Highland Radio
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Liam Horan of Sli Nua Careers talks on Highland Radio, Co. Donegal, about getting your CV right – and also your interview technique. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a […]
Hobbies can be more than just fun – our weekly column in various Irish newspapers
Q: Are they really interested in my hobbies? I’m involved in my local rugby club – coach an under-age team, do some fund-raising and chairman of the committee that built the new clubhouse. I had it on my CV but I took it off again because I thought it looked irrelevant. Was I right? (DT, […]
CV snap is a personal choice – our weekly careers column from various Irish newspapers
Q: Should I put my photo on my CV? (ST, email) A: We asked this very question on Facebook recently. Well, in point of fact, we asked ‘do you have your own photo on your CV?’ Quick as lightening, a woman replied: “No, I have Angelina Jolie’s on mine.” Game, set and match – we […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to Westport Community Radio about job prospects in Allergan
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Listen to Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, talking to Tommy Morahan on Westport Community Radio about forthcoming job prospects at Allergan, Westport – and how candidates might get themselves in the frame. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to Radio Kerry about why you shouldn’t tell a lie on your CV
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, speaks about why you shouldn’t tell a lie on your CV – even though a survey shows that 68 per cent of people have done just that. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs […]
Essential attributes that power your CV
This week, in our on-going series on how you might construct a CV that truly sells you, we come to your hobbies, interests and community involvement.. “So what if I won the captain’s prize at 15 years of age,” a candidate might say, “sure it’s a job in IT I’m going for, not a place […]
Third party endorsement can boost your CV
By Angela Tjalsma, CV Editor, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) Q: I am looking for something to give my CV a bit of ‘oomph’. I feel it is quite drab. I am a shy person by nature and I don’t really like talking myself up too much. I know from your previous columns that the onus […]
Six pointers to jazz up your CV
By Angela Tjalsma, CV Editor, Sli Nua Careers (Ballinrobe) Q: I haven’t written a CV in 20 years – not since I left school. I understand that everything has changed since back them. For a start, I have 20 years of work underneath my belt now. Not to mention three children and less hair! Plus […]
AUDIO: Liam Horan speaks to Mid West Radio about CV and Interview tips
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Liam Horan on Mid West Radio. Careers Coach Liam Horan (Sli Nua Careers) gives CVs and Interview tips in this interview with Tommy Marren. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a […]
The secret to a good CV
Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, talks (1 min 46 secs) about the secret to a good CV – one that will work for you You can also listen to even more CV tips HERE