The Job Hunting Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the different types of job interviews my clients have done over the past 12 months. Some are very popular, others are completely out of the box!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:07:48 - One-on-one interviews15:10 - Psychometric assessment18:03 - Group interviews19:14 - Panel interview21:33 - Casual interview23:29 - Direct to camera25:48 - Chat bot and Bot callLinks mentioned in this episode:Learn more about LinkedIn AuditLink to LinkedIn’s Interviewing toolSign up to my newsletterCheck my career servicesAbout 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

Are you thinking of quitting your job? Renata's advice is to stick to it for a bit longer. Listen to this episode to learn her strategies to ensure you leave your awful job without additional stress.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:04:30 - What if you're struggling mentally and physically and no longer enjoying your job?07:48 - What if you have a horrible boss?9:24 - What if the work culture is toxic?11:34 - What if the company is asking you to break the law?13:17 - What if your life is at risk?16:03 - When should you quit?Links mentioned in this episode:Episode 85 - The best nutrition for job hunters, featuring Michele Chevalley HedgeEpisode 87 - What to Do and What Not to Do to Keep Your Career Healthy Over TimeRenata's interview - LinkedIn NewsReset Your CareerNetflix manifestoThe No Asshole RuleAbout 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

Coaching is an excellent investment, but it will only work if you incorporate it into your life. With coaching comes also a new routine to a) sustain your career, b) ensure you progress towards your goals, and c) keep the opportunities coming to you in the long term.On the other hand, career coaching helps professionals understand how to optimize their time. There's more focus on the tasks needed to be done to enable your career plans.  Because job hunting on your own can be really exhausting! If you don't have a career coach (yet!), fear not! In this episode, I provide four tips so you can find the time, use it well, and incorporate career planning into your routine.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:03:13 - Make a date with yourself: once a day, week, quarter - schedule it06:55 - Prepare templates to support your career.08:18 - Test, plan, and prepare: things you can do when you have time and don’t need a job or promotion. 11:40- Be in the moment.Links mentioned in this episode:Episode 61 - How Perfectionism Can Hurt Your Career and What to Do About It, with Lynne CazalyAbout 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 managing the trajectory of your career, one of the most important assets you have is your reputation. What other people think of you as a) a colleague, leader, or team member, and b) your behavior around others, including clients and stakeholders, will impact their ability to consider you for promotions internally, as well as job opportunities in other organizations. In this podcast episode, I discuss a few ideas that I believe you can use to help you showcase your competence, likeability, and credibility as a professional.Please follow this show, rate, write a review, and share with your friends:The best way to support our work is to follow our show, rate it 5 stars, write an awesome review, and share it with people you know will benefit from listening. Thank you so much for your support! 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:Episode 81 - A Career Coachs Top Tip for Job Interview Preparation to Guarantee Your Best PerformanceEpisode 82 - How to Show Executive Presence in a Job Interview (Executive Presence Part 1)Episode 83 - Six unexpected ways on how to nail your next job interview (Executive Presence part 2)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

I am always giving my clients tips on how to work online. Here are the key complaints I hear from clients and friends:It's hard to connect with peopleIt's hard to keep productiveIt's lonely, and There's a tendency to work too muchBut, working online is now the main aspect of white-collar working life. Many office workers who, pre-pandemic, had to commute to work now can work remotely. Even if they go back to the office, you may find it empty, and most of the work you do is still in front of the computer anyway. So for transitional office-based companies, virtual companies, working for yourself, or job hunting, I hope you will find these tips helpful.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:7:43 - Be ruthless with emails12:13 - GIFs and Emojis are fine14:31 - Videos and voice messages are your friend16:18 - Look good on video20:24 - Create fun traditions and opportunities working online21:37 - Have at least two monitors22:33 - Find time during the week to have real coffee with a colleague or a walking meeting.Links mentioned in this episode:My group coaching program - register your interest for the next intake!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

