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...
3 sure-fire ways to tame your inner imposter
Ever felt like a fraud at work? That one of these days you’re going to get found out that you aren’t as good as people think you are? You’re suffering from Imposter Syndrome. It’s that feeling that you’re not worthy of your successes, that really you’re just lucky, so you end up working twice as hard...
Emma Bond
Role: District Commander Company: PSNI Track Record: During her 18 years with the PSNI Superintendent Emma Bond has enjoyed an interesting and varied career. HOW I BECAME A DISTRICT COMMANDER SUPERINTENDENT Give a brief outline of your career to date. I have been in the PSNI for 18 years and currently serve as a District...
Andy McKnight
Role: Developer in Test Company: Neueda Track Record: A training scheme led to a change of direction and an exciting new career in software development for Andy McKnight. HOW I BECAME A SOFTWARE ENGINEER Give a brief outline of your career to date. I left school at age 16 and completed an NVQ in Fabricating...
Jane Boyce
Role: Fine Wine Manager Company: JNwine Track Record: There is no such thing as a typical day for fine wine manager Jane Boyce. HOW I BECAME A FINE WINE MANAGER Give a brief outline of your career to date. I first got a position as a graduate trainee with Saccone and Speed wine merchants in...