Eight reasons why good candidates perform poorly at interview
By Liam Horan, MD & Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) This week, I asked four of our experienced career coaches the following question: based on your experience of working with candidates in the interview training setting, what are the two main reasons good candidates perform poorly in interview? Here are the observations they made, and, in […]
Career Corner – Put the sparkle back in your CV crc1029fm July 27th 2015
Topics today: Q: I am working on my CV at the moment. I have all the basics in there, but it just doesn’t sparkle. I feel it is very heavy. It doesn’t spring to life. I have had a good deal success in my career but I can’t seem to get that across in the […]
Career Corner How to approach the second interview crc1029fm July 6th 2015
Career Corner with Liam Horan – How to approach a second interview & diplomacy rules when being interviewed for your boss’s job. Topics today: Q: I’ve just been called for a second interview for a job. I’ve a lot of experience in the sector, and know I’d be a good fit for the position. I […]
Career Corner – Jack of all trades needs new direction – June 22nd 2015
Career Corner with Liam Horan – How to change career after years of self employment Topics today: Q: I’ve been running my own plastering business for 25 years.The business is me, full stop: getting the work in, doing the work, listening to what the customer is looking for, invoicing, chasing up the money, and even […]
How to shape your CV with a portfolio career
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: You’ve written on a number of occasions about portfolio careers. I think I may fall into that category. I work as an office manager for a medium-sized manufacturing firm three days a week, and the other two days I divide my time between playing in a band […]
How best to approach the 30, 60, 90 days interview question
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) A number of clients I have worked with in recent months have told me about one particular type of interview question they have been asked. It’s a question seeking the candidate’s views on what they will be doing during the first number of months in […]
Today FM job-seeker secures employment
More on this on Today FM’s Sunday Business Show this Sunday, May 24th, 2015 + more HERE “Mark McDonald of Sli Nua Careers offered a service that was second to none in my opinion. I have never come across someone who is so totally dedicated to what they do and works so hard to achieve the […]
Linking in and getting out – without the boss noticing
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) Q: I’m skulking in here with this question. Despite what I say below, my initials aren’t even DG. But you’d never know who might be watching. My question is: how do I start using LinkedIn to get a new job – without my current boss finding […]
Your voice is your voice – don’t obsess about it in #jobs interview #careers
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I hate the sound of my own voice. Surely the interview panel will feel the same about it? Anything I can do to make myself sound better (JJ, email). Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career […]
500 metre exclusion zone will keep you tuned in
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) Make sure you give everyone the right impression of you before, during and after interview. Securing the dream job is a tough competitive process from start to finish. Don’t arrive at a situation where your application, CV and cover letter, and your interview performance has […]