Making a pitch for the job and getting in the zone
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Galway The question is often asked: how do you actually sell yourself at the interview. Consider the following question: John, why should we offer you the job? John, this is your opportunity to pitch for the job. You need to be in ‘the zone’ – and by […]
Career Corner How to approach the second interview crc1029fm July 6th 2015
Career Corner with Liam Horan – How to approach a second interview & diplomacy rules when being interviewed for your boss’s job. Topics today: Q: I’ve just been called for a second interview for a job. I’ve a lot of experience in the sector, and know I’d be a good fit for the position. I […]
How to shape your CV with a portfolio career
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: You’ve written on a number of occasions about portfolio careers. I think I may fall into that category. I work as an office manager for a medium-sized manufacturing firm three days a week, and the other two days I divide my time between playing in a band […]
Your voice is your voice – don’t obsess about it in #jobs interview #careers
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I hate the sound of my own voice. Surely the interview panel will feel the same about it? Anything I can do to make myself sound better (JJ, email). Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career […]
I want to apply but am afraid to show my face just yet & common interview errors
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I want to apply for a job I’ve seen advertised – but I don’t want to show my face yet. My company have a connection with the company advertising the job, and I’m afraid word would get back. Is it off limits, or are there other ways around […]
Parents – complete our short survey and get CV and Cover Letter templates to help your child gain summer work #careers #jobfairy
I am currently seeking a position on the New Frontiers High Potential Start-up programme in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. My new business idea involves providing a possible career guidance solution for second-level students. I am conducting some market research, and would be grateful if you could complete a questionnaire designed […]
Webinar: Supported employment – benefits for employers
Interview first broadcast: 9.30am, Friday, April 24th, 2015 – as part of National Supported Employment Week 2015 In this interview with Geraldine O’Grady, Employment Development Officer, Irish Association of Supported Employment, we look at the benefits of supported employment for employers. What is supported employment? How can an employer take someone on under supported employment? […]
Upskill yourself to give yourself a better chance
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers In sport, there is the phenomenon known as earning the right to play. It can mean physically dominating your opponent before going on to play the beautiful stuff. Or it can be hanging in during the nervy early rounds so that you are still […]
Car-park sighting knocked me off my stride
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I turned up an hour early for the second interview. I sat in the car park and, lo and behold, I saw a man I know on the way out. He was going for it too: and he’s good. It threw me, I have […]
Viagogo announces 100 new jobs in Limerick – 50 jobs for William Fry Dublin
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) RTÉ are reporting that Online ticketing marketplace Viagogo is to double its workforce in Limerick, with the creation of 100 new jobs. The announcement was made at the opening of the company’s new operations centre in the city. Meanwhile law firm William Fry says it plays to hire 50 new staff during the […]