The Job Hunting Podcast

Gender bias, double standards, mental and physical dangers affecting women in the workplace are nothing new, which is precisely the issue. In many ways, the COVID pandemic has highlighted challenges and opportunities for women in the workplace. In preparation for IWD2021, I invited Hannah Piterman, an expert on ethical leadership, diversity, and gender equality, to discuss these issues on The Job Hunting Podcast (episode 72).About our guest, Hannah Piterman Ph.D.:Dr. Hannah Piterman has extensive experience designing frameworks for good governance, conducting board evaluations, undertaking whole organization reviews, and growing leadership through her executive coaching practice. Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses Timestamps to guide your listening:14:58 - Covid and the gig economy19:54 - Covid and the pink recession26:17 - Covid and working from home27:32 - Work flexibility and gender35:15 - Throwing women under the bus47:59 - Executive presence and gender57:03 - Sexual misconduct then and now59:54 - The double standards we see publicly 1:03:10 - Managing people in the workplace, dealing with sexual misconductLinks mentioned in this episode:Article: How women in academia are feeling the brunt of COVID-19Bridget Mckenzie: Sports rorts: McKenzie denies taking the fall for PM.Christine Holgate leaves Australia Post: Government inquiry clears former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate of wrongdoing but reveals more corporate credit card spending.How Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony Changed America.About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

It's entirely possible to change lanes in your career, and you can and should consider changing sectors, industries and even transferring your skills to a completely different profession. But how can you do that smartly? And when is the Right Time to do it? How do you position yourself for a significant change? About our guest, Donna Burr:Donna’s experience and passion for seeing businesses thrive have led her role at Watermark Search International, placing senior executives into interim assignments within companies which can benefit from their vast experience, professional guardianship, and deep specialist skills.Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses Timestamps to guide your listening:08.24 - Donna's career journey12.05 - Donna’s career transitions16.31 - How to identify your strengths and superpowers?19.07 - Accepting your strengths.21.29 - What is 'executive search'? Is it the same as recruitment?25.22 - How Donna helps executives change sectors30.25 - How to niche down into another sector32.45 - Parenthood and career transitions37.51 - Ageism and job-hunting: How to address it43.46 - 2021 trends in the job market50.26 - Optimized job search template is gold dust!Links mentioned in this episode:Episode 31 - Me Inc: Opting for short term contract workDownload for free: The Optimized Job Search Weekly Schedule. About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

There are many misconceptions about job hunting and how to advance your career. For 5 weeks between January and February this year (2021), I was on my Facebook Page every Wednesday doing live and free coaching sessions, busting one myth per week for five weeks. This was a fun project for me, and at the time of writing (22 February 2021), over 4000 have watched these videos*. We then compiled the best of each of the five sessions and made this episode of The Job Hunting Podcast. Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses Timestamps to guide your listening:03:00 - Myth 1 - the perfect resume and cover letter11:22 - Myth 2 - the perfect answers for interviews20:31 - Myth 3 - thinking you are not ready for a promotion25:53 - Myth 4 - not hearing back because of too many candidates out there33:30 - Myth 5 - too young or too old for a roleLinks mentioned in this episode:The Job Hunting Made Simple Online Program and Group Coaching.The Optimized Job Search Schedule. Subscribe to receive the weekly newsletter.The Job Hunting Podcast Facebook group.About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Redundancy and job searching are a reality to be expected by most corporate professionals at some point in their careers. But when a pandemic of global scale interferes, the experience can become heightened as the number of unemployed worldwide is at its peak.In this episode of the Job Hunting Podcast, I interviewed Amber Knight, an honest podcast listener and someone who experienced redundancy during the pandemic. Amber has been job hunting during 2020, and we discuss her experience, frustrations, learnings, and the steps she has taken to keep herself resilient and on track to achieve her career goals.Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses Timestamps to guide your listening:03.50 - How Amber found The Job Hunting Podcast06.40 - Amber's career journey12.06 - Amber's job hunting experience15.20 - Amber's daily routine18.23 - Other activities to help in the job hunting journey19.48 - Frustrations that Amber encountered in job hunting26.32 - Technology and interviews31.28 - The difference having a mentor/coach can in your job hunting success33.33 - 35.56 - Amber's vision for 202140.57 - About Job Hunting Made SimpleLinks mentioned in this episode:The Job Hunting Made Simple Program: Enrolments Closing SoonEpisode 35 - "Let me call you back" - Recruitment trends shaping the job market, with Anita ZiemerAmber’s favorite free resource: The Optimized Job Search ScheduleReset Your Career: Workshop & Action Plan To Get You Back On TrackLinkedIn video interview prep toolAmber's LinkedIn Article about The Job Hunting PodcastAbout the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Why are the first 90 days into a new job so crucial in the corporate world? Well, often, it's the typical length of the probationary period, but more than that, it can set the tone for the rest of your tenure in the organization.Consultant, Coach, and coach trainer Sue Zablud was the first to introduce me to the concept and book by the same name, written by Michael D. Watkins. In this podcast episode, we discuss this concept in detail in light of recent post-pandemic changes in our corporate world.Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses 06:11 - Sue's career journey10:46 - Taking control of your career12:26 - Sue's key strengths that helped her in career transitions15:12 - Advice for professionals looking for work in 202119:06 - Using industry-specific jargons in your application21:52 - Finding commonalities between sectors23:35 - 'Do you know somebody else I can talk to?'25:16 - What are your values?26:52 - The first 90 days35:45 - Goals to aim for in the first 90 daysLinks mentioned in this episode:Learn more about the Job Hunting Made Simple Online Program and Group Coaching. The Power of the First 90 days by Michael Watkins.Episode 52 - Has COVID-19 Derailed Your Career? Interview With Recruitment Expert Geoff SladeCourse Seeker Australia.NeuroLeadership by David Rock.Subscribe to receive the weekly newsletter.About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

