We’re on TG4
By Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers Our Dublin North Career Coach Mark McDonald will appear on a special TG4 programme on redundancy on Monday next, October 6th, at (8.00pm). Mark offers tips on what people who find themselves facing redundancy can do to keep their morale up while they look for their next position.
Good luck to our own star pupils!
Over the summer months, we were privileged to work with a large number of teachers and others in the education sphere. Without breaching confidentiality, I can reveal we worked with deputy principals going for principal positions, teachers going for deputy principal positions, teachers going for principal positions, teachers going for full-time jobs, teachers going for maternity […]
Know the true value of your skills
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Last year I had a conversation with a job-seeker while presenting at a careers fair. He made a comment that prompted a conversation I hope was ultimately of benefit to him. He stated that “my CV really isn’t that good because the only thing I’ve ever […]
Right tone is crucial with interview acquaintances
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Q: I’m going for an interview next week, and it’s a bit like going back in time. In what we will call a previous life, I knew two of the five people who will be interviewing me – one in a professional context (we worked in […]
All you have to do is listen
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Listen to the question. You’d be surprised how many candidates fail to listen to the question. They half-listen. They listen to the question they think has been asked. Perhaps they even listen to the question they hope has been asked. The tendency to answer the wrong […]