Keep focused: Remember why you are going for interview

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keep focused Pic source www.pixabay.com By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I recently went for promotion which involved a competency-based interview. I prepared my examples so well for the competency questions that I totally neglected to prepare for questions relating to the job itself. I now feel unable to face the interview process […]

GMIT Careers Fair

We are at the GMIT Career Fair (Castlebar campus) today – here we will be assembling our various Facebook Lives from the day.

Your LinkedIn profile needs regular care

Q: I created a LinkedIn profile a few years ago after hearing all the talk about it being essential. I put a good few hours into it and, apart from old school colleagues inviting me to connect with them, I haven’t heard a dicky bird. No job offers, no call to interviews, nothing. What am […]

GMIT Careers Fair

GMIT Career Fair

We are at the GMIT Career Fair (Galway campus) today – here we will be assembling our various Facebook Lives from the day. Call to see us – we are downstairs right beside Theatre 1000.

Claremorris Career Event 2017 in conjunction with the GAA in Mayo

The Claremorris Career Event, organised by the GAA in Mayo, will take place in the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, on Saturday, February 25, 2017 from 11am to 2pm. This is a fantastic opportunity  for senior cycle and pre-senior cycle students, and their families, to getwith their career choices for the future. Our MD Liam […]

How long should my speech be?

By Liam Horan, Public Speaking & Presentations Trainer, Sli Nua Careers Q: I’ve been asked to address a conference on behalf of my company – it’s a company promotional event and will be attended a lot of existing and potential customers, as well as some media figures who report on our sector. My topic is […]

Public Speaking & Presentations Masterclass (open) programme

Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, was a guest on Aidan Crowley’s Grapevine show on CRC-fm on Thursday, November 3, to discuss our Public Speaking & Presentations Masterclass (Open) programme. “For so many people, public speaking is one of the biggest fears of all – our programme shows how you can really excel at speeches and […]

Never take a speech for granted

By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Never take a speech for granted. We’ve all done it, but we shouldn’t. It is a bitter, painful lesson to learn. I have seen the best of singers decline to sing solo in a singsong* – “you’ll give us one there Mary, no bother to you” –  because something […]

How the best job interview candidate prepared

Interesting question here for Liam – his answer might help you prepare for future interviews. “Can you talk about the best prepared candidate you ever came across – by this, I mean the candidate who was best prepared for an upcoming interview.” Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, […]

Watch us coach a job interview candidate LIVE on the net

  Live Job Interview Coaching session on the internet. A one-hour Interview Coaching session for the whole world to see. This takes place on Wednesday next, December 16, at 8pm (GMT) – you will be able to watch it here on the funkiest new platform of 2015, Blab (view on this page below, or at this link HERE) Candidate: […]