Employers – please stop asking this RIDICULOUS lockdown related interview question You’re half way through your job interview. Not an ideal situation as you are doing the interview in your bedroom, via Zoom with the rest of your household under strict…
Thinking about applying for a promotion or new role at your workplace? Have you thought “Is this interview the same as a regular interview? How should I prepare? Surely they already know me and what I do?” The First Golden…
Interviews for Teaching Posts What’s the best way to prepare? We have completed one-to-one interview training with candidates for classroom teachers, Deputy Principals and Principals and, as you would expect – they do their homework! This means that prior to…
We were delighted to volunteer our time and expertise recently to deliver a workshop on Career Planning Skills to a group of 3rd level students from the Limerick based, Engage in Education Programme. The students attending were 3rd and 4th…
Thinking of resigning? What’s the best way to do it? Listen to Sinead giving advice about how to quit your job with Dave Fanning on RTE Radio 2FM recently
Picture the scene. You’ve have a job interview that is being done via Skype. The best place for you to do it – quiet, good wifi , good lighting, no risk of interruptions – happens to be your bedroom, living…
Check out Hilt’s panel talk at the GradIreland Careers Fair 2018 “Ace Your interview- How to predict the questions and give great answers”. Watch now to find out what you need to do to impress your interviewers and maximise your…
You may be familiar with the popular competency based interview that employers use as part of their selection process. You go through the job description, highlight the key competencies, think about your evidence for the competencies and practice them aloud…
“You are working on a project with your colleague. There is more work to be done but your colleague can’t help anymore due to a personal issue. What do you do?” This is a question asked in a recent Goldman…
We enjoyed meeting employers at the recent GradIreland Fair. We spent some time discussing exactly what graduate skills and competencies they are looking for this year. Newsflash: almost all of them, regardless of the industry, want the same 6-7 competencies. Once we…