Our Interview Workbook will help you prepare for job interviews
Download our Interview Workbook HERE It will help you prepare for job interviews. We use it extensively when preparing candidates for job interviews. The focus is on getting you to think, first and foremost, about what the employer is looking for – and to work back from there to identify the evidence you have to […]
Six questions to ask the panel – our weekly column from various Irish newspapers
In job interviews, it is good to show interest – and one of the best ways of doing this is to ask questions. The person who asks questions is making a genuine effort to get to know more. Interview candidates sometimes labour under the illusion that to ask questions is to show weakness or ignorance. […]
Tales from the job interview front – our weekly career column
We survey our clients after they have attended job interviews to see what they are discovering when they sit in front of interview panels. It is a very insightful exercise. Based on surveys thus far this year – and notwithstanding that the sample size is relatively small – I will outline here some discoveries we […]
Thinking ahead pays interview dividends (our weekly column from various Irish newspapers)
Q: I did an interview recently with a panel of four people. It was a fairly structured affair, with each of the interviewers having their own sections to cover and questions to ask. Midway through the interview, the chairperson handed over to a man I shall call Mr Murphy (for that was his name – […]
Audio and video can develop an interview star (our weekly career column from various Irish newspapers)
Practice makes perfect – or perhaps this should be upgraded to the even more clichéd perfect practice makes perfect – and when it comes to job interviews, you may have missed the boat if the first time you articulate your thoughts is in the actual interview itself. With the advances in technology, there really is […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to Westport Community Radio about job prospects in Allergan
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Listen to Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, talking to Tommy Morahan on Westport Community Radio about forthcoming job prospects at Allergan, Westport – and how candidates might get themselves in the frame. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs […]
Company knowledge is your secret weapon in interview
This week we return to a topic we have glanced off before without ever dealing with it in great detail: to wit, the whole area of researching the organisation before you present for interview. At a recent employment conference, a business owner described it as “the biggest failing I come across in candidates.” She added: […]
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By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers We’ve Got Issues – How to Shine on the Job Hunt by Sabrinadsfm on Mixcloud. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a booking for CV Preparation and Interview Training. […]
Four interview questions you are likely to encounter
1. “Tell me a little about yourself?” Once the initial pleasantries have been exchanged the interviewee can expect this invitation to introduce themselves in a positive light. This affords the interviewer the opportunity to analyse you as an individual through what you say about yourself and how you say it. As the old adage says, […]
Seven interview questions you might like to ask
Let’s set the scene. You have bombarded every potential employer in a 50-mile radius with CV’s. Your interview attire is primed like a nuclear warhead ready to be deployed at a moment’s notice. You get the lucky break and get called to the interview stages. You rehearse ad nauseam the answers to potential questions in […]