How to overcome low confidence for interview @crc1029fm May 23rd 2016
Today’s Question: I am going for a job interview next week, but I haven’t done one in about eight years. I ran my own business until recently when it folded. My confidence is on the floor. Can you give me some tips? (AOS, email). Career Coach Sabina Trench answers this question. Community Radio Castlebar has […]
5000 extra summer jobs in the pub trade – will you snag one?
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers The group representing the majority of publicans has said it expects 5,000 more summer jobs than normal to be generated in the industry this year. Read the news in full here. This resonates with a blog post I wrote just a few weeks ago, which also flagged […]
The 3 Es of Interviews
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Entrance At the start of any interview, you can almost bank on being asked to, ‘Talk us through your CV’ or ‘Tell us a little bit about yourself’. While the question may be vague, you should not be, writes SABINA TRENCH, CAREER COACH, SLI NUA CAREERS, WESTPORT. This is […]
U21 wins were great career moves in ’83 and ’06 – hopefully same in ’16
Forgive us our shameless parochialism here – all Gaelic football is local, as you know. On our window today we have a framed photo of a jersey with all the autographs of the 1983 Mayo u21 team on the border. That Mayo team won the All-Ireland title in 1983. It proved to be a great career […]
Tourism & hospitality sector opportunities in 2016
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Tourism Ireland is predicting a bumper year in 2016 – they predict 8.2million overseas visitors to Ireland this year, spending an estimated €4.2billion. This amounts to growth of between 4 and 5 per cent, which is very significant. Earlier this month, the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) announced that 69 […]
It’s your story – tell it well for maximum return
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Westport, Co. Mayo) Q: I spent 13 successful years in my previous job in the marketing department of a hotel chain, rising to the position of marketing manager. I left two years ago to join another company, didn’t really like it, and left after a year to […]
Career Corner crc1029fm January 25th 2017 Career coach Sabina Trench gives you advice on how to change careers.
Dear Sabina, I have been working in retail for the last 14 years and am about to be made redundant. I have some accountancy qualifications that I used in a work placement, but nothing since. Is it too late to go back to accountancy? Many thanks, GM Career Coach Sabina Trench Community Radio Castlebar has a […]
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 […]
Application forms: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
AAApplication forms By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Now that recruitment embargos have lifted, the public sector hiring doors are open, and they often use application forms. They are used to a lot less in the private sector, but they are still deployed in some cases. If you really want to give these […]
Be conscious of your social media image
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Be conscious of your social media image. It’s a simple mistake to make and one to which many have fallen victim. You create a winning CV that accurately matches your skills and talents to a particular job advertisement. You are called for interview. You present at interview […]