Car-park sighting knocked me off my stride

By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I turned up an hour early for the second interview. I sat in the car park and, lo and behold, I saw a man I know on the way out. He was going for it too: and he’s good. It threw me, I have […]

Viagogo announces 100 new jobs in Limerick – 50 jobs for William Fry Dublin

By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Limerick) RTÉ are reporting that Online ticketing marketplace Viagogo is to double its workforce in Limerick, with the creation of 100 new jobs. The announcement was made at the opening of the company’s new operations centre in the city. Meanwhile law firm William Fry says it plays to hire 50 new staff during the […]

Know your strengths and transferrable skills

By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) Do you know your skills? Do you know how they will transfer to a new role? If you don’t, the employer will struggle to see them too. In this interview with Liam Horan, I talk about identifying your strengths and skills for the benefit of […]

Cruise ships can be a career change for hospitality workers

By Shane Halligan, Sli Nua Careers Cruise ships only employ the best of hospitality workers – and it can be a clever career move for people who are serious about developing their skills. In this interview, Elaine Blood of specialist cruise ship recruiters Ambassador Recruitment talks about the kind of hospitality jobs available in the […]

Statement of interest can be a trump card

By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: Yesterday I attended for interview for a marketing role and felt I did well. I’m a new graduate and it was my first job interview. This morning, I got an email from the employer thanking me for coming along. She asked me to email her back confirming […]

Let’s have more ‘I’, please

By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers It’s more ‘I’ than ‘we’: this is a point I find myself making to interview training clients on a regular basis. “We put a very good system in place,” they say. Or “we achieved record sales”. In job interviews, it’s important to keep the ‘I’ in there. […]