Tips for staying pro-active during job search
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Central to ensuring that career gaps are as brief as possible is each individual’s approach to their specific set of circumstances. It’s undeniable that unemployment can test the most resilient of us, with spare time and heightened uncertainty leaving the mind susceptible to periods of desperation. Formulating a strategy and action […]
Tips on changing a toxic culture
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: Last week, you wrote about culture in a company. I work in a company where the culture can only be described as toxic. People are stressed all the time and ready to snap at the drop of a hat. Some key people in the operation are […]
Be conscious of your social media image
By Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Be conscious of your social media image. It’s a simple mistake to make and one to which many have fallen victim. You create a winning CV that accurately matches your skills and talents to a particular job advertisement. You are called for interview. You present at interview […]
Aptitude tests – wing it and see? Absolutely not
Aptitude Tests by Sabina Trench, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers You have moved to the next stage of the recruitment process; the aptitude test. You’ve never done one before, so do you wing it and hope for the best? Absolutely not, writes SABINA TRENCH, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. Aptitude tests are often used in […]
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.
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 – […]
Statement of interest can be a trump card
By Mary O’Brien-Killeen, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Q: Yesterday I attended for interview for a marketing role and felt I did well. I’m a new graduate and it was my first job interview. This morning, I got an email from the employer thanking me for coming along. She asked me to email her back confirming […]
My sector is gone. Where do I go?
By Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers I wrote about transferrable skills recently, and it got quite a reaction from readers, and this column comes from the same place. I spoke to a man while giving a talk to a group of job seekers last week. I knew by his body language that he was […]
Is it down to luck or hard work?
By Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers, Galway I spoke to somebody recently who had just been offered a job following a two-stage interview process. This person felt that he was lucky to be offered the job based on what he knew to be the level of competition for that particular vacancy. I don’t […]
Know the true value of your skills
By Mick O’Connor, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers Athlone Last year I had a conversation with a job-seeker while presenting at a careers fair. He made a comment that prompted a conversation I hope was ultimately of benefit to him. He stated that “my CV really isn’t that good because the only thing I’ve ever […]