How to handle the conflict question in job interviews
A question that regularly comes up in job interviews for teachers, assistant principals, deputy principals and principals is ‘how do you deal with conflict?’ It can really throw candidates so it is important to be prepared beforehand, writes Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Based on my experience interviewing and managing numerous teachers as […]
WEBINAR: Getting Ready for the Future of Work for Employers & Employees
We teamed up with Galway Chamber to stage this webinar entitled Getting Ready for the Future of Work for Employers & Employees, on Monday, 6 April, 2020, at 3pm. This was smack in the middle of the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic when millions of people have been forced to work from home. Click […]
Bluffing is not the way to go
Q: If I get asked a difficult question, and I can’t think of the answer on the spot, or if I never knew it in the first place, how should I approach answering it? (DC, email). A: The initial temptation might be to bluff your answer. And many candidates have bravely gone down this route […]
Multiple interviewers – who do I address?
Q: I will be interviewed by multiple interviewers at once. Who should I look at when answering questions? (EC, email). A: A big interview panel throwing questions at you can feel like having four prosecutors on your case – no wonder people get nervous and uptight, writes Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Address […]
Newly qualified teachers, get that job – free interview training
Useful tips for job interviews in our FREE interview training webinar on Thursday, July 25, at 12noon (Irish time). 45 minutes duration. Join HERE
Closing summary can make the right impact
Q: At the end of the interview, they asked me if I had anything I would like to add to what I had already said. It threw me, and mumbled ‘no’. At that stage, I had given a lot of myself and felt I had nothing left to say. Any suggestions? (IK, email). A: I […]
So you’re a journalist or broadcaster – what other career options might be available to you?
So, you’re a journalist, or a broadcaster. Media is in a state of flux with the print sector, in particular, going through difficult times. You may be among the many people finding it difficult to get a permanent contract or find steady work. Or maybe you want a change of scenery and wouldn’t mind branching […]
Useful websites and apps for school teachers
As teachers, we encounter the technological revolution head-on simply because we meet digital natives every day.New ways of teaching and learning are emerging all the time writes Siobhan Ni Fhlatharta, St Patrick’s Classical School, Navan, Co. Meath. [gap height=”20] It can be dizzying at times, but technology, ultimately, can bring real benefits in the classroom. Here […]
Careers Day 2018 aims to help teenagers with career choice
Senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, are invited to attend the Claremorris Career Event 2018, which takes place in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, on Saturday, January 20 (11am to 2pm). Last year’s inaugural event attracted a bumper attendance of over 500 students and parents. The list of this year’s guest speakers […]
Ashley Cahillane
Ashley is a PhD researcher in English Literature at National University of Ireland, Galway. Her research, funded by the Galway Doctoral Research scheme, looks at representations of environmental crisis in contemporary literature. Prior to this research, Ashley gained a first-class honours master’s degree in English from Maynooth University. Ashley uses her advanced training in the […]