CV lingers on – but it’s not the full story
Hear ye, hear ye, the CV is still not dead. It’s a struggling business that somehow stays afloat despite long-running forecasts of its imminent closure. Every woman in a suit is rumoured to be the sheriff: a strange car in the car surely carries the Repo Man. And yet it lumbers on, writes Liam Horan, […]
Old courses can still be relevant on a CV
Q: I have done dozens of courses over the years. Now that I am refreshing my CV, should I take most of them out? Who cares that 20 years ago I did a course managing people more effectively? The world of people management has changed beyond all recognition in the meantime. Should I hit ‘delete’ […]
Cutting through the verbiage of wordy job specs
Inspired/deflated by one particularly wordy job specification I recently had to prise open with a crowbar for a client, I posted the following on LinkedIn: “Is it just me, or have job specs gone completely doolally lately? It seems like they are getting longer and longer and longer and longer by the minute, and the […]
CV preparation session details
Fee: €166 (€135 plus 23% VAT), payable on the day. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, credit card or debit card. Standard turnaround time for your CV is five working days – if you require it quicker than this, please let us know in advance. If you could do some, or all, of the following […]
KFMRadio’s Kildare Focus interview 14th August #CVs #jobs
Liam Horan, Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers, speaks with Ciara Plunkett on Kildare Focus, about the key elements in a CV.
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”.
Make your CV stand out from the crowd – Dublin seminar can give you the edge
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) Job seekers and career changers will be given the opportunity to make their CV stand out from the crowd, thanks to a forthcoming evening seminar hosted by Sli Nua Careers, one of the country’s leading career training companies. “How To Create A Winning CV” is […]
Know the true value of your skills
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Last year I had a conversation with a job-seeker while presenting at a careers fair. He made a comment that prompted a conversation I hope was ultimately of benefit to him. He stated that “my CV really isn’t that good because the only thing I’ve ever […]
Your biggest achievements to date
It is important to recognise our key achievements to date. They might have been in a different field to the one you are now in; they might even have been in your community life, or on a sports field or stage, but these achievements can be extremely powerful in terms of selling yourself to a […]
IT Competency Inventory
Please fill our IT Competency Inventory HERE After you have completed it, we will return it to you with suggestions on how you can improve certain competencies.