It’s you they want to hire – not a PowerPoint [Presentation training]
Interview Training : Q: I’ve to do a ten-minute presentation at a job interview in two weeks’ time – ‘how will you improve this company over the next three years?’ The problem is it’s my own job I’m doing it for. Well, not quite, but I’ve been acting in the position since my boss got […]
Straight talk may have rescued epic job interview fail
Q: I went to a job interview last week. Early on, it was fairly obvious I wasn’t the right person for the job. Although I have experience in the sector (hospitality), I haven’t the business management experience they needed. Initially, I persevered and tried to answer their questions and almost bluff my way through it. […]
Three typical post-interview reactions
In an interview, anything can happen. Like the path of true love, it can take wholly unexpected turns. A well-prepared candidate reacts accordingly. Here John Moloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, elaborates on three common post-interview reactions from candidates. “The interview was very short – it felt like they were just going through the […]
Application forms: Where to start?
Q: I am going for a promotion in my job – it’s a public service position, Along with all my job details (i.e. dates worked, positions and responsibilities), there are another 12 sections in the application form where I’ve got to elaborate on what I learned, my greatest strengths, specialist knowledge, examples of self-development, where […]
Dealing with clients
By Paula Ballester Murat, Erasmus Entrepreneurship Programme Through these, months I’ve been talking about different parts of the business: promotion, daily tasks, entrepreneur attitude…but there’s still one overy important part that I haven’t talk about yet: customers. Since the very begining, I’ve been in contact with Sli Nua Careers’ customers in almost all the different […]
VIDEO: Are you applying for the Director-General’s job in the GAA in 2017/2018?
The GAA has advertised for a new Director-General/Ard Stiúrthóir to replace Páraic Duffy, who will retire from his position on March 31, 2018. In the video below, our career coach Liam Horan, who has been heavily involved in the GAA throughout his life, speaks about what the successful candidate will need to have – and […]
START: Competency-based interviews
START Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Often in competency-based interviews, candidates questions are about specific situations where they have examples of competencies that match the job-description. In many instances, it is better for candidates to take the broader perspective by using proven answering methodologies that give more comprehensive answers to […]
VIDEO: Coaching candidates for CEO Athletics Ireland vacancy
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Athletics Ireland seeks to recruit a new CEO – the suitable candidate will be expected continue the progress made by the sport in recent years through the implementation of the Strategic Plan. The new CEO will have a key role in driving this activity under […]
Paper crutch: may crumble in job interview
Paper crutch Pic source www.pixabay.com By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am going for interview next week in a new company. I have researched the living daylights out of them and I have also gone back over my own studies and work experience to find everything of relevance that I can muster. […]
Job interviews: How to use focused research wisely
Job interviews Pic source www.pixabay.com By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Here are some key points to think about when researching the company? Be sure to know the overall story of the company – where they’ve come from, how their market has changed, how they’ve diversified? Know what the company is specifically focusing on […]