Operations manager needs guidance
She is an Operations/Manufacturing Manager with close on 25 years experience in the manufacturing sector. She’s top notch in every way with proven results – costs controlled, processes improved, wide-ranging expertise. She has impeccable references. But she can’t get work right now. She has a good CV, an excellent LinkedIn profile, and a daily routine […]
How #irishbizparty power bursts works
1. Each week, we will have our chosen business – the schedule is at the bottom of this page, where the whole concept is explained in full, I hope. 2. On their allotted time, the chosen business will tweet out some information about themselves. Name, location, what they do. It may take a few tweets to […]
Forward view will reduce past pain
Q: My last job finished prematurely. I left before I was pushed. My face no longer fit. Once upon a time, I was invited to take part in decision making, included in all management chit-chat trips to the canteen to discuss things, and sounded out about possible business developments, innovations and initiatives. Slowly but surely, […]
Claiming the right to sell yourself to people you know
Q: Next week I’m going for a job where I’m being interviewed by three people I know very well. I work with all three, and in fact one of them is a previous boss of mine. All four of us work in the same company and sometimes socialise together. My fear is I will not […]
When less is more in job interviews
Q: I find in interviews that I talk too much. I feel that I lose both the interviewer and myself. Once I get into this cycle I don’t know how to stop. I can’t find my way back to what I should be talking about, and I start to get frustrated. This makes the problem […]
Transferable skills, your most valuable asset!
Continuing our series of getting the expert opinion from leading recruiters, this week we ask Julia Purcell of Sigmar Recruitment (www.sigmarrecruitment.com) to provide tips on ‘developing transferable skills’ for anyone on the look-out for a new job. Here’s what she said: “So you’re just out of college, going through a career change, or perhaps just […]
Bull’s eye shot can be a winner
Q: I play darts. I regularly win trophies, and am proud of my successes. Should I put it down on my CV? Or would a talent for darts suggest I spend an inappropriate amount of time in public houses? I know it might sound like a joke question, but I am deadly serious. I’m an […]
Learning the drill for teaching interviews
Q: I’m a primary school teacher, fresh out of college, and getting by with subbing days here and there. I have done two interviews, and though I felt I did well in both, I was unsuccessful on both occasions. Are there any general tips for teachers? And should I speak Irish at any stage in […]
Keeping focused during the second interview
Q: After eight months searching for a job, I’ve finally got to the second interview stage. I’ve got a whisper from somebody inside the company that, in fact, I more or less have the job wrapped up, and that the second interview is just to run me by the MD before the appointment is made. […]
Choose optimism: it’s better in the long run
Q. I have a question, but, first, I have some observations to make. (Sli Nua Careers CV Writing services provided in Galway and Mayo After leaving school, I worked in the family business for 32 years, but now I am back on the jobs trail after the business closed earlier this year. It has all […]