Never take a speech for granted
By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Never take a speech for granted. We’ve all done it, but we shouldn’t. It is a bitter, painful lesson to learn. I have seen the best of singers decline to sing solo in a singsong* – “you’ll give us one there Mary, no bother to you” – because something […]
Redundancy looming – jump ship or sit tight?
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q. I have recently been told I’m going to be made redundant form my job in six months’ time. However, a job has become available in another company close to where I live but the catch is that it has a significantly lower salary. Do I go for […]
Watch us coach a job interview candidate LIVE on the net
Live Job Interview Coaching session on the internet. A one-hour Interview Coaching session for the whole world to see. This takes place on Wednesday next, December 16, at 8pm (GMT) – you will be able to watch it here on the funkiest new platform of 2015, Blab (view on this page below, or at this link HERE) Candidate: […]
How past mistakes can have future value in job interviews
By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am going for a job interview with a well-known company next week. A friend of mine works there already and he says there is one question that the manager always asks in interviews: “Tell me about a time when you made a right mess of something in […]
Ideas for change can help your case
By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: At a job interview last week, I was going grand until I got thrown by this question: tell me one thing you would change about your current job? I didn’t know what to say. I am happy enough in my current job – I’m only moving […]
Show the interview panel the real you
by Stephanie MacKinnon, Career Coach In life I am often struck by the single-mindedness of people in pursuit of a goal. The inter-county footballer who trains twice a day, interspersing skills, speed and agility training with strength and flexibility yoga classes, all the time attending to his nutrition and mental readiness, writes Siobhan O’Malley, Career […]
How to swing an interview your way with the parting question
By Deirdre May, Career Coach Final question can be a trump card Q: I always struggle with the question at the end of the interview. I usually mumble that “everything is covered, thank you”. What fallback questions should I have at the ready? A: We put this question to three of our career coaches to […]
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 […]
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 […]