Choosing the right words to let your CV shine
CV shine Pic source www.pixabay.com By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers I cannot over-state the importance of choosing the right buzz words for your CV. A CV tends to be only two pages long, so every word counts – and preparing a good CV is the first, and a very important, step on getting […]
Interviewing for the unknown: Unknown territory
Unknown territory Pic source www.pixabay.com By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers For some people sending out speculative CVs, you are sending your CV to companies that may be hiring at some time in the future. There isn’t a job advertised, so you are not applying for anything specific. As a result, you may not […]
Career options. What now? Where next?
Career options Pic source www.pixabay.com By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers For many students, their Leaving Certificate results have thrown up more questions than answers. Choices need to be made, but what are they? Sabina Trench, Sli Nua Careers, takes a look at some of the options available and how you might assess them. […]
Coaching candidates for Sligo tourism manager role
By Fintan Dunne, Career Coach, Sligo Position: Co. Sligo Tourism Manager Link: http://www.collinsmcnicholas.ie/job/county-sligo-tourism-manager/ To coach for this appointment, I would emphasise from the outset that the employer is looking for a specific person. I would encourage the candidate to do thorough research on the appointment as part of their preparation. The job, Co. […]
Teacher-questionnaire
Pic source www.pixabay.com We have a special online questionnaire for jobs in the education sector. Please go HERE to fill it out, and it will automatically sync to us – this helps us create a better end product for you. We have a dedicated section on our site for teaching positions – HERE
“I’m good at my job – but I do disastrously in interviews”
Good at my job Photo by Guilherme Cunha on Unsplash By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: Every time I go to interview, I get tongue-tied. I’m not sure if it is the nerves, or if I’m trying too hard, but I tend to do disastrously. It is really annoying for two reasons: […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan on how students can make the right career choice
Pic source www.pixabay.com Liam Horan, Career Coach, talks to Dublin’s Q102 about how students can help themselves make the right career choice. If you’re unsure about your career decisions after finishing school, check out our innovative ‘career 360’ for students: https://slinuacareers.com/yoca/
Follow your passion – it’s more than just a cliché
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Getting way more than what you expected in the Leaving Cert. needn’t be the end of the world. Just because you got top marks doesn’t mean you have to opt for an ‘air is thin up here’ course. Career happiness The key to career […]
How to beat those job-search blues
Pic source www.pixabay.com Job-search blues By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes you are trying really hard, sending out loads of CVs which are not resulting in interviews and it’s getting you down. If this sounds like you, then it’s time to stop, regroup and rethink your job-searching strategy, writes Sabina Trench, Career […]
Greatest TY project ever?
By Liam Horan They’ve broken a world record; reached over 500,000 people in their social media campaign; generated €30,000 to participate in a major world competition; and raised €1240 for charity – have four motorsport fanatics from Co. Mayo just produced the greatest Transition Year project ever? Richard Grimes (17), Sean Treacy (17), Cormac MacDermott […]