Career Corner @CRC1029fm October 7th 2014
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Declan Murphy 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: we talk about dealing with the aftermath of redundancy. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission […]
Mark McDonald on Phoenix FM, Friday, October 10th
Mark McDonald, Sli Nua Careers, Dublin North, will appear on 92.5 Phoenix FM this Friday (October 10th) to answer career questions from listeners. It starts at 11am. This follows an appearance by Mark on the same station a fortnight ago, after which the station received a number of queries from listeners anxious to resolve some career […]
Free CV talks with Sli Nua Careers in four Dublin libraries
Sli Nua Careers are delighted to be supporting Dublin City Council in their series of Library talks aimed at giving CV and interview advice to job seekers. Mark Mc Donald from our Dublin North office will be talking to job seekers in Walkinstown Library on Monday evening (October 6th). Coolock Library on Tuesday (7th). Cabra Library on […]
Is it down to luck or hard work?
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Galway I spoke to somebody recently who had just been offered a job following a two-stage interview process. This person felt that he was lucky to be offered the job based on what he knew to be the level of competition for that particular vacancy. I don’t […]
Mark Mc Donald on Phoenix FM’s D15 Today
Mark Mc Donald from Sli Nua Careers Dublin North Office talks to Dave and Dan on Phoenix FM’s D15 Today show and offers some tips on how you can succeed in getting the job you want. Mark McDonald is a Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers and works out of Dublin North. You can read more […]
A different CV for each job application?
Q: Do I change my CV for each job application or maintain a large stock of my “current CV” and use that continuously? Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin, replies: I have presented to, and spoken with, numerous job seekers throughout the country over the last few years. A common question which keeps […]
Bottom-up approach can make CV writing easier
Writing a CV can be a real nuisance. How can I wade through my professional career, studies, voluntary work, additional training, and everything else to produce a two-page document of just 800 words without driving myself doolally? Brevity can be a challenge for most people, which explains why a significant number of the CVs I […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan July 28th 2014 offer would be teachers advice
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. QUESTION Q: For applicants seeking a primary school teaching job for the next academic year, what advice can you offer to improve […]
Early impact is crucial in CVs
Never underestimate how important it is to catch the employer’s attention early in your CV. You must treat it as if the employer will not read anymore than 40 words before moving onto the next applicant. Therefore it is essential that the first 40 words that they read about you are relevant to the job at hand.
To Word or not to Word, that is the question
Q: How should I submit my CV by email – .pdf or Word document? I’ve heard some stories about employers not being able to open various formats that I’m afraid my CV is making its way, unopened and unloved, to the PC wastebasket. What are your suggestions (LC, email)? A: Career Directors International, the trade […]