How interview bluff proved costly in the long run
Pic source www.pixabay.com Interview Bluff By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I made a mistake. I know I did. And as I was making it, I knew it was a mistake. They asked me if I knew anything about Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, specifically the MailChimp package. […]
Six tips for a better job interview
Pic source www.pixabay.com Interview tips By Vasjan Broka, Sli Nua Careers Job interviews can be very challenging for many people – here are some interview tips to help you do better from Vasjan Broka, an Albanian Career Coach currently partnering with Sli Nua Careers here in Ireland under the European Union Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship programme. Show […]
Find that job!
Pic source www.pixabay.com Find that job By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Everyone is talking about all the jobs ‘out there’ but ‘where are they?’ asks Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Think local first It costs a lot of money to advertise on the national websites, so some companies just advertise locally. […]
Job Title: What to do when your job title doesn’t match your role
Pic source www.pixabay.com Job Title By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You have been called to interview for a relatively senior position. However, your current job title does not reflect the extent of your duties and responsibilities. This is a common problem for many people, and there are ways to get around this in […]
How researching the company can pay dividends
Pic source www.pixabay.com Researching the company By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers When going for interview, you need to know the company inside out. Knowledge is king – armed with the right knowledge, you dramatically increase your chances of carrying out a surgical strike on the company, writes LIAM HORAN, Career […]
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 […]
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 […]
12 things to remember when CV writing
CV Writing By Mary O’Brien Killeen Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers It can be the most challenging of tasks, writing your CV. Where to start? What to highlight? How to shorten? How to sell yourself? These 12 pointers will help you get on the right track, and will also assist you in writing your […]
Was he digging in – or testing me out? Job Interview
Job Interview By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I found myself in a tricky position in a job inyerview. The interviewer was certain of a “fact”. I was even more certain that this “fact” was not a fact at all. I worked on the exact project whereas the interviewer […]
Interview nerves – admit to them or ignore them?
“I get very nervous in job interviews. Would it be okay to say to the panel at the start of the interview that I may come across as nervous but that I know I can do the job and have proven my worth in the past? What do you think of that approach?” – JT, […]