topic, and in further light of the current trend whereby the kitchen has become the canteen and the guestroom has mutated into the office, writes Liam Horan, Career […]
Travel reduction could be just the job
Last week, in this new world we inhabit, albeit temporarily for now, I did a day’s work for a company. If that day’s work had taken place a month or two ago, it would have unfolded very differently. I have every reason to believe it acts as a precursor of things to come, writes Liam […]
WEBINAR: Getting Ready for the Future of Work for Employers & Employees
We teamed up with Galway Chamber to stage this webinar entitled Getting Ready for the Future of Work for Employers & Employees, on Monday, 6 April, 2020, at 3pm. This was smack in the middle of the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic when millions of people have been forced to work from home. Click […]
20 tips to survive the #Covid19-impacted conference call
Where once you just ambled down the corridor to the meeting room, now you’ve a whole new set of challenges to contend with as #Covid19-impacted conference calls take over the world. These tips from LIAM HORAN will help you to survive the #Covid19-impacted conference call. Pyjamas are perfectly acceptable – but only below the fold. […]
Home working can be productive all round
One Christmas many moons ago (circa 12 year worth of moons) a friend gave me The Four Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss, and it set my head spinning, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Ferriss enunciated ideas and theories on what could be loosely termed ‘the freedom to work from anywhere’. These […]
Time to keep your distance and hold your nerve
This week’s column is almost advice-free, given all that’s happened. It may be too soon for advice. People are still reeling from what has happened. For the past week, employers and recruiters have been cancelling interviews at an extraordinary rate. during this extreme ‘batten down the hatches’ period. This phase can be expected to last […]