Cork hotel looking for sales / business dev. manager – here’s how we’d coach candidates for it
Pic source www.pixabay.com Sales By Deirdre May, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. In coaching someone seeking the position of [see ad here] Sales/Business Development Manager in a Cork Hotel, I would try to get the candidate to appreciate two basic concepts. Firstly, it needs to be identified from the job description what exactly the employer is […]
“I’m good at my job – but I do disastrously in interviews”
Good at my job Photo by Guilherme Cunha on Unsplash By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: Every time I go to interview, I get tongue-tied. I’m not sure if it is the nerves, or if I’m trying too hard, but I tend to do disastrously. It is really annoying for two reasons: […]
Good finishes that may help you in job interviews
Good finishes Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash www.unsplash.com By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: “I was asked at the end if I had any question for the panel. I was just happy to hear that the interview was finishing. What might I have asked” – DC, Email. A: […]
Age: You can’t change it, so work with it
Age Pic source www.pixabay.com By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I think they see me as being too old. I keep getting called to interview, but I have not been able to land a job. I am 54. My last job was outsourced to a cheaper country. I am very […]
8 tips for Garda recruitment interview
Pic source www.pixabay.com Garda recruitment By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Are you looking to carve out a career for yourself in An Garda Síochána? If you are, you’re one of thousands; so, as the boys’ scouts say, you have to ‘be prepared’ or ‘bi ullamh’. An Garda Síochána The […]
How interview bluff proved costly in the long run
Pic source www.pixabay.com Interview Bluff By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I made a mistake. I know I did. And as I was making it, I knew it was a mistake. They asked me if I knew anything about Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, specifically the MailChimp package. […]
Handling ‘illegal’ interview questions with aplomb
Pic source www.pixabay.com Illegal questions By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers While the days of politically incorrect interview questions may largely be a thing of the past, don’t be surprised if they come up in an interview. While they may not be intentional, they could throw you, writes Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua […]
Six tips for a better job interview
Pic source www.pixabay.com Interview tips By Vasjan Broka, Sli Nua Careers Job interviews can be very challenging for many people – here are some interview tips to help you do better from Vasjan Broka, an Albanian Career Coach currently partnering with Sli Nua Careers here in Ireland under the European Union Erasmus Young Entrepreneurship programme. Show […]
How to master the telephone or Skype interview
Pic source www.pixabay.com Skype Interview By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers When time is a factor for employers, many use phone or Skype interviews as a means of sifting through the candidates, before inviting a chosen few to a personal interview. This requires a little more preparation on your part, but with the […]
How researching the company can pay dividends
Pic source www.pixabay.com Researching the company By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers When going for interview, you need to know the company inside out. Knowledge is king – armed with the right knowledge, you dramatically increase your chances of carrying out a surgical strike on the company, writes LIAM HORAN, Career […]