How to make your college placement work
Pic source www.pixabay.com By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Q: I’m about to start a college placement with a leading company in my sector – marketing. It’s an eight-week thing during and I really want to make an impression. Any thoughts? (DR, email). A: First off, that’s the right attitude. Even […]
Interview panel, heads up: use it or lose it
Pic source www.pixabay.com interview panel By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes when you are called for interview, you will be given the names of the interview panel. This is very common in the public sector, but also happens in the private sector from time to time. But, what should you do with this […]
Interview questions – turning negatives into positives
Pic source www.pixabay.com interview questions By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers While interviews can include a predictable set of questions, there are often those curve balls that will cause you to sweat a little under the collar. With some advance preparation, you can turn those challenging interview questions into opportunities to prove why you […]
Self-employment to employment – where do I start?
Pic source www.pixabay.com self-employment By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Given the lack of job opportunities over the past number of years, many people created a job for themselves in the world of self-employment. However, for one reason or another, you are ready to be an employee again. Here’s how to get the value […]
How to handle discriminatory questions at interview
Pic source www.pixabay.com Topic Today: What are discriminatory interview questions and how to handle them. Career Coach Sabina Trench Community Radio Castlebar has a licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to provide a community radio service to Castlebar and the surrounding environs and was established in June 1995. The station broadcasts seven days a week, […]
Update LinkedIn without your network spotting what you’re up to
Pic source www.pixabay.com Update LinkedIn By Ashley Cahillane, Linkedin Expert, Sli Nua Careers To update your LinkedIn profile without notifying your contacts click on the drop down next to your name at the top right. Then click on settings and privacy. This will bring you to a page with three options across the top of the […]
Graduates, it’s time to get organised
Pic source www.pixabay.com Graduates By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers As you approach the end of your college studies, your focus will naturally be on the final exams,. But if you are planning on applying for graduate placements, you need to get organised, writes SABINA TRENCH, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. You are in […]
Tips on completing application forms for Deputy Principal and Principal positions
By Liam Horan, Career Coach & Managing Director, Sli Nua Careers Listen to our MD Liam Horan give tips on completing application forms for Deputy Principal and Principal positions. If you would like to make a booking with any of our career coaches, see HERE for CV Preparation, Application Form writing, LinkedIn Profile writing, Interview Training […]
How to ‘get going’ without a college degree
Pic source www.pixabay.com college degree By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Sometimes the assumption is that everyone will go to college and get a degree, but what about young job hunters who want to start their careers without a college degree? There are opportunities out there, and as deadlines and the end of the […]
One job: how to tackle the ‘long service in one job’ question at interview
One job By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You have been working in the same place for the last 15 years, and you just know it’s going to come up in the interview. You can use this to your advantage. All you need is a strategy writes SABINA TRENCH, Career Coach, Sli Nua […]