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Episode 333 - Workforce participation drops sharply after 45, despite strong demand for experienced talent. In this episode, we explore the structural barriers, age bias, and outdated career models holding professionals back, and what individuals, employers, and governments can do to better support longer, more productive working lives. We have all fallen in love with NASA's crew for its Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon in more than half a century. What stood out to me was the composition of the team. Every astronaut selected was Generation Xer, in their 40s and 50s. When the stakes are high, we do not default to youth. We choose experience. That's what NASA did . They choose judgment. They choose people who have navigated complexity before and can do so again under pressure. And yet, in the labour market, we continue to behave as if the opposite were true. This contradiction sits at the heart of what has been described as the “longevity paradox”: We are living longer, healthier lives, but participating less in the workforce as we age. For the corporate professionals I work with, this is not an abstract concept. It is a lived experience, often emerging in their mid-40s and becoming more pronounced thereafter. This issue has become more personal for me recently. At the age of 54, I have just become a grandmother. It has prompted a different kind of reflection about time, work, and what the next decades should look like. Like many of my clients, I am not thinking about slowing down. I am thinking about how to work in a way that is sustainable, meaningful, and aligned with the realities of a longer life. The question is whether our institutions are prepared to support that. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Introduction to the Longevity Economy Paradox06:14 Understanding Workforce Participation and Aging09:02 Personal Experiences with Career Transitions12:09 The Role of Technology and AI in the Workforce15:22 Challenges of Ageism in Recruitment18:09 Strategies for Job Seekers Over 5021:23 The Importance of Networking and Community Support24:16 Midlife Career Checkup: Questions to Reflect On26:57 Final Thoughts and Action Steps for Listeners Links mentioned in this episode: Michele Lemmens' LinkedInRebecca Hall's LinkedIn About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 332 - Natalie Moore joins me to explore what leaders and professionals need most in 2026: courage, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and space to think. We also discuss burnout, work design, hybrid work, and how career pivots can happen through small, intentional steps. The themes in this week's podcast episode are not really about personal reinvention in the lifestyle sense, but they're also not hot takes about work culture. They sit at the intersection, as so many issues do when it comes to career and our personal lives. How to we reinvent leadership, organisational design, career strategy, and human behaviour so we can cope with the new ways of working? That is where many of my clients live. They are not junior workers trying to “find their passion.” They are experienced corporate professionals, senior managers, and executives trying to make good decisions in a labour market that has become harder to read, less forgiving, and more emotionally demanding. Here is what I keep seeing in my coaching work. My clients are not simply struggling with job search mechanics. Yes, they need resumes, LinkedIn positioning, networking strategies, and interview preparation. But those are not the only things making this moment difficult. Many are also dealing with return-to-office mandates they did not choose, leadership cultures that speak the language of wellbeing without redesigning work, and AI-driven hiring processes that make the market feel more opaque than ever. LinkedIn reported in January that nearly two-thirds of people say finding a job has become more challenging, while U.S. applicants per open role have doubled since spring 2022. At the same time, 93% of recruiters say they plan to increase their use of AI in 2026. Those are not small shifts. They change how people experience work, how they think about security, and how they approach career planning. In my conversation with Natalie Moore on The Job Hunting Podcast (332), what emerged most clearly was that professionals who are coping best right now are not necessarily the most confident. They are the ones who are able to think clearly under pressure, notice when an environment is no longer working for them, and act with intention before their options narrow. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 – Welcome Back: Natalie Moore Returns01:11 – Reinvention After Closing a Business03:10 – Headline Hopes for the End of 202606:42 – How Leaders Can Stop Reacting and Start Responding08:59 – True or False: Can Resilience Training Fix Burnout?09:47 – True or False: Will Good Workers Naturally Adapt to AI?10:55 – True or False: Do Career Pivots Require a Big Leap?12:42 – Three Questions to Ask When You Feel Flat at Work16:45 – What Stress and Burnout Really Look Like in High Performers21:45 – Listening to Your Body and Noticing Your Triggers24:03 – What We’re Leaving Behind in 202625:22 – Showing Up Differently in Business and on LinkedIn28:40 – Why Workplace Wellbeing Still Feels Surface-Level30:32 – Is It Time to Redesign the Workday?32:55 – When Training and Development