I just want something to pay the bills – where do I start to look?
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Claremorris) Q: I run a small shop but, alas, it’s fading. I will have to close it very soon before it eats into my savings. I’m at a stage in my life – both age-wise and in terms of personal priorities – where I am not pushed […]
Mark McDonald talk at ILAC Library
By Shane Halligan, Sli Nua Careers Mark McDonald from our Dublin North office will be giving a seminar to job seekers and career changers in the Central Library located at Dublin’s ILAC Centre, Henry Street, on Tuesday 27th January from 1:30 – 2:30pm. The seminar will cover areas of interest such as CV preparation and how […]
Thinking about career change?
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Thinking about career change? We were commissioned to write about career change for The Sun at the start of January 2015, to coincide with the New Year ‘career change rush’. You might find this article useful. At Sli Nua Careers, we have a range of coaches […]
Think About Your Dream Job Before You Leap – The Sun January 2015
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Our article with The Sun Newspaper January 2015. Liam Horan is Managing Director of Sli Nua Careers Ltd. You can read more blogs from Sli Nua Careers coaches HERE, and make a booking for CV Preparation and Interview Training.
You never know what they’re thinking
By Stephanie MacKinnon, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers A story was relayed to me by a colleague who had, and still has, a close friendship with a highly-successful businessman. It concerned the manner in which this businessman would form opinions on the suitability of candidates during interviews. These candidates would be applying for senior executive […]
Small details can make a big difference for school leavers
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) I had a brief conversation with the parent of a school leaver at a recent CV seminar which we hosted. The parent explained that her son had just left secondary school and was looking for a job to supplement his college fees and expenses. The […]
Career Corner @CRC1029fm December 22nd 2014 career coach Mark McDonald answers your questions
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. Questions: Q: I can’t keep my CV under two pages. Everything I read suggests it should be maximum two pages. I […]
Four key questions they want answered in #job interviews – even if they don’t ask
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Going for interview, candidates are often far too focused on themselves. To be able to look at it from the other side of the table can be a very liberating and powerful experience. When you begin to realise that the interview panel have a problem too – […]
Fidelity looking to create 200 new jobs in Dublin
By Mark McDonald, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Dublin North) The Irish Independent is reporting that a US finance giant is to create 200 new jobs in Dublin. Boston-based Fidelity Investments made the announcement as it celebrated the opening of its second Dublin office, at Citywest, yesterday. You can read more HERE. If you will be […]
Galway firm stocktaking.ie announce ten new jobs
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers (Galway) The Galway Advertiser is reporting that Stocktaking.ie has announced the creation of ten new jobs, bringing their number of full time employees up to 22. Additionally, they have 120 part-time employees. You can read the full report HERE. If you will be applying for work there, perhaps we […]