Your voice is your voice – don’t obsess about it in #jobs interview #careers
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I hate the sound of my own voice. Surely the interview panel will feel the same about it? Anything I can do to make myself sound better (JJ, email). Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar, in Career […]
I want to apply but am afraid to show my face just yet & common interview errors
Career Corner with Liam Horan Topics today: Q: I want to apply for a job I’ve seen advertised – but I don’t want to show my face yet. My company have a connection with the company advertising the job, and I’m afraid word would get back. Is it off limits, or are there other ways around […]
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 […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm November 3rd 2014 how to depict the last two years of your career to improve your employment chances
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. This week’s question: I spent 13 successful years in my previous job in the marketing department of a hotel chain, rising to […]
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 […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm October 20th 2014 why it is crucial to do research on a company before the interview
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley of Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. Topic: Q: I have heard you talk before about doing research on a company before going to interview. Could you go into […]
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. […]