AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to DCU fm about forthcoming Interview Training Seminar
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Liam Horan on DCU-fm. Liam Horan talks about the forthcoming Interview Training seminar in Dublin (Thursday, October 11th, Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin 2, 6.30pm. Contact aoife@slinuacareers.com) to secure your place. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read […]
Eight tips for job interviews
[checklist] Think and talk through beforehand what you’d like to say, but avoid any temptation to learn answers off by rote. Rehearsed answers will lack passion and authenticity, and create a new pressure for you on the day as you try to remember what you’ve learned. Trust that your natural flow will click in and […]
Learning the ropes for job interviews
Job interviews are not unlike boxing matches: you can have all the plans and strategies you want, all the shapes and all the moves, the slides to the side and the dummies, but you have to remember that there is somebody else in the ring too. “I was doing grand,” moaned the vanquished pugilist, “until […]
Principals & Deputy Principals survey
Sli Nua Careers are carrying out a private and anonymous survey of Principals and Deputy Principals (primary school level) regarding their preferences when assessing candidates for subbing work. It is a very short survey. We would appreciate your participation very much. You can take the survey HERE The purpose of this survey is to allow us better serve […]
Teachers, be graphic – paint pictures
One line of job interview advice for teachers HERE Our Interview Training Sessions are tailored to suit your needs, and are run by experienced Interviewers, who also have extensive experience in business mentoring, communications, media and human resources. More HERE We have a dedicated section on our site for teaching positions – HERE
Mayo News
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Our article from The Mayo News June 2012. 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.
Cutting back on interview information overload
The majority of us have been there: it’s the run up to the Leaving Cert and you’re too afraid to sneeze in case a quote from Peig or a highlighted passage from Soundings escapes. A complete information overload, and if you left things till last minute this information overload was administered in a matter of […]
Navigating the interview gauntlet
Navigating the interview gauntlet Are you willing to go where the company sends you? This question may seem to be the proverbial ‘spanner in the works’. However, step back and think about what exactly the prospective employer is asking you? Some of us think we are not allowed to question the interviewer. This is an […]
Questions to put teacher on the spot
With all the movement in the primary school teaching sector at the moment, it might be an opportune time to talk about typical questions that primary school teachers may be asked in a job interview. Some of these are common to other sectors too, so, even if you’re not a primary school teacher, you might […]
Opening up some job interview basics
Q: I haven’t ever done a job interview – until now, I have always got jobs by word-of-mouth referrals. However, as things get tighter in the jobs market, I am facing my first ever interview next week. I have followed your advice here about what I should say, but I would also like a quick […]