Fiona Brown – Director, Fiona Brown Communications
The Post: Director, Fiona Brown Communications The Post Holder: Fiona Brown A passion for PR led Fiona Brown to her career path. HOW I BECAME A PR DIRECTOR FIONA BROWN Give a brief outline of your career to date. I have over 14 years’ experience in the PR industry and during this time I’ve worked...
Stephen McGarry – Senior Business Advisor, Work West
The Post: Senior Business Advisor, Work West The Post Holder: Stephen McGarry As a social enterprise advisor Stephen McGarry helps the next generation of leaders to develop their skills. HOW I BECAME A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ADVISOR Give a brief outline of your career to date. My first job was working in my uncle’s corner shop...
Andy McNeill – General Manager, Hastings Stormont Hotel
Give a brief outline of your career to date I started working in the Hastings Europa Hotel when I was 16 and worked there for 19 years, steadily working my way up the ranks. I started as a function bars waiter and during my placement year I was night auditor. When I graduated I became...
Alex Christofi – Coffee Trainer, BWL Group
The Post: Coffee Trainer, BWL Group The Post Holder: Alex Christofi A passion for the product helps coffee trainer, Alex Christofi to inspire others. HOW I BECAME A COFFEE TRAINER Give a brief outline of your career to date I was 15 when I first got involved in the hospitality industry and I haven’t looked back...
Be Inspired – Richard Livingston from Pearson Finance Services
It’s time to get inspired by our latest interview with Richard Livingston, from Pearson Finance Service. Give a brief outline of your career to date I started my career as an audit trainee in KPMG, where I qualified as a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland. I then spent 6 years in the finance department of...
Helen Brogan
Role: Sales Account Manager Company: Continu Track Record: Changing industry sectors in her career has helped Helen Brogan learn and adapt to new challenges while gathering transferable skills along the way. HOW I BECAME A SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER Give a brief outline of your career to date. I came to Continu from a retail-based background....
Tim Whittaker
Role: Production Apprentice Company: Forfey Ltd Track Record: Tim Whittaker is learning on the job in his first employed role as a production apprentice. HOW I BECAME A PRODUCTION APPRENTICE Give a brief outline of your career to date. This is my very first ‘real’ job – though when I was younger I was a...
4 simple strategies to take you from nerves to impact at your next interview
From nerves to making the right impact at interview This is it. You’ve seen a job you would love to go for, you read the spec and think, yes! I can go for this. Then…the little voice in your heard starts. “But you haven’t done an interview in years, don’t be ridiculous, you can’t do...
Gillian McCann
Role: Cloud Architect Company: Liberty Information Technology Track Record: Working in a fast paced industry means cloud architect Gillian McCann needs good communication skills and the ability to think on her feet. HOW I BECAME A CLOUD ARCHITECT Give a brief outline of your career to date. I joined Liberty IT as a graduate in...
Catherine MacDonald
Role: General Manager Company: Little Wing Newtownards Track Record: Give a brief outline of your career to date. I had worked in a few different hospitality and retail jobs while at school and university. When I left university, I took up a full-time contract in the supermarket I had been working in and continued there...