Add to Burnout35:19 – The High-Performance Habits That Need to Go36:50 – Why White Space Matters at Work and in Job Search38:08 – Natalie’s Career Change Story and the Power of Slow Pivots39:21 – What Matters Most in 2026: Confidence, Courage, or Clarity?41:43 – AI, Human Work, and What Still Makes Us Valuable43:34 – The Human Capabilities Professionals Need Now45:44 – Final Thoughts and Where to Find Natalie Links mentioned in this episode: Natalie Moore's LinkedIn ProfileFollow Josh Piterman on Instagram to find out when he's running breathwork workshops in MelbourneJosh Piterman Inside TimerEpisode 130 - Post-pandemic Stress and Other Factor Affecting Your Wellbeing at Work, with Natalie Moore and Lisa SaundersEpisode 72 - Systemic Gender Biases, Double Standards, Mental and Physical Dangers Affecting Women in the Workplace - with Hannah Piterman Ph.D. About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 331 - Your experience may speak for itself on paper, but in interviews your body language is speaking too. Linda Clemons shares practical ways to project confidence, warmth, and authority so experienced professionals can perform better in interviews, networking events, and high-stakes conversations. In Episode 331 of The Job Hunting Podcast, I speak with Linda Clemons about body language, executive presence, and the ways experienced professionals are often misread in interviews. Our conversation explores how stress shows up physically, why long tenure can mask unhelpful communication habits, and what candidates can do to present themselves with greater clarity, warmth, and authority. Experienced professionals often assume that interview performance is mainly determined by the strength of their track record and the quality of their answers. That assumption makes sense. After all, senior candidates are usually selected for interview because their credentials already suggest competence. Yet many still leave the process confused by the outcome. They feel they answered well, understood the brief, and showed relevant experience, but did not turn the opportunity into an offer. In many cases, the missing factor is not substance. It is presentation in the broadest sense of the word. This does not mean superficial polish or fake self-confidence. It means the interaction between verbal and nonverbal communication: posture, tone, pace, facial expression, emotional regulation, and the overall impression of steadiness. Employers do not assess these factors separately from capability. They fold them into their judgment of capability. For experienced professionals, especially those who have spent a long time inside one organisation, this creates a specific challenge. They may be highly competent, but no longer practised in making that competence clear to strangers in a short, high-pressure setting. That issue came through clearly in my conversation with Linda Clemons, a global expert in nonverbal communication and executive presence. One of her most useful observations is that people are constantly judging alignment. They listen to the words, but they also notice whether the rest of the person appears to support them. When language, tone, movement, and emotional state line up, credibility rises. When they do not, doubt enters the room, even if nobody says it out loud. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 The Evolution of a Podcast Host01:14 Understanding Body Language and Nonverbal Communication04:04 The Impact of Posture on Communication06:55 Reading Nonverbal Cues in Real Life10:01 Preparing for Job Interviews12:56 Navigating Interview Dynamics16:01 The Importance of Presence in Communication18:17 Body Language and Interview Presence21:03 Navigating Behavioral Questions23:37 The Importance of Authentic Communication26:01 Understanding Communication Dynamics28:09 The TAP Framework: Truthful, Authentic, Purposeful30:33 Vulnerability in Leadership33:11 Emotional Barriers: Frozen, Flooding, and Flat38:00 The Impact of Long Tenure on Interview Performance43:35 Linda's Book and Final Thoughts Links mentioned in this episode: Linda Clemons LinkedIn ProfileLinda Clemons' Book About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 330 - Patrick Dunlop, organisational psychologist and Future of Work professor, shares what he learned from studying recruiters, what’s overhyped, what’s still painfully manual, and how experienced candidates can move with confidence through modern selection processes. Spend enough time around job seekers and you will hear the same diagnosis: “Hiring is broken.” Spend enough time around recruiters and you will hear a different one: “We’re drowning.” Both can be true. What has changed in the last few years is not simply the technology inside recruitment. It’s the volume, the noise, and the mismatch between what candidates think is happening and what is actually happening inside organisations. In my conversation with Professor Patrick Dunlop, an organisational psychologist at Curtin University, one theme kept resurfacing: the biggest misunderstanding is not about AI. It’s about realism. Hiring varies wildly from one organisation to the next, and much of what candidates assume is “automated” is still surprisingly manual, uneven, and dependent on human judgement. What follows is a structured, evidence-informed way to think about modern hiring if you are an experienced professional, particularly in your 40s and beyond. