Future proof can boost job interview
When going for a job interview, the tendency is to look to what you have done in the past – but you might only be telling half the story they need to hear, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In my experience, candidates all too often look inwards when preparing for interview. They […]
Over 1600 attend Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2020
The recent Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2020 held in GMIT, Castlebar, was a huge success with an attendance of over 1,600 students, lifelong learners and family members – and now the multi-agency organising committee are planning to expand it still further in 2021. Over 50 stands, including third-level and Post-Leaving Certificate […]
How minding my own business cost me at interview
Q: I run my own business but want a change. I went for a job interview last week. Despite my best efforts at convincing the panel that I will unplug myself from the business, I believe I failed to convince them. They kept coming back to how I would juggle both even though I made […]
Seven tips for a local authority interview
Q: I am going for an interview for a job in my local county council. I’m told I should know stuff about what the council does but, to be honest, I haven’t much of a clue. I’m not politically minded, more of a ‘live and let live’ type woman. Where do I even start? (ER, […]
Decide to cut to the chase
In a job interview, you need to do some each-way betting – but not too much, writes Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Sometimes it’s best not to fully hang your hat on an example – if they ask you what is the best thing they do in their company, it is probably wise […]
You did it – now claim it
Q: I realise from reading your column and various other sources that in a job interview I must tell stories that paint me in a positive light. And I also know that those stories should be meaty, easily understood and convincing. But I just find it hard to bring my stories to life. In work, […]
Shrink the distance to exercise remote control
Q: I am moving from a ‘bricks and mortar’ working life to a remote one – well, that’s the plan, anyway. I have my first remote job interview next week with a US-based company. I’ve done dozens of job interviews over the years but not only is this the first time I will go for […]
Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2020 will help teenagers with career choice
Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students and their families will find plenty of long-term benefit at the Mayo Careers Fair / Aonach Gairme Mhaigh Eo 2020, in GMIT, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, on Saturday, January 11th (11am to 3pm). An exciting list of guest speakers and topics is being assembled, including Dr Brian Mooney, one of […]
Break the ice, not their will to live
The question “can you talk us through your career to date?” is often used as an icebreaker. However, many candidates seem to hear it as “can you please tell us every little twist and turn you ever took in your career and, in the process, bore us all to death?” writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, […]
Time your run in recorded interviews
Recorded video interviews are becoming more popular, and, in fact, publicjobs.ie has recently started using this method for some screening interviews, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In a recent engineering recruitment campaign they ran, candidates who survived the post-application form cull had to answer three recorded video questions. They gave you the […]