How to talk yourself up without going over the top
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Doing a good job interview is a balancing act. Lean too far one way, and you under-sell yourself grievously. Lean too far the other way, and you create a promise your talents cannot fulfil. In my experience, the first problem is the more common of […]
Knowing the company you want to work for
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q. I have a job interview coming up next week. The company in question is a large organisation. I’m doing some research on the company. In your opinion, what are the top five things to learn about the company? I want to make sure that I’m […]
Smart answers to tricky questions about employer
Today’s Questions: Why do you want to leave your current employer? I didn’t know what to say – the truth is I can’t wait to leave because my employer is painful. End of – but I can’t say that, can I? Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to on Community Radio Castlebar, in […]
How to make sure your ‘weakness’ doesn’t damage your job interview chances
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers So, there’s something you feel might go against you in a job interview. It could be a lack of experience in one part of the job, or a software package you haven’t mastered, or a specific qualification you don’t yet possess. Or it might simply be […]
How to close the interview with the right question
by Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: What kind of questions should I put to the interview panel when they ask me “do you have any questions for us?” at the end of the interview. This comes up all the time and I find it flummoxes me. There are questions I would like […]
How to handle difficult questions about previous employment
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am aware that I should not say anything negative about a former employer in a job interview. However, I quit my last job because of disagreements with my boss over certain issues with how things were done within the company. He agreed he was partly […]
How to make best use of attending a career fair
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am attending a career fair next week and really want to know the best way to prepare as this is my first one. I want to be get the most out of it if that I can. I have heard horror stories of people […]
How to handle difficult questions about previous employment
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am aware that I should not say anything negative about a former employer in a job interview. However I quit my last job because of disagreements with my boss over certain issues with how things were done within the company. He agreed he was […]
The best prepared interview candidate I ever came across
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: 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 – (LT, email). A: I like the inclusion of the words ‘prepared’, because I am blue in the […]
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, […]