Getting your career back on track
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You may have taken a break to raise your children, some time to explore different things, or you just needed to step off the career carousel for a while. Now you want to get back inthe saddle, and the right approach will make all the difference, writes SABINA […]
Photo on your CV – the case for, the case against
Should you include your photo on your CV? It is very much your choice. Traditionally, Irish CVs didn’t have photographs. Some say ‘absolutely not’ – and HERE’S an article to support that argument? Some urge candidates to consider including a photo – and HERE’S a viewpoint to back that up. There are thousands of other […]
Why your CV needs to know where it’s going
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I’m a jack-of- all-trades in my work. I do everything and anything yet sometimes when my husband asks me what I did all day, I don’t know what to say. My job title is Marketing Executive, but, in reality, I do a whole lot more […]
5000 extra summer jobs in the pub trade – will you snag one?
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers The group representing the majority of publicans has said it expects 5,000 more summer jobs than normal to be generated in the industry this year. Read the news in full here. This resonates with a blog post I wrote just a few weeks ago, which also flagged […]
Get the most from a career fair
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am attending a career fair next week and really want to know the best way to prepare as this is my first one. I want to be get the most out of it if that I can. I have heard horror stories of people going along […]
How to have an effective CV despite job gaps
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: How do you build a ‘good CV’, if you have lots of gaps in your work history? I know that before selling yourself face to face in an interview situation, you must first persuade them that you’re a valid candidate. I feel with my CV […]
Redundancy looming – jump ship or sit tight?
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q. I have recently been told I’m going to be made redundant form my job in six months’ time. However, a job has become available in another company close to where I live but the catch is that it has a significantly lower salary. Do I go for […]
Are Cover letters essential?
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am applying for a job. I’ve done up my CV. Do I really need to put a cover letter in with it? And, if I do, what tips have you got? (DC, email). A: We asked three of our career coaches to give […]
How to make best use of attending a career fair
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am attending a career fair next week and really want to know the best way to prepare as this is my first one. I want to be get the most out of it if that I can. I have heard horror stories of people […]
How to have an effective CV despite job gaps
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: How do you build a ‘good CV’, if you have lots of gaps in your work history? I know that before selling yourself face to face in an interview situation, you must first persuade them that you’re a valid candidate. I feel with […]