Money talk can come later
Q: I’ve gone through the first and second interviews for a job I’d really like to get. On the second day, I expected them to bring up the issue of salary, but they didn’t. I’m not the world’s best negotiator so I didn’t bring it up either. Should I have? And, secondly, how do I […]
Tips on using LinkedIn to catch attention of potential employers
For many job-seekers, LinkedIn is where it’s at – or, at least, where it should be at. A survey we carried out three years ago showed that 95 per cent of professional recruiters use LinkedIn as one of their key recruitment tools. There is no charge to join LinkedIn. The following tips will help you […]
Learning the lessons from teaching job hunt
Pic source www.pixabay.com By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) Q: I qualified as a primary school teacher last year. I’ve spent the last few months sending out CVs, but to no avail. Some of my friends are saying I should call into schools, rather than sending on CVs, but I think that […]
How to show my creative side in my Curriculum Vitae
Q: When it comes to writing, I’m not exactly a straight-down-the-middle type of person. In school and college, technical essays scared me whereas I loved the ‘lá brea samhraidh a bhi ann…’ ones where I was required to dream up a madcap story that resulted in everyone living unhappily ever after. Maybe my fondness for […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm April 14th 2014
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. This week: Today we can deal with these two issues: Q: I’m going for an interview next week with a man […]
RADIO: Career coach Liam Horan examines how much detail you should give in a job interview
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. This week: Today we can deal with these two issues: Q: I’m going for a second interview for a position as […]
How a social media internship candidate should approach job interview, our weekly Career Corner on @CRC1029fm
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, Co. Mayo, each Monday at 5.30pm GMT. Today’s(April 7) topics will include how a social media practitioner should present their experience at interview, and how much detail candidates, in general, should give at interview. You can listen live HERE […]
Early exit may have hurt my chances
Q: The interview was going fairly well, I felt. I had handled their queries well and had even managed to score some extra points based on the research I had done into the organisation. Sooner than I had anticipated, they asked me if I had any questions for them. I hadn’t, and took this question […]
Why showing a strong understanding of previous roles helps in job interviews
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If you apply for a job speculatively, DO follow up
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