Right company wrong job and how to land it – November 16th 2015 #crc1029fm

Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner –  a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Q: I am going for a job in a progressive company but, to be honest, it’s not really the job I […]

Stumbling over the two stickiest questions at interview – November 9th 2015

Career Corner Topic: “I’ve had a number of interviews recently which I felt went reasonably ok except for two particular questions why seem to bother me. Tell us about yourself? And have you any questions for us? I’m never sure how best to address either of these questions and usually end up getting very muddled. […]

Rollercoaster history with previous employer for job seeker – 2nd November 2015

Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner –  a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and […]

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 […]

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 […]

Financial services opportunities @crc1029fm October 19th 2015

Career Corner: Financial Services sector sees a growing opportunitites for job seekers Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to AnnMarie Donelan, Community Radio Castlebar –  a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission […]

Variety of jobs available in the pharmaceutical sector – October 12th 2015

Today in Career Corner, Mark talks about the Pharmaceutical sector. Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Matthew Largent, Community Radio Castlebar –  a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to […]