The little bit that can go a long way for you
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: Virtually every interview I attend, the first question is ‘can you tell us about yourself”? I never know what to say. I could go off in a thousand different directions. Any advice? (LD, email). A: We put this question to four of our career coaches, LD, and […]
How to make the best of a bad job
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I worked in my last place of employment for four years, but the final year was hell, and we parted on poor terms. I suspect that potential employers will want to hear from the manager there, but that would be the death knell for my chances […]
Show the interview panel the real you
by Stephanie MacKinnon, Career Coach In life I am often struck by the single-mindedness of people in pursuit of a goal. The inter-county footballer who trains twice a day, interspersing skills, speed and agility training with strength and flexibility yoga classes, all the time attending to his nutrition and mental readiness, writes Siobhan O’Malley, Career […]
College graduates – what is your LinkedIn profile saying about you?
By Ashley Cahillane, LinkedIn Expert, Sli Nua Careers Examples of fleshing out a LinkedIn profile for College Students and Graduates College students and recent graduates regularly ask about the best means of utilising LinkedIn to navigate their way through the jobs arena. Populating your profile with compelling content can task users with a testing challenge, […]
How to swing an interview your way with the parting question
By Deirdre May, Career Coach Final question can be a trump card Q: I always struggle with the question at the end of the interview. I usually mumble that “everything is covered, thank you”. What fallback questions should I have at the ready? A: We put this question to three of our career coaches to […]
Preparation remains the CV key
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Limerick Many times I have been asked the question: “how do I get that job?”. My answer is always the same: “preparation”. It can never be emphasised enough how important it is to be prepared when applying for a position, writes Deirdre May, Career Coach. You must […]
The power of a second pair of eyes
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) “I have put this peace together because I keep seen to many mistakes on CV’s and cover letters and I know that employers will take a dim view”. The obvious mistakes in the sentence above are clear to see but I am constantly amazed at […]
Take control of your job search and give yourself the chance you deserve
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) A lot of the clients I meet during the course of my work will speak about the frustration they feel while searching for a job. This is a topic I have touched on here before and I now wish to elaborate on it, due to […]
KFMRadio’s Kildare Focus interview 14th August #CVs #jobs
Liam Horan, Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers, speaks with Ciara Plunkett on Kildare Focus, about the key elements in a CV.
I know I should ‘talk myself up’ – but how?
By Ann Farrell, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers I know I should ‘talk myself up’ – but how? This week, we received the following question from a reader: “I am not good at ‘talking myself up.’ I am shy and bashful by nature. What training coaching/strategies would you deploy to help me get around this […]