Going for interview? Be nice to everyone you meet
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Galway When attending an interview, from the minute you walk in the door to leaving, be very aware of your surroundings and, most importantly, anybody with whom you come into contact. Ensure you engage with everyone, especially the secretary, receptionist or, indeed, the personal assistant. Never underestimate the […]
The trusty old CV – has it a future?
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topic: There is a growing discussion in the career development world about the evolution of the CV and how the future of recruiting might look. Here Liam Horan of Sli Nua Careers expands on this topic. Sli Nua Careers: www.slinuacareers.com, Ballinrobe & Claremorris offices 094 95 42965. Our Free Career Resource Pack […]
I’ve done the job for three months. Now they want me to apply for it. How should I react?
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I have been working as office manager in a company for the past three months – without actually getting the stripes. The situation was that the previous office manager took ill and they recruited me on a temporary basis to take over the job. Initially, there was some […]
Highland Radio “How to customise your CV to match that job” 3/3/15
Highland Radio Interview with Liam Horan In this interview on Highland Radio, Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, talks about NUIG suspends ‘misogynistic’ menstrual questioning process, jobseekers ‘often forget to include all their skills on CV’ plus how to deal with those ‘curve balls’ at interview.
Final steps – six tips for the final few days before the interview
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone 1. As the interview draws closer, it’s important to stay alert and fresh rather than impeding your chances by cramming a book worth of sheets the night before. Gradually reduce the amount of information you’re studying to one page of bullet-point notes. This amounts to an abbreviated account […]
Apple to invest €850m in new Galway data centre – listen to Mark McDonald’s thoughts on the jobs
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) & Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) The Irish Times is reporting that Apple is to invest €850 million developing a new data centre in Athenry Co. Galway to help run services such as iTunes and maps for users of its devices. Here I address […]
Grand designs on work slot
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) Q. I’m a graphic designer and have been called to interview. Should I bring my portfolio of work with me even though I haven’t been asked to? (LT, email). A: Graphic design is a visual field, so rather than saying that you designed a beautiful logo, book […]
Preparation in days prior to Interview – 16/2/2015
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I have an interview coming up this Friday. I am afraid that I have done too much research. It’s a very high profile company so I don’t want to make a fool of myself. Any tips on how I should approach the final few days so that […]
Practice does, indeed, make perfect in job interview scenario
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) A client came to me recently for interview training as he was now going for a structured formal interview. Throughout his career he had been able to walk into a job through word of mouth and his proven top-class quality of work in the construction industry. However, he […]
Voxpro to create 43 jobs at Cork centre
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) The Irish Examiner is reporting that Voxpro is to create 43 jobs at its multi-lingual support centre in Cork. The customer service representative roles come after US skincare and nutrition company, It Works!, today announced their new partnership with Voxpro, confirming the relocation of the US company’s European […]