Prepare, yes; learn off, no
Q: I’ve a big interview coming up and really want to put my best foot forward. I’ve started practicing already but I’m beginning to fear that I will sound too rehearsed. How do I avoid that? (DV, email). A: Avoid it by avoiding it: don’t be too rehearsed. Yes, practice, and practice lots, but avoid […]
Forbidding form the only option
Q: I’m about to get stuck into a huge application form for a job in a local authority. I feel like just sending in my CV instead and seeing how that goes. What do you think? Are they likely to be strict about using their standard application forms? I feel that my CV sells me better. (CD, email). A: In […]
How to prepare for the questions you fear
So, you’re preparing for interview: do you know the questions you really don’t want to be asked? Have a short – well, hopefully short – list of questions that would rattle you if they came up and you weren’t prepared, writes Stephanie MacKinnon, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. There’s no point burying your head in […]
Saying less to say more
Q: I’ve often been told I talk too much. Guilty, as charged, I’d say. I haven’t done well in interviews – well, I haven’t got jobs even when I definitely had the experience. I fear I may have rabbited on too long. How might I curb this tendency? (UK). In any interview, candidates should veer […]
Unrelated study might offer real value
Q: I am applying for a job. At the moment, I am also doing a part-time college course in an unrelated field and am wondering if I should mention this in the application? I don’t want them to think that my attention lies elsewhere or that my concentration will not be total. What do you […]
My boring job – what can I do?
In this audio below, Brendan Coyne, Life and Executive Coach, responds to a query from a reader who is feeling bored in their current job. Where does she start in terms of looking at a new career? AUDIO:
Over 45 stands confirmed for Saturday’s Mayo Careers Fair 2019
Cora Gilligan and Michael King talk about Careers Fair with Tommy Marren on Midwest Radio: Liam Horan introducing the event on Grapevine on CRC.FM radio: Over 45 stands, including third-level and Post-Leaving Certificate colleges, apprenticeship providers, employers and career service providers, have been confirmed for next Saturday’s (January 12th) Mayo Careers Fair 2019 […]
Mayo Careers Fair 2019 poster
Here’s our official poster for the event And PDF version: Mayo Co Co_Mayo Careers Fair_web Final
Mayo Careers Fair 2019 aims to help teenagers with career choice
Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, are invited to attend the Mayo Careers Fair 2019, in GMIT, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, on Saturday, January 12 (11am to 3pm). The list of guest speakers will be announced closer to the time, with the organisers ensuring exhibitors, students and families that it will be an […]
Mayo Careers Fair 2019 – confirmed exhibitors and stands
Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, are invited to attend the Mayo Careers Fair 2019, in GMIT, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, on Saturday, January 12 (11am to 3pm). Further details HERE Confirmed exhibitors and stands: Aberystwyth University, Wales AIB Bank An Garda Siochana Anne Tobin School of Beauty, Castlebar Athlone Institute of Technology […]