Preparing for Defence Forces recruitment interviews
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Prospective candidates who wish to pursue a career in the Defence forces need to be focussed on the following key points: 1. Background Knowledge You need to understand fully the induction process for the Defence Forces which culminates in an Interview. Have a basic knowledge of […]
Do your research – there are no short-cuts to success
By Mary O’Brien, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) A lot of us prepare for interviews in a similar manner i.e. we look at our CV and previous experience and begin the process of trying to match our skills to the requirements of the job in order to answer questions as effectively as possible. This […]
Sector knowledge is crucial in job interviews
By Sabina Trench, Sli Nua Careers, Westport It sounds a simple thing to say, but, in my experience working with clients preparing for job interviews, it must still be said: know the challenges facing the sector. Employers need you to be knowledgeable about the sector. If you’re going for a Deputy Principal’s job, you must […]
Let’s have more ‘I’, please
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers It’s more ‘I’ than ‘we’: this is a point I find myself making to interview training clients on a regular basis. “We put a very good system in place,” they say. Or “we achieved record sales”. In job interviews, it’s important to keep the ‘I’ in there. […]
Blind alleys left me out in the cold
Q: I went for a job interview last week. I had myself all prepared to tell them exactly what I felt they needed to hear – my experience, and how that experience relates to their company. The interview panel comprised three people: but, really, it was like just one. He was a compulsive talker – […]
Handling the salary question
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers We have talked here before about kicking to touch if asked the salary question in the first interview. LD (via email) asks if we have specific phrases she can use if she finds herself facing the salary question. Generally, we discourage the learning of lines, but […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm August 18th 2014
Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. This week: Here we deal with these issues: QUESTION Q: I couldn’t make the job interviews on the day they were convened. The […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm August 11th 2014
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. This week: Here we deal with these issues: So, you did the interview, and got the verdict from the interview panel, […]
12 tips to help you in job interviews
Claim your successes. Nobody else will do this for you. Yes, you can acknowledge the contribution of your colleagues along the way, but, ultimately, there should be at least as much ‘I’ as ‘we.’ An interview is not an elocution test. You’re not being asked to read The News. An ‘um’ here, and an ‘ah’ […]
Seven job interview mistakes you don’t want to make
Coming over too familiar. A surplus of premature familiarity tends to be a problem in most arenas, and it is certainly a no-no in job interviews. Be professional. Be warm, but keep your distance. These people are assessing you from a variety of angles, primarily professional. While your personality is an important part of the […]