The Job Hunting Podcast

Sara McElroy was burned out, overworked, sick, and running on empty. She joined the Great Resignation not once but twice. Now, Sara is writing the stories of dozens of professional women who quit their jobs during the pandemic. This podcast episode will be a great listen if you are:Feeling burned out and stressed, even if you love your job.Looking for work opportunities that allow you the flexibility you have been craving, such as working from home, working remotely, or having a better schedule.Interested to know what it would look like to work for yourself.Curious to know what happened to professionals who quit their jobs.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:04:22 - Sara McElroy's career story05:02 - Sara McElroy's burnout story09:53 - Sara McElroy's business journey12:09 - Building Reputation15:59 - Nurturing and serving a community18:19 - Industrial revolution20:49 - Sara McElroy's key strengths that have helped her throughout her career 24:00 - So many professionals are burned out: How Sara McElroy is helping her community27:32 - The impact of personal stories on Sara McElroy's life and business31:04 - Sara McElroy's connection with employers36:36 - What's wrong with Elon Musk's employee form37:19 - Working from home41:40 - Toxic workplaces44:07 - Interesting things Sarah McElroy has learned about women at work48:33 - What is intuitionLinks mentioned in this episode:Find My Talents: Learn about your strengths, and watch your career growWall Street Journal article mentioning Sara McElroy.Are you ready to quit? Take the quiz on Sara McElroy's websiteRaize to RiseDaniel Kahneman is the author of the best-selling book, Thinking, Fast and Slow. In this video, he explains the concept of Intuition and Expertise, which Sara and I discussed during our chat.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

Job-hunting is important to your career success. There's enough research to show that changing jobs every three years increases your chance of higher salaries and better opportunities and roles. However, job-hunting can be exhausting and affect your confidence and motivation. Read the blog and listen to this episode of The Job Hunting Podcast to learn how to keep yourself motivated when things don't go your way during a job search.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:02:41 - Learn more about your talents06:41 - The importance of knowing where to invest your time and energy during a job search09:13 - The importance of sleep and rest from job-hunting10:21 - Failure is not a waste of time15:42 - Be careful with the voices inside your headLinks mentioned in this episode:Find your talents, learn about your strengths, and watch your career grow. - Talent PredixOptimized Job SearchAbout 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

Want to know what it takes to make a successful career transition? My guest May Samali and I will show you how to do it right. We cover everything from changing professions, going back to study, and becoming an entrepreneur.Career changes can be challenging, but there are many things you can do to ensure that your new path will be successful. For this episode of The Job Hunting Podcast, I interviewed May Samali, a leadership coach who has had many career changes and is keen to share how she's managed to land on her feet. Together, May and I will advise you on how to prepare yourself for your career transition and choose the best career path for you.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:04:06 - May Samali's career story05:09 - May Samali's passion for human rights06:31 - Moving from corporate to entrepreneur10:25 - May Samali's mindset and strengths12:06 - How May Samali maximizes impact14:45 - Following questions18:43 - May Samali's regrets22:15 - Failure and success24:10 - Stepping into restructuring25:32 - Psychological safety26:26 - Listen and learn27:42 - Know who you are at your core30:21 - Why are human skills important?38:18 - Why career transitions are so scary?50:10 - May Samali's ideal clients53:17 - May Samali's love for her workAbout 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

Career coaches help professionals find jobs by providing career advice and guidance. Listen to this podcast episode and read the blog below to learn more about what they do, how they can help, and why you may need one!Career coaching services can significantly improve job seekers' chances of finding employment. Some popular career coaching services include resume writing, interview preparation, strengths assessment and analysis, and LinkedIn coaching. As a career coach, I offer all the services above, and they can be booked or purchased straight from my website. However, many professionals are unaware of the benefits of working with a career coach, mainly because when professionals do book coaching services, they don't tend to communicate that to their friends and colleagues. It gives others no clue that they have worked with a coach to achieve their goals. I'd say that 90% of my clients are like that. So let's discuss the benefits and why professionals opt to work with career coaches when they are looking to achieve specific goals with their job hunting or career ambitions.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:00:52 - Job Hunting the waiting game01:48 - Anxious and nervous04:01 - Underselling yourself09:06 - My personal investment and how it helped me12:15 - Career readiness12:48 - My LinkedIn Audit service13:34 - Qualities of a good coach14:39 - What type of coach do you need?19:02 - Group Coaching22:28 - How do you determine the return on your investment from career coaching25:07 - Making small changes and being consistentLinks mentioned in this episode:Learn more about my service: Find My TalentsMy LinkedIn Audit ServiceAbout 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

