Career Corner with Mark McDonald examines career opportunities in various sectors.
Mark Mc Donald from Sli Nua Careers Dublin North Office will be examining career opportunities in various sectors during a series of interviews with CRC FM over the coming weeks. The career slot will be broadcast at 5:30pm each Monday and will look at one career option each week. Starting with sales, the series will also […]
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 […]
Career Corner with Mark McDonald – What makes great sales personnel @crc1029fm 14th September
September 14th, 2015: What are the key attributes that make a great sales person? Today, Mark identifies the most important attributes that an employer looks for in a great sales person. Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Matthew Largent, Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that […]
Tipp FM interview: Liam Horan speaks about “getting your CV ready” #jobfairy
Tipp FM’s Fran Curry, speaks with Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, on Tipp Today about your CV. “Your CV is part of a sales process and you are the product”.
Reduce the chances of ‘hearing nothing back’
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) Quite often, my colleagues and I hear clients say that they have made several job applications but have heard nothing back. The palpable frustration this causes is clear for all to see. It’s an all-too-common problem within the recruitment process but there are ways to […]
Eight reasons why good candidates perform poorly at interview
By Liam Horan, MD & Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) This week, I asked four of our experienced career coaches the following question: based on your experience of working with candidates in the interview training setting, what are the two main reasons good candidates perform poorly in interview? Here are the observations they made, and, in […]
Career Corner – Put the sparkle back in your CV crc1029fm July 27th 2015
Topics today: Q: I am working on my CV at the moment. I have all the basics in there, but it just doesn’t sparkle. I feel it is very heavy. It doesn’t spring to life. I have had a good deal success in my career but I can’t seem to get that across in the […]
Career Corner How Best to Approach the Second Interview – crc1029fm July 20th 2015
Topics today: Career Corner with Liam Horan. Here Liam addresses how to handle the build up to the interview, particularly the last two days. Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast […]
Make sure you’re the candidate who “stacks up”
By Liam Horan, MD & Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) Employers are keen to figure out exactly what your CV says about you. When you say you were “directly involved in the installation of the companywide IT system”, what does that actually mean? Did you give the courier a hand carrying the stuff in? […]
Sell your soul, or sell yourself?
By Arthur Geraghty, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I have been called for interview by a close competitor of my current employer? Should I use my insider corporate knowledge to score points in the interview? (AG, email) A: While you may consider yourself to be ideally placed to spill the beans and give the […]