Five common interview mistakes that undermine even great candidates
Just because you know you’re great doesn’t mean you’re home and dry. You’ve got to convince the interview panel too, writes Arthur Geraghty, Career Coach at Sli Nua Careers. Interviews are not a perfect way of selecting candidates – and, indeed, many employers deploy a variety of other selection tool to complement interviews – but […]
Getting your career back on track
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You may have taken a break to raise your children, some time to explore different things, or you just needed to step off the career carousel for a while. Now you want to get back inthe saddle, and the right approach will make all the difference, writes SABINA […]
Survive the probe to land the job
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The rise of competency-based interviews continues apace – more and more, we encounter clients who have been told that their upcoming interview will be a competency- based one, writes LIAM HORAN, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS. We have previously dealt here with the START method […]
Nothing to lose
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Frequently you have nothing to lose in an interview.In an interview, they cannot take away from you what you already have. If you have a job, you will still have that job when you go out the door. If you are a student, you […]
Voice in your ear can drive you on
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes you have got to bring a bit of controlled anger into an interview. Candidates often struggle to get the information out. “Oh, I couldn’t say that about myself – they might think I’m arrogant.” If you don’t say it, who will? To force […]
Eight tips to make your job interviews easier – and better
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Eight tips to make your job interviews easier – and better Job interview candidates can be very hard on themselves – they can magnify every error and minimise every good moment. This is not true of everybody, of course, but it does apply to a large number of clients I […]
Control the interview? You decide
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The decisions we make in job interviews are crucial. When we hear the phrase “You control the interview”, we often get stomached, writes LIAM HORAN, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. How can I control the interview? Surely the interview panel control the interview? Yes, you can […]
‘Dress for success’ tips for men
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Of late, we have received a number of queries from men about appropriate interview dress. Accordingly, we have invited style coach Claire Golden (www.clairegolden.com) to pen this contribution – we will ask her to do likewise for females in the next few weeks: “The most important […]
Audio: how to avoid putting unrealistic expectations on yourself in job interviews
How job candidates expect too much of themselves in interview – and tips to avoid your unrealistic expectations ruining your chances. Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. […]
How to prepare yourself to overcome interview nerves
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I get nervous before interviews. By the time I get to the venue, I’m shaking. It really holds me back in my career. Any suggestions? (SC, email). A: First of all, accept that you will have nerves. Nerves are not a bad thing, per […]