AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to DCU fm about forthcoming Interview Training Seminar

By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers  Liam Horan on DCU-fm. Liam Horan talks about the forthcoming Interview Training seminar in Dublin (Thursday, October 11th, Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin 2, 6.30pm. Contact aoife@slinuacareers.com) to secure your place.         Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read […]

AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to Newstalk about Interview Training Seminar

By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers  Liam Horan on Newstalk, talking about our free Interview Training Seminar in Dublin on Thursday, Oct. 11th, 2012. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a booking for CV Preparation and Interview […]

CRCfm

By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers  Liam Horan on CRCfm. Liam Horan talks to CRCfm about job-searching techniques, the importance of a good CV, and Sli Nua Careers’ newly-opened Dublin office.   Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and […]

Newstalk

By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers  Liam Horan on Newstalk. Liam Horan of Sli Nua Careers talks to Fergus Finlay (Newstalk) about work-life balance in the modern working environment.   Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a […]

AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to Matt Cooper on The Last Word (Today FM)

By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers  Sli Nua Careers on The Last Word. Listen here to Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, on The Last Word with Matt Cooper, Today FM, today. Liam talks about how third-level students can use social media to help them on the job-hunting front.   Liam Horan is Managing Director […]

February 11th Column

Q. I have worked as a carpenter since I school. I am finding it difficult to get work and feel that I can’t do anything else. A. Although you have only worked in one field, remember you have developed and picked up various skills along the way. Termed ‘transferrable’ skills, these are skills you acquire […]

Making your work and life experience work for you

  Q. I have worked in lots of different jobs in the past, and, in fact, I’m seeking for jobs in three different industries. How can I make my CV work for all three? – JB (email) A. Very simply, think like a marketer – think about your target market. The CV is a sales […]

Mock interviews stand to you in the long run

Are you a person who seems to be called for interviews a lot but never have success? Or have you never had an ‘official’ interview in your life, and are now faced with the prospect of actually sitting one? Or maybe, you just dread the whole ordeal and hope that on the day of the […]

Answering the call – nine top telephone interview tips

The main objective of a telephone interview is to assess the candidate’s skill-set before selecting them for a face-to-face interview. Again, this is cost-effective for the employer and it is a very efficient way of weeding out weaker candidates, writes LIAM HORAN, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS.

Making the most of every opportunity

A successful – and, indeed, award-winning – businesswoman last week told me what regularly transpires in her business, writes Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers. Person A walks into lobby, armed with a CV. They approach the receptionist, and ask for the manager. Upon being told that the boss is out of the office/in a meeting/enjoying […]