HOW TO: Depicting key achievements, skills and attributes in your CV
This is a powerful section that can help you achieve early impact in your CV. Pick five or six achievements or competencies which relate to the job – these can be from your personal or professional lives. Use proper nouns where necessary (to show concrete examples) and give specific details of companies, figures, software or […]
HOW TO: Write a personal profile for your CV
There’s a degree of haziness about the personal profile: what works for one person doesn’t work for another. It’s a subjective exercise and there is no universal formula for getting it right. Take it as a way to introduce yourself and highlight specific reasons why you are appropriate for the role. This video is a […]
HOW TO: First details and early impact in your CV
You only get one chance at a first impression. Keep contact details tight and swiftly move towards your skills and experience. Don’t be afraid to put the more relevant details at the beginning. Short clip from public talk in Dublin by Liam Horan on topic of making a good CV
HOW TO: Make impactful changes to your CV
Employers don’t have unlimited time to read CVs. Be strategic and decisive about what to put in. Try to get the reader’s head nodding early on. This video is a short clip from a public talk in Dublin by Liam Horan on topic of making a good CV.
HOW TO: Step into employer shoes
The most important step when writing a CV is the one you take in your employer’s shoes. You need to figure out what your potential employer is looking for. Edit your CV each time you hand it out so that it speaks to the needs of the individual company. This video is a short clip […]
HOW TO: Use CV as a salestool
Recognise the CV for what it is: a sales tool. It is not a grocery list or a passport application. Take control of your CV and make sure it highlights the right areas. Think “what can I put in that will help the employer hire me?” This is a short clip from a public talk […]
HOW TO: Getting in the right mindset before writing your CV
Before you start writing your CV, get in the right mindset. Absorb the idea that this is a sales process – the employer is the buyer and you are the product. You should prepare to sell yourself. This is a short clip from a public talk in Dublin by Liam Horan on the topic of […]
Excellent feedback from our talk ’15 Steps to Creating a Winning CV’ at Dublin City Library
Pic source www.pixabay.com We got excellent feedback from Liam Horan’s CV talk at Dublin City Library on Monday last. Here is a sample of the comments: Very, very good. Experienced, practical, sound advice given to us. Helpful, thanks. There were a lot of new points for me. Very useful. Thank you. So useful, it was clear […]
Twelve top tips for great cover letters
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You have an excellent CV but what to do when it comes to the cover letter? Here are some top tips on how to approach your direct and speculative letters, writes SABINA TRENCH, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS. #1 Reference the job – If you are applying for a […]
Five ways you can turbo-boost your job search in 2016
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers For many people, New Year means new career. That can be a little shift to the left or right, or a 180 degree pivot into something completely different. Whichever one you are contemplating, there are certain rules to be observed, as outlined here by […]