Tipp FM interview: Liam Horan speaks about “getting your CV ready” #jobfairy
Tipp FM’s Fran Curry, speaks with Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, on Tipp Today about your CV. “Your CV is part of a sales process and you are the product”.
I know I should ‘talk myself up’ – but how?
By Ann Farrell, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers I know I should ‘talk myself up’ – but how? This week, we received the following question from a reader: “I am not good at ‘talking myself up.’ I am shy and bashful by nature. What training coaching/strategies would you deploy to help me get around this […]
How to cope with interview nerves
It is normal to have nerves prior to interview, says Career Coach, Mark McDonald, of Sli Nua Careers, but he has a few tips he would like to share with us. If you are applying for a job or going for interview, Sli Nua Careers has extensive experience of preparing candidates for all types of […]
How to sell yourself at interview without sounding arrogant
It is all about preparation, says Mark McDonald, Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers, in an interview with Annette Doran, when asked about confidence versus arrogance. If you are applying for a job or going for interview, Sli Nua Careers has extensive experience of preparing candidates for all types of interviews and jobs, with an […]
Making a pitch for the job and getting in the zone
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Galway The question is often asked: how do you actually sell yourself at the interview. Consider the following question: John, why should we offer you the job? John, this is your opportunity to pitch for the job. You need to be in ‘the zone’ – and by […]
Eight reasons why good candidates perform poorly at interview
By Liam Horan, MD & Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) This week, I asked four of our experienced career coaches the following question: based on your experience of working with candidates in the interview training setting, what are the two main reasons good candidates perform poorly in interview? Here are the observations they made, and, in […]
Career Corner – Put the sparkle back in your CV crc1029fm July 27th 2015
Topics today: 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 […]
Career Corner How Best to Approach the Second Interview – crc1029fm July 20th 2015
Topics today: Career Corner with Liam Horan. Here Liam addresses how to handle the build up to the interview, particularly the last two days. Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career Corner – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast […]
Make sure you’re the candidate who “stacks up”
By Liam Horan, MD & Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) Employers are keen to figure out exactly what your CV says about you. When you say you were “directly involved in the installation of the companywide IT system”, what does that actually mean? Did you give the courier a hand carrying the stuff in? […]
Sell your soul, or sell yourself?
By Arthur Geraghty, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: I have been called for interview by a close competitor of my current employer? Should I use my insider corporate knowledge to score points in the interview? (AG, email) A: While you may consider yourself to be ideally placed to spill the beans and give the […]