How to make your college placement work
Pic source www.pixabay.com By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I’m about to start a college placement with a leading company in my sector – marketing. It’s an eight-week thing during and I really want to make an impression. Any thoughts? (DR, email). A: First off, that’s the right attitude. Even […]
Interview panel, heads up: use it or lose it
Pic source www.pixabay.com interview panel By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes when you are called for interview, you will be given the names of the interview panel. This is very common in the public sector, but also happens in the private sector from time to time. But, what should you do with this […]
Interview questions – turning negatives into positives
Pic source www.pixabay.com interview questions By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers While interviews can include a predictable set of questions, there are often those curve balls that will cause you to sweat a little under the collar. With some advance preparation, you can turn those challenging interview questions into opportunities to prove why you […]
Self-employment to employment – where do I start?
Pic source www.pixabay.com self-employment By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Given the lack of job opportunities over the past number of years, many people created a job for themselves in the world of self-employment. However, for one reason or another, you are ready to be an employee again. Here’s how to get the value […]
90-day plan can make you shine on the big day
Pic source www.pixabay.com 90-day plan By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers When interviewing for a high-level job, you need to set yourself apart from the crowd. A good way to achieve this is through your 90-day plan, writes SABINA TRENCH, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. What is a 90-day plan? This is your blueprint […]
Graduates, it’s time to get organised
Pic source www.pixabay.com Graduates By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers As you approach the end of your college studies, your focus will naturally be on the final exams,. But if you are planning on applying for graduate placements, you need to get organised, writes SABINA TRENCH, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. You are in […]
How to ‘get going’ without a college degree
Pic source www.pixabay.com college degree By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes the assumption is that everyone will go to college and get a degree, but what about young job hunters who want to start their careers without a college degree? There are opportunities out there, and as deadlines and the end of the […]
One job: how to tackle the ‘long service in one job’ question at interview
One job By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You have been working in the same place for the last 15 years, and you just know it’s going to come up in the interview. You can use this to your advantage. All you need is a strategy writes SABINA TRENCH, Career Coach, Sli Nua […]
How hitting ‘the bottom line’ can help you ace that job
‘the bottom line’ By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers In interview training, I regularly find myself ‘encouraging candidates to apply their answers to the bottom line of their role or the organisation where they work, writes LIAM HORAN, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. The bottom line is the raison d’etre. […]
Steal a march with your own ePortfolio
ePortfolio By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers When I was in college, the design students lugged their portfolios around in massive satchels draping from their shoulders, writes LIAM HORAN, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Steal a march Anyone walking with a hump these days either had a life of hardship […]