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 […]

Life’s valuable lessons for the job seeker

By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I recently read an article on line called ‘Ten tough but valuable lessons you should learn before you are 30’. In my case, the next time I see 30 will be on a front door. I’m 42, and have had my career and business ups and […]

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 the next step can lead to the right step

By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I am going for a job in a progressive company but, to be honest, it’s not really the job I want. It is a step down the ladder from where I would like to be in the same company and I can’t deny that I will […]

Going the extra, extra mile in job-searching

By Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I have been trying to get a job for the last 19 months. And, yes I have really tried: I mean, really, really tried. I have fine tuned my CV. I have gone to networking meetings. I have told friends and all sorts of random acquaintances that […]

How to make the best of a bad job

By Liam Horan, Managing Director,  Sli Nua Careers Q: I worked in my last place of employment for four years, but the final year was hell, and we parted on poor terms. I suspect that potential employers will want to hear from the manager there, but that would be the death knell for my chances […]

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 […]

Preparation remains the CV key

By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Limerick Many times I have been asked the question: “how do I get that job?”.  My answer is always the same: “preparation”. It can never be emphasised enough how important it is to be prepared when applying for a position, writes Deirdre May, Career Coach. You must […]