Seven interview questions you might like to ask
Let’s set the scene. You have bombarded every potential employer in a 50-mile radius with CV’s. Your interview attire is primed like a nuclear warhead ready to be deployed at a moment’s notice. You get the lucky break and get called to the interview stages. You rehearse ad nauseam the answers to potential questions in […]
Words that do the resume trick
Q: I am working on my CV at the moment. I have all the basics in there, but it just doesn’t sparkle. I feel it is very heavy. It doesn’t spring to life. I have had a good deal success in my career but I can’t seem to get that across in the CV. Have […]
Find solace between the covers
Q: Like many others, I have seen my career slip downhill of late to the point where I haven’t worked now for seven months. I was always successful and even ran my own business for a number of years. But the downturn has hit me badly. I find it difficult to keep my morale up. […]
Five questions we get asked all the time
When working professionally in the career development area, many questions come up over and over again. Here we have compiled five such questions, and answers to same. Of course, what we suggest is generalised to suit a catch-all column like this, so you may wish to observe some personal variations. We hope you find them […]
Selling the vision before selling yourself
We had this interesting correspondence from a reader this week and we think it is worth reproducing here. It might chime with some of you. “I applied for a job in my current company – but in a completely different section. I was a 200-1 shot. There were at least three others in that section […]
Keep it simple, it’s better in the long run
Many people mistakenly believe that when preparing a CV that it needs to be written and formatted in a very elaborate manner. However, interviewers, recruiters and employers are not terribly excited about in have to pore over intricate and complex CVs. Elaborate and sophisticated designs can be off-putting. In general, recruitment agencies and HR departments […]
Don’t look back in anger
Q: I’ve just been beaten in the final interview for a job in an agency that receives public funding. I got down to the last three, but I’m very disappointed because the woman who got it is just not up to the task. It’s a case of ‘jobs for the boys’, if you’ll excuse the […]
Curiosity about company is in your best interest
Q: I am going for a job in a company that’s undergoing significant changes right now. It’s a well-known company in a sector that is currently in a state of flux due to technological changes. Like many others, I am fascinated to find out what plans the company has to keep themselves relevant and profitable […]
Just opened today – our new Ballinrobe office
We have just today (Wednesday, November 7th, 2012) opened our new office on Glebe Street, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo.
Steady as it goes when running the rule over previous incumbents
Q: I am going for a very high-profile job – it is of a company whose activities are regularly covered in the media. I believe the previous incumbent made a number of very public errors during her reign, even though this might be disputed by others, including members of the interview panel. To my mind, […]