150 new jobs announced for Waterford
Great jobs boost this week for Waterford, as reported here by RTE and various other media outlets. If you’re going for one of those jobs – or, indeed, a job anywhere in the near future – you will find our Free Career Resource Pack useful. Among other valuable resources, it includes a CV checklist that will help […]
Is it down to luck or hard work?
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Galway I spoke to somebody recently who had just been offered a job following a two-stage interview process. This person felt that he was lucky to be offered the job based on what he knew to be the level of competition for that particular vacancy. I don’t […]
Sli Nua Careers and National Jobs Week
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin North Sli Nua Careers are delighted to be supporting the Department of Social Protection jobs week initiative HERE which runs from Monday the 29th of September up to Friday 3rd of October. The events are designed to bring job seekers and employers together and will include talks […]
Mark Mc Donald on Phoenix FM’s D15 Today
Mark Mc Donald from Sli Nua Careers Dublin North Office talks to Dave and Dan on Phoenix FM’s D15 Today show and offers some tips on how you can succeed in getting the job you want. Mark McDonald is a Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers and works out of Dublin North. You can read more […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm September 22nd 2014
Liam Horan, Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Declan Murphy 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: Here we deal with regular interview questions. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm September 15th 2014
Mark McDonald, Career Coach, 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. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and […]
Spreading the net can work
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Westport Networking gets a bad rap. The very term conjures up images of forced camaraderie in an atmosphere of air-kissing falsity that yields very little by way of value. And I’m sure much of it ends up being every bit as empty as I’ve described. But it […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan @CRC1029fm September 1st 2014
Liam Horan, 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: Here we deal with these issues: QUESTION Q: I’ve just finished college. Reality looms, and it might even bite. What should […]
Overcoming the vacuum so you can excel in Skype interview
Q: I’m being interviewed by Skype next week for a job. The position is overseas and I have the skills and experience to do it, but I am worried about the Skype interview because all the other candidates will be interviewed in person. I fear Skype may be impersonal and I am concerned I won’t […]
Blind alleys left me out in the cold
Q: I went for a job interview last week. I had myself all prepared to tell them exactly what I felt they needed to hear – my experience, and how that experience relates to their company. The interview panel comprised three people: but, really, it was like just one. He was a compulsive talker – […]