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Understanding Assessment Tools00:52 The Importance of Job Analysis03:48 Designing Effective Assessment Processes06:53 The Role of Simulations and Case Studies09:59 Concerns About Psychometric Testing12:56 Faking in Assessments and Its Implications15:50 Cultural Differences in Assessment Responses26:44 Cross-Cultural Assessment in Personality Testing30:57 Candidate Experience and Recruitment Processes36:10 The Impact of AI on Job Applications39:04 Adapting to New Technologies in Job Search49:19 Future Trends in Recruitment and Assessment Links mentioned in this episode: Patrick Dunlop's LinkedIn Profile About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 329 - We unpack what interviewers are really reacting to, how to show agility at any age, and how to stay authentic while adapting to different cultures and expectations. I understand why Brené Brown and Adam Grant can say “thumbs down” on executive presence and get a standing ovation. In their conversation on Dare to Lead, they frame executive presence as “party of one” and contrast it with leadership as a “collective capability.” It’s a compelling point, and a necessary correction for leaders who confuse charisma with competence or confuse performative confidence with real stewardship. But in my day-to-day work as a career coach for experienced corporate professionals, executives, and senior technical specialists, executive presence is not a fad, a buzzword, or an outdated corporate relic. It is a hiring variable. It’s the most searched term on my podcast’s website. And pretending otherwise leaves job seekers at the mercy of unspoken rules. That’s why I devoted Episode 329 of The Job Hunting Podcast to executive presence, alongside two experts who don’t treat it as a personality type or a costume: Dr. Alexa Chilcutt, executive coach and faculty lead for the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s Executive Education Business Communication Certificate, and Dr. Carl DuPont, Associate Professor of Voice at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute and Executive Education faculty at Carey. What I took from our discussion is this: executive presence is real because the question isn’t whether it exists. The question is whether we teach it responsibly, in a way that helps professionals be read accurately, without forcing them into a narrow mould. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: My websiteMy InstagramSubscribe to my newsletterGroup coaching wait listWork with Renata: All my courses and coaching servicesAlexa Chilcutt, PhDCarl DuPont, DMAAlexa and Carl's websiteAlexa and Carl's book - for 25% discount, enter the code Pres26 at checkout Links mentioned in this episode: 00:00 Introduction to Executive Presence01:51 Defining Executive Presence04:43 The Importance of Communication07:36 Challenging Traditional Views on Executive Presence09:54 Navigating Ageism in the Workplace12:52 Cultural Dissonance and Code Switching28:33 Authenticity vs. Performance in Executive Presence32:27 The Evolution of Personal Branding34:22 Navigating Cultural Expectations in Professional Appearance37:42 The Role of Voice in Executive Presence41:23 Embracing Diversity in Professional Narratives46:52 The Art of Communication: Finding Your Voice52:03 Overcoming Barriers to Executive Presence About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 328 - I borrow two tools from elite sport psychology: the difference between thoughts and attention, and the difference between internal and external focus. You’ll learn how to stop fighting your nerves and start directing your attention. Job searching can feel deeply personal, but the mechanics of it are closer to a high-performance environment than most people want to admit. You are assessed in real time. You are compared, often invisibly, against other candidates. You are expected to communicate with clarity, confidence, and restraint while navigating uncertainty, rejection, and the emotional weight of change. For experienced corporate professionals and executives, this becomes even more complex. The stakes feel higher, the stories are longer, and the margin for error can seem smaller. Many of the people I work with are excellent at their jobs, yet they find the job search uniquely destabilising. That’s not because they are not capable. It’s because job hunting creates a different cognitive and emotional context than most leadership roles do. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 The Competitive Nature of Job Hunting03:26 Understanding Thoughts vs. Attention19:27 Internal vs. External Focus in Job Search33:02 Applying Focus Techniques in Real Scenarios Links mentioned in this episode: My InstagramSubscribe to my newsletterGroup coaching wait listReset Your Career online courseAll my courses and coaching services:Video with Alex Cohen that I mentioned on the podcastMovie WimbledonNetflix series Break Point About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 327 - I share six tools I use with experienced professionals who feel stuck in job search. You will leave with clearer direction, a simple decision filter, and practical ways to build momentum. January has a particular sound in my inbox. It is the quiet urgency of people who are either ready for change or exhausted from trying. Many are senior professionals with decades of achievement behind them, now facing a job search that feels unfamiliar, slower, and strangely impersonal. The temptation is to treat