I get asked a lot by my clients what it's like to work for myself. We also discuss this option when working on the client's future goals and career plans. So, in this episode, I wanted to share with you my experience working for myself since 2019, compared with my previous experience being an employee from 2002 until the end of 2018.Before 2002, I also had my own business from 1993 until 2000 and took a year to study in 2001. You can learn more about my career story by watching or listening to episode number 62 of the Job Hunting Podcast. I have also recorded an episode on how to transition from a corporate job to being a business owner. But this episode is different: it's a comparison of the two different work types and lifestyles. Also important to note as you listen to this episode is that I am in Australia. So wherever you are in the world, you may need to translate some of these concepts to your local terminology, especially if it has to do with tax benefits.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:Reasons to love working for myself:21:50 - I'm my own boss24:13 - You can earn more money28:22 - Flexibility and balance30:33 - I am happier32:08 - I spend less33:33 - I am entrepreneurial34:04 - It can be more financially secure than having a job38:21 - Potential tax savingsAdvantages of working for a company:39:52 - Regular paychecks40:31 - You can focus on what you do best41:15 - Teamwork42:52 - Pay package and benefits44:13 - Regular working hours.45:15 - Opportunities only available in your sectorLinks mentioned in this episode:Subscribe to my newsletterEpisode 62 - From immigrant to CEOEpisode 79 - Ten Tips on How to Make the Transition From Corporate Job to Business OwnerJoin my Facebook Group - it’s free!Follow me on Instagram and LinkedInRegister for an Australian business number (ABN)Episode 78 - Portfolio career: What is it, and is it for you? - featuring Jacinta WhelanAbout 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

Abhishek Kaushik is the CEO & Co-Founder of WeCP, a one-of-a-kind tech screening platform that helps recruiters and hiring managers to evaluate developers faster and more efficiently.Abhishek aims to make the hiring process straightforward and efficient by adding a skill test to the tech recruitment process. Abhishek has reduced the total time to hire for most of their clients by 90% or more by implementing these ideas. 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:02:48 - Abhi's career story10:49 - Abhi's 3 Ps strategy to start a business15:15 - Simple Idea Number 1: Creative thinking19:04 - Simple Idea Number 2: First Principles27:19 - Abhi's tips for professionals to be better colleagues in a digital work environment30:11 - Final reflections.Links mentioned in this episode:On LinkedIn: Abhishek KaushikWebsite: We Create Problems (WeCP)Article about first principles: Elon Musks' "3-Step" First Principles Thinking: How to Think and Solve Difficult Problems Like a Genius by Mayo Oshin.The book I mentioned discusses knowledge workers' lack of creative thinking: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B Crawford (Amazon affiliate link).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

Have you ever thought of having your own podcast? Or have you been invited to be a guest on a podcast?In this episode, I share everything I have learned while setting up The Job Hunting Podcast. And I discuss it from the perspective of a corporate professional willing to participate in the podcast world, as opposed to a business owner like me. 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:Subscribe to my newsletterReset Your CareerMy Youtube channelEpisode 23 - Adapting to Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity - with Janet SernackEpisode 36 - Australia and Me: A Conversation With Top 50 CMO Mohit BhargavaGuests that found my podcast and reached out: Michael Yinger, Natalie and Lisa from Own Your HealthDesign platform we use to create banners and social media posts: CanvaSteph Taylor's Podcast Training ProgramRachel Corbett Podcast Training ProgramChat10Looks3 podcast, a private endeavor produced by ABC journalists Leigh Sales and Annabel CrabbToo Peas in a 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

There are challenges in job hunting. For some professionals, these challenges are enough to make them avoid job hunting altogether. However, there are huge benefits for professionals who embrace the challenge of changing jobs, such as obtaining higher wages and more flexibility.So, it’s crucial for professionals to move jobs, or at least learn how to move jobs so they can do so confidently when the time is right. In this episode, we look at the five things no one tells you about job hunting so you can prepare for them. If you know what they are, you can plan, address, and conquer the five challenges that may keep you from progressing in your job search and securing the job you want.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:[00:58] LinkedIn tip: connecting vs. following[05:17] Changing jobs every 2 to 3 years: Why do it?[08:26] Number 1: You need to sell yourself[11:30] Number 2: You need to do the work, not just plan for it.[16:00] Number 3: You need to make time[18:12] Number 4: Pitch then plan[19:46] Number 5: You don't have to be all grown up and boringLinks mentioned in this episode: Follow me on LinkedInFollow me on InstagramFollow me on TwitterFollow me on FacebookJoin my Facebook GroupGuy Kawasaki’s book I love: Reality CheckLearn about my career services on my websiteSign up for my weekly newsletter for job hunters and career enthusiasts.Learn more about the Job Hunting Made Simple ProgramDownload my free resource - Optimized Job Search Schedule: Free Workbook and Masterclass, to start a successful job search routine.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 natural to rethink your career. We're in unprecedented times, causing many of us to review our career paths, consider taking a break or search for new opportunities.In this episode, we will discuss strategies to increase your employability, even if you decided to take a career break, which many professionals are doing due to pandemic burnout.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:Learn about my career services on my website.Sign up for my weekly newsletter for job hunters and career enthusiasts.Learn more about the Job Hunting Made Simple ProgramDownload my free resource - Optimized Job Search Schedule: Free Workbook and Masterclass, to start a successful job search routine.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