When you’re job-hunting, it’s easy to feel depleted and negative. There are a lot of different tasks to be done, and many listeners complain to me about feeling overwhelmed. So, in this episode, I am sharing with you 13 simple things that improve my days. I hope it inspires you to create your own list, cruise lightly through the day, and go to bed with a smile. Listen to this episode, where I talk about my 13 simple strategies that help me have a great day. 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:09:31 - Take pleasure in the little things10:54 - Music over news12:48 - Post its14:04 - Avoid shopping16:00 - Opt for minimal upkeep17:53 - Smile19:34 - Plants in the house20:40 - Smell the roses21:37 - Opt for walking over screen time22:48 - Eat what you love23:58 - Do the chores that bring you joy25:09 - Check in with your emotions26:03 - Let the tears flowLinks mentioned in this episode:Learn more about my service: Find My TalentsArticle: How to Turn a Bad Day AroundThe newsletter I get in the morning with the news is from AxiosPodcast I listen to in the evening with business news: Daily business podcast from BBC NewsThe news radio show I listen to in the mornings the ABC RN with Patricia Karvellas  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

Lou and I discuss several recruitment topics, including the best and worst job interview questions, the best way to answer them, and recruitment technology. We provide many good examples of best practices that we hope can help you prepare for future job interviews.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:4:05 - What led Lou Adler to work in the recruitment industry?8:57 - Mistakes in an interview process17:52 - Biased interview questions23:30 - Changing jobs: before the pandemic and now29:29 - Lou's view on today's recruitment technology34:42 - Lou's Win-win hiring system38:13 - Switching jobs for a higher pay39:41 - Red flags during the recruitment process42:55 - Deadly sins of recruitment50:33 - Lou Adler's view on passive job search53:07 - Lou Adler's secret: How to have longevity and recognized expertise throughout your career57:46 - Lou Adler's final advice to job huntersLinks mentioned in this episode:Episode 99 - Attracting and Hiring Top Talent - With Nick BirbilisAbout 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

Evan Sohn is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Recruiter.com, an on-demand recruiting platform that combines AI and video job-matching technology with the world's largest network of small and independent recruiters. Sohn is a frequent contributor to CNBC and Yahoo! Finance and demonstrates expertise in a diverse set of industries, including Wi-Fi, Instant Messaging, data security, customer relationship management (CRM), and much more.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:Evan’s career story (4:27)Evan’s key strengths (6:48)Fundamental changes to job hunting post-pandemic (9:38)Passive job candidate vs active job candidate (15:30)Choose a sector (19:19)What employers want (25:33)No more interviews? The future of recruitment and selection (27:02)Links mentioned in this episode:Find my talents.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

Recently, I have been dealing with a personal setback for the past couple of weeks, and of course, my clients have lots of setbacks all the time. Although I often share on social media how excited I am about achievements from my clients when they get a new job or just signed a new contract, that doesn't mean the path to that ultimate goal has been trouble-free.The story arc from the point when somebody starts working with me to the time they "graduate" with a job is not linear. We learn along the way. We fail along the way. And sometimes, it can be very frustrating.So how do you overcome it? Listen to this episode, where I will discuss some of my tips and personal stories to help you deal with career setbacks.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:Tip #1: Embrace your emotions (05:31)Tip #2: Shift away from pain (12:22)Tip #3: Update your goals and plans (17:06)Tip #4: If you can improve your game, now is the time to revisit your steps (23:53)Links mentioned in this episode:Episode 72 - Systemic Gender Biases, Double Standards, Mental and Physical Dangers Affecting Women in the Workplace - Featuring Hannah Piterman Ph.D.Episode 126 - I Have Noticed That Professionals Fall into the Sunk Cost Fallacy When They Continue a Career TrackEmpretec United Nations ProgramThe Five Minute Journal I use dailyBenefits of Journaling article. And another oneBreathing exerciseAbout 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

Many professionals have not looked for a new job in many years. They are either a) in the workforce but have worked for the same organization for a long time, or b) have been on a career break for some time and have not looked for work for over a year. Job hunting and returning to work after a long break can be challenging. In this episode, I provide some out-of-the-box advice to make this process less stressful and, hopefully, more fun.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:Watch an episode of Grand Designs (04:16)Seek comfort & happiness (08:06)Don't go into job-hunting cold turkey (12:00)Links mentioned in this episode:Grand Designs TV SeriesBook recommendation: Thinking fast and slowBook recommendation: The undoing projectPrivate Coaching with Renata - Tailored to Your NeedsLearn more about the Job Hunting Made Simple online course and group coaching programAbout 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

This month, three coaching clients are starting new jobs. It is such a fantastic feeling for them and me to achieve this much-wanted result. And these are not just any jobs. These are excellent, special opportunities aligned with my clients' career goals and paying well. I like to think I had a hand in helping them. But as my client pool grows, I also have started to notice that some clients are more productive than others. So I started paying attention to common traits my clients have that allow them to move ahead of the game and speed up results in their job searches.So, here are the 7 traits and strategies that I have identified as successful job hunting strategies when I work with my clients. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode.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:The importance of asking questions (03:29)Being ok with not knowing and happy to learn (06:14)Being disciplined (08:39)Developing a consistent professional brand (10:59)Knowing how to connect with others(12:22)How rest contributes to performance (14:36)The importance of getting the help you need to succeed (17:30)Links mentioned in this episode:Theodore Roosevelt's speech "The Man in the Arena."Sign up for my weekly newsletterJob Hunting Made SimpleAbout 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