that discomfort as a personal flaw. Please, do not. Instead, treat it as a signal. If you feel overwhelmed right now, you are not broken. You are overloaded. And the overload is not only emotional. It is structural. As 2026 begins, multiple signals point to a labor market that is “stuck in place,” with slow hiring and slow firing, and a growing divide between sectors that are hiring and those that are simply holding. That “low-hire, low-fire” reality creates a special kind of psychological strain for corporate job seekers. You can do everything “right” and still hear nothing. You can have a strong resume and still feel invisible. You can be an excellent leader and still find yourself tweaking a LinkedIn headline at midnight, as if the correct adjective will unlock a recruiter’s calendar. This is the context in which mindset stops being motivational fluff and becomes a practical career asset. The market is sending a clear message: there is less room for vague positioning, passive applications, and comfort-zone job searching. The good news is that experienced professionals are unusually well equipped for this moment, once they stop trying to recreate the last chapter and begin designing the next one. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Welcome to 2026: A New Beginning00:11 Changing Your Mindset for Job Searching04:17 Six Mindset Tools for Career Success07:22 Designing Your Professional Character10:34 Outsmarting Your Internal Monster14:44 The Third Person Audit for Clarity18:54 Taking Action: From Ideas to Execution20:52 Podcast Changes and Future Engagement Links mentioned in this episode: My websiteSubscribe to my newsletterGroup coaching wait listRB Lnkdn Club, a support group to grow your LinkedIn presenceWork with Renata: All my courses and coaching servicesVideo I mentioned on the podcast About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 326 - Navigate career uncertainty with strategies to stay relevant amid AI disruptions and global shifts. Rebroadcasting as Episode 326 during our holiday break, this episode (originally released as Episode 295) continues to be one of the most practical and impactful guides for professionals feeling threatened by uncertainty in the job market, especially from AI. The job market feels like it's operating in a dense fog. For many professionals, particularly those in mid-to-senior corporate roles, navigating a career today is less like following a GPS and more like learning to read a compass in the dark. This uncertainty is not just emotional, it’s systemic. We’ve seen a wave of redundancies ripple across different sectors. My own coaching clients, many of whom are experienced professionals, were affected. The catalyst? A perfect storm of geopolitical issues, reduced funding, and yes, artificial intelligence. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Navigating Job Search Challenges08:31 Facing Uncertainty in the Job Market17:00 The Fog of Uncertainty in 202536:44 Taking Action Amidst Uncertainty Links mentioned in this episode: Reset Your CareerTalentPredixBook a consultation with meEpisode 23 - Adapting to Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity - with Janet SernackEpisode 59 - The Power of Self-Fidelity: How to Be True to Yourself and Thrive Professionally - With Author Cassandra GoodmanSubscribe to the newsletter About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 325 - In a world that celebrates hustle, rest can feel counterintuitive. But for ambitious professionals, learning to pause is not optional. It’s a strategic necessity. Rebroadcasting as Episode 325 during our holiday break, this episode (originally released as Episode 298) continues to be one of the most practical and impactful guides for professionals feeling burned out at work. If you’ve spent the last few months feeling more exhausted than usual, struggling to focus, or wondering why your motivation has gone missing despite a looming job application or promotion deadline, you’re not alone. In my coaching work with experienced professionals, these themes are everywhere. And they’re not the result of laziness, lack of ambition, or poor time management. They are the hallmarks of burnout, which is now a routine part of corporate life. Burnout isn’t new. But its spread among high-performing professionals is growing quieter, deeper, and more normalized than ever. The World Health Organization gave it official status as an “occupational phenomenon” in 2019, describing it as the result of chronic workplace stress left unmanaged. Yet the language around burnout still lags behind the reality: many professionals don’t realise they’re burning out until their relationships suffer, their health declines, or their job search stalls despite their best efforts. You don’t need to be working in a hospital during a pandemic to feel burned out. Today, it’s just as likely to show up in the corner office, the Zoom window, or the resume file named “final_final_FINAL.pdf”. From senior executives navigating hybrid workplaces to job seekers attempting to “optimize” every aspect of their applications, the common thread is emotional depletion disguised as diligence. And the real danger? Burnout thrives in silence. