Getting your career back on track
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You may have taken a break to raise your children, some time to explore different things, or you just needed to step off the career carousel for a while. Now you want to get back inthe saddle, and the right approach will make all the difference, writes SABINA […]
Six tips to help teacher write better application forms
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: “I’m a primary school teacher searching for a permanent job in September. There are lots of opportunities out there but not only do I have to send in a CV and cover letter; I have to complete an application form for each school. How should I go […]
Survive the probe to land the job
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The rise of competency-based interviews continues apace – more and more, we encounter clients who have been told that their upcoming interview will be a competency- based one, writes LIAM HORAN, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS. We have previously dealt here with the START method […]
Nothing to lose
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Frequently you have nothing to lose in an interview.In an interview, they cannot take away from you what you already have. If you have a job, you will still have that job when you go out the door. If you are a student, you […]
Voice in your ear can drive you on
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes you have got to bring a bit of controlled anger into an interview. Candidates often struggle to get the information out. “Oh, I couldn’t say that about myself – they might think I’m arrogant.” If you don’t say it, who will? To force […]
Eight tips to make your job interviews easier – and better
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Eight tips to make your job interviews easier – and better Job interview candidates can be very hard on themselves – they can magnify every error and minimise every good moment. This is not true of everybody, of course, but it does apply to a large number of clients I […]
Control the interview? You decide
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers The decisions we make in job interviews are crucial. When we hear the phrase “You control the interview”, we often get stomached, writes LIAM HORAN, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. How can I control the interview? Surely the interview panel control the interview? Yes, you can […]
6 job-searching tips for new graduates
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers You’re fresh out of college, just got the results (congrats) and now the real world beckons. Chances are you will soon be facing your first serious job interview. That has prompted Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, to compile these six simple tips. 1. While […]
‘Dress for success’ tips for men
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Of late, we have received a number of queries from men about appropriate interview dress. Accordingly, we have invited style coach Claire Golden (www.clairegolden.com) to pen this contribution – we will ask her to do likewise for females in the next few weeks: “The most important […]
How to prepare yourself to overcome interview nerves
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I get nervous before interviews. By the time I get to the venue, I’m shaking. It really holds me back in my career. Any suggestions? (SC, email). A: First of all, accept that you will have nerves. Nerves are not a bad thing, per […]