In this episode, I'm sharing Lesson One of Module Four of the Job Hunting Made Simple program. Module Four is all about understanding and succeeding in the Recruitment and Selection process. In Lesson One, which you are about to listen to, I explain how organizations design, approve and advertise job positions. You will learn all the steps companies go through to advertise a job, how hiring decisions are made and how the selection process unfolds.Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses Timestamps to guide your listening:00:25 – Job hunting takes longer thank you think04:14 – 2 ways a job vacancy is created05:40 – 2 ways a job vacancy is filled07:28 – 2 ways a job vacancy is advertised11:08 - What happens before you see the job advertisement?15:18 – 3 types of job postings23:12 – Summary and extra tips for job huntersLinks mentioned in this episode:Register your interest in the Job Hunting Made Simple.Subscribe to receive the weekly newsletter.About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

In this episode, I’ll be sharing with you my observations of high-performance individuals. In this case, high-ranking tennis players and their teams, their coaches, family, doctors, physios – and draw learnings and ideas we can use in managing our careers and getting ready for job hunting and career progression.I believe we can learn by observing, and not just by reading books or going to school. High-performance research studies, high-performing individuals, and teams have been topics I am interested in for over 15 years. I started paying more attention to sports performance when I wrote my Honours thesis and noticed a link in the bibliographical references in papers I was reading: management and psychology literature were referencing papers from sports and health journals.Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

“Our emotions, our intuitions, and our gut reactions will often lead us in the wrong direction,” said Dr. Gleb Tsipursky in my interview with him, recorded on Friday 27th of March 2020. Never have we ever in our lives, in this generation, at this point in time, wanted to know more about what to do, how to do it, and when will the threat of COVID-19 be over. All over the world, political leaders, scientists, health practitioners, businesses, and families, are struggling to find their feet and get a sense of direction amidst the threat of COVID-19. It is impacting our health and our economy like no other crisis we’ve ever seen before.In this episode, I interview Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, a disaster avoidance expert, consultant, coach, speaker, and former academic with over 15 years of experience as a cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist. Gleb has written for major outlets such as Inc. Magazine, Time, Scientific American, Fast Company, and Psychology Today, and has been interviewed extensively on TV and podcasts. As CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, he has consulted and coached hundreds of clients worldwide, including large corporations such as IBM, Honda, and Wells Fargo. His academic career includes seven years as a professor at Ohio State University and dozens of peer-reviewed pieces published in leading academic journals. He authored the bestselling author of several books, such as “The Truth-Seeker’s Handbook,” “Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters.”Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses Links mentioned in this episode:Dr. Tsipursky’s link to help you assess the 30 most dangerous judgment errors for yourself and your workplace, for your career “Never Go with Your Gut” book. Connect with Gleb on LinkedIn About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

In 2020, we have talked about how the pandemic affects all areas of our lives, especially our work. Living and working from home, market disruption, and government interventions are now the new normal, at least until we control the outbreak and most likely up to the point where we have a wide distribution of an effective vaccine.With that said, our world has changed. So, how is our new world of work going to look like? What challenges and opportunities will present us? In this episode, I spoke to Marianne Roux, who has over 25 years' experience as a New World of Work Strategist. Marianne helps leaders and HR executives understand how to adapt their organizations to the new world of work by training their leaders and teams and transforming their businesses. She is a regular keynote speaker, author, and business school lecturer and works pro-bono on developing women's entrepreneurial skills and alleviating poverty and trauma. Her work takes her to all corners of the Earth, including countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She is highly regarded as an expert in her field. She is called upon to support large multinational organizations, governments, and non-profits in adjusting their business models, culture, and workforce to be more future-oriented and entrepreneurial.Marianne helps us understand how to thrive during a crisis and how to pivot and develop our career to adjust to new working and living ways. Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses Links mentioned in this episode:This Podcast's Private Facebook Group Marianne Roux's website New World of Work - Marianne's free training module Marianne Roux's LinkedIn Profile About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

For Paul Burrows, our guest today, the goal was to become financially independent and having the ability to make choices about where and when we wanted to retire or how much he and his wife wanted to work. Paul is now financially independent, and a few years ago, he decided it was time to retire. He has been a great mentor to other professionals. He takes a keen interest in career development, so I believe he is an excellent fit for this podcast, both with his career experience and knowledge and by having the right mindset of giving back and helping others achieve their best.Read the full Blog on the WebsiteJoin 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe NowLear More About Renata's career coaching and courses About the host, Renata BernardeHello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. Watch the Episodes on YouTubeFollow Renata on Social Media:LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter