Explain or ignore the unfinished college course in your CV? #crc1029fm April 12th 2016
Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Aidan Crowley, 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 the […]
Research guidelines for interview #crc1029fm
Today’s Topic: “I have been called for an interview next week and would be anxious that I perform well on the day. Several people have told me to ensure that I have enough research done prior to the interview. I’m not sure where to begin on this or exactly how much research is involved. Any […]
Changing careers and how best to do it
Today’s Topic: “I lost my job in 2010 after 18 years within the construction sector due to the economic downturn. I had developed my career up to a point of project manager with responsibility for several construction sites. I chose to return to education and have now completed a business degree and masters degree. I […]
Stumbling over the two stickiest questions at interview – November 9th 2015
Career Corner Topic: “I’ve had a number of interviews recently which I felt went reasonably ok except for two particular questions why seem to bother me. Tell us about yourself? And have you any questions for us? I’m never sure how best to address either of these questions and usually end up getting very muddled. […]
Financial services opportunities @crc1029fm October 19th 2015
Career Corner: Financial Services sector sees a growing opportunitites for job seekers Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to AnnMarie Donelan, 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 […]
Variety of jobs available in the pharmaceutical sector – October 12th 2015
Today in Career Corner, Mark talks about the Pharmaceutical sector. Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Matthew Largent, 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 […]
Career Corner: ‘The evolution of administration as a role’ crc1029fm September 28th 2015
Career Corner today: Mark speaks about how the role of an administrator has changed and can offer great opportunities within an organisation. Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Ltd, talks to Matthew Largent, Community Radio Castlebar – a series of career tips interviews that will be broadcast each Monday on CRC-fm at 5.30pm GMT. […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm June 29th 2015 – Create a LinkedIn Profile
Career Corner – Would a LinkedIn profile help the job seeker? Today, Mark speaks about the advantages of having an up-to-date LinkedIn profile for today’s jobseeker. 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 […]
What would you do if you got the job? Listen to Career Corner – May 25th 2015
Career Corner 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. Topic: “I recently attended for an interview and felt I had prepared well in advance. However, one particular question […]
Tech firm LexisNexis to create 70 new jobs in Dublin – listen to Mark McDonald’s thoughts on the jobs
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) Newstalk are reporting that LexisNexis is creating 70 positions over the next three years at their new data analytics centre in the city. Here I address what LexisNexis might be looking for from people in risk assessment, data analytics, software development and engineering. You can read more […]