Crafting a personal statement that does the trick
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) Q: I am writing a personal statement for UCAS. I am not quite sure how I should go about it. Can you give me some tips? (LT, email). A: For those who might not immediately recognise the acronym UCAS, it stands for Universities and Colleges Admissions […]
A view from the other (recruiter’s) side
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin North It’s 3.30 on a Friday afternoon and an Assistant Engineering Manager in a busy food and beverage manufacturing facility has just sat down at his desk to begin the next phase of a recruitment drive. His department has advertised for two specialised engineering technicians who […]
Your CV should highlight the value you bring to role you’re seeking
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) A CV should be a written reflection of you and the value you can bring to a new role. In this interview with Liam Horan, I talk about identifying the client’s transferrable skills and putting them into context relative to the new role they are seeking. […]
CV Preparation – information you need when compiling a CV
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Interviewed here by Liam Horan, I speak about the importance of gathering all the relevant information together when compiling a CV – sometimes people leave very important details out of their CV. Mick O’Connor is a Career Coach with Sli Nua Careers and works out […]
Mark Mc Donald on NearFM career slot today
Career Coach Mark Mc Donald from the Sli Nua Dublin North Office talks to Pat Meehan on NearFM about the challenges people face in today’s jobs market. Mark also talks about the type of services offered by Sli Nua Careers.
Career Corner @CRC1029fm October 7th 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: we talk about dealing with the aftermath of redundancy. Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission […]
Mark McDonald on Phoenix FM, Friday, October 10th
Mark McDonald, Sli Nua Careers, Dublin North, will appear on 92.5 Phoenix FM this Friday (October 10th) to answer career questions from listeners. It starts at 11am. This follows an appearance by Mark on the same station a fortnight ago, after which the station received a number of queries from listeners anxious to resolve some career […]
Free CV talks with Sli Nua Careers in four Dublin libraries
Sli Nua Careers are delighted to be supporting Dublin City Council in their series of Library talks aimed at giving CV and interview advice to job seekers. Mark Mc Donald from our Dublin North office will be talking to job seekers in Walkinstown Library on Monday evening (October 6th). Coolock Library on Tuesday (7th). Cabra Library on […]
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 […]
A different CV for each job application?
Q: Do I change my CV for each job application or maintain a large stock of my “current CV” and use that continuously? Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Dublin, replies: I have presented to, and spoken with, numerous job seekers throughout the country over the last few years. A common question which keeps […]