eircom Launches New Apprentice Programme
By Shane Halligan, Sli Nua Careers eircom today announced details of a new Apprentice Programme which will give 50 bright sparks the opportunity to kick start their career working for Ireland’s leading telecommunications provider and one of the country’s longest established brands. You can read more HERE. If you will be applying for work there, […]
Apple to invest €850m in new Galway data centre – listen to Mark McDonald’s thoughts on the jobs
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) & Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) The Irish Times is reporting that Apple is to invest €850 million developing a new data centre in Athenry Co. Galway to help run services such as iTunes and maps for users of its devices. Here I address […]
Referee call must be good for you
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Westport) Q. Do I have to put my previous manager on my CV as a referee or can I put someone else from the company? (ET, email). A: It’s your CV and you can call whatever witness you wish to speak for you. There are no hard and fast […]
Grand designs on work slot
By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) Q. I’m a graphic designer and have been called to interview. Should I bring my portfolio of work with me even though I haven’t been asked to? (LT, email). A: Graphic design is a visual field, so rather than saying that you designed a beautiful logo, book […]
Preparation in days prior to Interview – 16/2/2015
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I have an interview coming up this Friday. I am afraid that I have done too much research. It’s a very high profile company so I don’t want to make a fool of myself. Any tips on how I should approach the final few days so that […]
Car-park sighting knocked me off my stride
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I turned up an hour early for the second interview. I sat in the car park and, lo and behold, I saw a man I know on the way out. He was going for it too: and he’s good. It threw me, I have […]
Transform Your Career with the Innovation Academy, UCD in Athlone
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) The Innovation Academy, UCD will start a new Postgraduate Certificate in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise in Athlone on Thursday 26th March. The programme is for jobseekers from all backgrounds with five years+ work experience or a level 8 qualification who want to set up their own enterprise OR who […]
Lifes2good to create 50 jobs in Galway following €5 million investment
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) The Irish Times is reporting that Lifes2good is to create 50 jobs over the next three years in it’s Galway headquarters. Lifes2Good Founder James Murphy said “We have hugely ambitious expansion plans and we are now positioned to implement them”. You can read more HERE. If you will […]
SalesSense to create 100 new jobs
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) The Irish Independent is reporting that SaleSense is to create 100 jobs in Dundalk Co Louth. Here I address what I feel SaleSense might be looking for from people with sales and marketing backgrounds when it comes to filling these roles. You can read more HERE. If […]
Accenture to create 250 jobs by end of summer
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) RTÉ are reporting that Global management consulting and technology services firm, Accenture, is to recruit 250 new staff around the country by the end of the summer. Here I address what I feel Accenture might be looking for from graduates when it comes to filling these roles. You […]