Bottom-up approach can make CV writing easier
Writing a CV can be a real nuisance. How can I wade through my professional career, studies, voluntary work, additional training, and everything else to produce a two-page document of just 800 words without driving myself doolally? Brevity can be a challenge for most people, which explains why a significant number of the CVs I […]
Career Corner with Liam Horan July 28th 2014 offer would be teachers advice
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. QUESTION Q: For applicants seeking a primary school teaching job for the next academic year, what advice can you offer to improve […]
Early impact is crucial in CVs
Never underestimate how important it is to catch the employer’s attention early in your CV. You must treat it as if the employer will not read anymore than 40 words before moving onto the next applicant. Therefore it is essential that the first 40 words that they read about you are relevant to the job at hand.
To Word or not to Word, that is the question
Q: How should I submit my CV by email – .pdf or Word document? I’ve heard some stories about employers not being able to open various formats that I’m afraid my CV is making its way, unopened and unloved, to the PC wastebasket. What are your suggestions (LC, email)? A: Career Directors International, the trade […]
Tips on using LinkedIn to catch attention of potential employers
For many job-seekers, LinkedIn is where it’s at – or, at least, where it should be at. A survey we carried out three years ago showed that 95 per cent of professional recruiters use LinkedIn as one of their key recruitment tools. There is no charge to join LinkedIn. The following tips will help you […]
How to show my creative side in my Curriculum Vitae
Q: When it comes to writing, I’m not exactly a straight-down-the-middle type of person. In school and college, technical essays scared me whereas I loved the ‘lá brea samhraidh a bhi ann…’ ones where I was required to dream up a madcap story that resulted in everyone living unhappily ever after. Maybe my fondness for […]
Community Radio Castlebar Interview: March 31st, 2014
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: I’ve just recently joined a new company – just two months ago, in fact. I’m really enjoying it though […]
Louise doesn’t have much work experience to include on her CV
Louise doesn’t have much work experience to include on her CV listen to ‘Louise doesn't have much work experience to include on her CV’ on Audioboo
Some CV advice for you here
Are you applying for a GAA internship? Some CV advice for you here listen to ‘Are you applying for a GAA internship? Some CV advice for you here’ on Audioboo
Focused edit can bring CV under control
Q: I can’t keep my CV under two pages. Everything I read suggests it should be maximum two pages. I have had a lot of jobs. I’m afraid to leave any of them out in case I end up mentioning a job in an interview, causing the interviewer to think I am hiding something. Thoughts? […]