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 […]
Career Corner 5th October 2015: Tourism management offers so much opportunity @crc1029fm
Liam Horan, explores the explosive growth of tourism in Ireland and how to target a management career within this sector. Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers, Liam Horan, offers his analysis of what’s happening in the tourism industry in Ireland, where it has come from and where it is going. Plenty of tourism management and […]
Our man @horanliam is guest speaker at today’s Jobs of the Future event in @gmitofficial @mayodieasweek
Over 650 Transition Year students are expected to attend today’s Jobs of the Future event in GMIT Castlebar Campus, Co. Mayo. You can read more details HERE Our Managing Director is one of the speakers and we will be providing updates here as the day unfolds. It kicks off at 9.30am.