Brian McIvor | Career & Interview Coaching: Home - Brian McIvor

Over the last 25 years I have helped thousands of our clients nationally and internationally manage all forms of career transition – from induction, through selection and promotion right through to pre-retirement planning in both the Public and Private Sectors.

You will discover what drives your career choices and what you have to offer. You’ll learn how to identify your transferable and marketable skills.

I have worked in positions of responsibility in both in the Public Service and the Private Sector – so I am familiar with the challenges that working in these sectors present.

Please contact me via email, Skype or Zoom – for a free confidential consultation.

You are lucky, lucky, lucky to have Brian to guide you through career planning, that you might enjoy a better life and live triumphantly, under skies sunny or stormy

Richard Nelson BollesAuthor of the World’s Best-selling Career and Job Search book (over 10million copies sold).

In ‘Career Detection, Finding and Managing your career,’ Brian introduces us to his Career Detection model, a brilliantly effective process to guide us in working with clients wanting to find or manager their career. The book is filled with many great exercises to identify skills and expertise, find career drivers and learn how to research careers. Brian’s Book is an excellent resource for coaches and for anyone who wants to be their own career coach or detective. I highly recommend it.

Denise Ruane Change Consultant & Executive Coach

Brian is one of the most practical and engaged individuals I know in the field of personal development. He is constantly adding to his skills and knowledge and just as diligent at passing the information on as an author and trainer. Brian is thorough and his attention to detail is one of his prime strengths.

Michael ComynTrainer, Broadcaster, Podcaster and Leadership Coach.

I had two AP interviews in the Civil Service and the HSE, and I'm delighted to let you know that I have been offered jobs in both places.

Public ServiceHigher Executive Officer equivalent.

So I came 2nd in Panel B, 1st in the Open Panel, and Second in the local panel in the same competition! I can’t thank you enough for your help and guidance. I don’t think I would have got the results without it.

Local AuthorityJunior Manager

I just received a call - I got my dream job and I am absolutely delighted. Thank you again for all your help . (Brian is) A very interesting character who will take you to the next level, and has an uncanny ability to provide the unvarnished truth in a nicely varnished way.

Civil ServicePrincipal Officer

My experience of working with Brian is that he gets results. Brian will guide and coach you through the interview process by helping you put a structure around your career achievements. Working with Brian has repeatedly led me to success with interviews. Working with Brian is the best value investment I have made in my career in the last 5 years.

Local AuthoritySenior Specialist Manager

You are lucky, lucky, lucky to have Brian to guide you through career planning, that you might enjoy a better life and live triumphantly, under skies sunny or stormy

Richard Nelson BollesAuthor of the World’s Best-selling Career and Job Search book (over 10million copies sold).

Denise Ruane Change Consultant & Executive Coach

Michael ComynTrainer, Broadcaster, Podcaster and Leadership Coach.

I had two AP interviews in the Civil Service and the HSE, and I'm delighted to let you know that I have been offered jobs in both places.

Public ServiceHigher Executive Officer equivalent.

Local AuthorityJunior Manager

Civil ServicePrincipal Officer

Local AuthoritySenior Specialist Manager

A Prayer for Peace in Ukraine

March 3, 2022

I was asked to become involved in a recording of the Goethe Choir’s performance of a Ukranian Hymn. Everyone who participated were moved by the music and its text. Images of sacred icons held in Glenstal were inserted into the video because of their special place in Ukranian culture and

Self-Praise is no Praise in Competency-Based Interviews

February 15, 2022

Gra Granny Was Right: “Self-praise is no praise” In competency-based interviews blowing your own trumpet is not the secret to success -evidence of past performance is. It is astonishing how many of the authors of books, posts or blogs insist on going in there and “putting your best foot

Plagiarism in Competency-Based Interviews: Not a good idea

February 12, 2022

“Plagiarise, Plagiarise – but always call it research” (Professor Tom Lehrer, Harvard) There is a temptation to cut corners in a competency-based interviews – but plagiarism must be the most inadvisable strategy of them all. Your interview will be terminated if plagiarism is detected – but still people do it