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Understanding Burnout02:02 Defining Burnout and Its Impact07:40 Strategies to Combat Burnout15:55 The Role of Rest in Career Success Links mentioned in this episode: The Times articleThe Guardian articleWintering, by Katherine MayWork with meWrite us a review on Apple Podcasts About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 324 - If you've ever felt frustrated by job search advice that doesn’t seem to work for you, this episode will help you understand why, and what to do instead. This episode is being rebroadcast as Episode 324 during our holiday break. It originally aired as Episode 277, and it remains one of the most useful episodes I’ve recorded for professionals who feel stuck in their job search. If you spend any time on LinkedIn these days, you’ll find no shortage of job search success stories. Posts from professionals who landed a new role in record time are often presented as if they hold the ultimate secret formula. The implication? If you’re still struggling to land your next opportunity, you must be doing something wrong. But the reality of job searching, especially for experienced corporate professionals, is far more complex than these polished narratives suggest. As a career strategist and coach, I work with professionals every day who are trying to navigate a labor market that has changed drastically. Their frustrations, struggles, and triumphs reveal an inconvenient truth: job search success is rarely as simple as social media makes it seem. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Debunking Job Search Myths06:08 Understanding the Real Cost of Job Search Advice15:10 Identifying Your Unique Job Search Strategy21:36 Creating Your Own Success Story Links mentioned in this episode: Learn more about working with meBook a consultation with RenataThe Job Hunting Made SimpleEpisode 117 - The Job Hunting Experience, with Amber KnightEpisode 55 - From City Life to Tropical Paradise: A Positive Redundancy Story Update, with Alistair Freeman About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 323 - I break down why experienced corporate professionals are struggling to regain control of their careers and share three practical steps to accelerate your job search This episode is being rebroadcast as Episode 323 during our holiday break. It originally aired as Episode 275, and it remains one of the most useful reset episodes I’ve recorded for experienced professionals who feel stuck in their job search. The job market has been tough over the past few years. Whether you were impacted by the pandemic or faced the challenges of the post-pandemic economy, job hunting is no easy feat. If you're an experienced professional, you're likely feeling stuck, frustrated, or overwhelmed. The good news? You don't have to navigate this process by yourself anymore. In this episode and blog, I’ll walk you through three essential steps to help you regain control over your job search. These are actionable, proven strategies that go beyond the clichéd advice of "posting more on LinkedIn" or "mastering the STAR interview technique." As a career and executive coach, I’ve helped counThis episode is being rebroadcast as Episode 323 during our holiday break. It originally aired as Episode 275, and it remains one of the most useful reset episodes I’ve recorded for experienced professionals who feel stuck in their job search. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Navigating the Job Market Challenges09:11 The Importance of Self-Knowledge in Job Search15:16 Strategies for Effective Job Hunting21:06 Coaching for Career Advancement Links mentioned in this episode: Learn more about my private coaching programJoin the waitlist for the Job Hunting Made Simple ProgramBook a consultation with RenataEpisode 322 - Are your job search efforts failing short? Discover the 5 critical mistakes that could be stopping you from landing your next role, and how to correct them. About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Holiday Replay Episode 322 - Are your job search efforts failing short? Discover the 5 critical mistakes that could be stopping you from landing your next role, and how to correct them. This episode is being rebroadcast as Episode 323 during our holiday break. It originally aired as Episode 275 and it remains one of the most useful reset episodes I’ve recorded for experienced professionals who feel stuck in their job search. This is the kind of episode that lands differently when you’re tired, discouraged, or overthinking your next move. If this year didn’t go to plan, use this as a practical reset: mindset, interview presence, upskilling signals, and the small etiquette details that quietly cost offers. When job seeking, while external factors played a role, it’s crucial to focus on the aspects within your control. In this podcast episode, I explore the five main reasons why you may not have secured a job and, more importantly, what you can do differently. Drawing insights from renowned experts, as well as my own experience as a career coach, I will guide you through key mindset shifts, practical job search strategies, and essential interview techniques that can transform your career prospects. In this blog I will summarize the key points from this episode. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Welcome and Introduction to 2025 Job Market02:09 Reflecting on Job Search Challenges04:36 Mindset: The Invisible Force in Job Success20:54 Common Mistakes in Job Applications31:02 Actionable Steps for Job Seekers in 2025 Links mentioned in this episode: Job Hunting Made Simple ProgramBook a consultation with RenataEpisode 321 - The job market in 2025 has been flat, competitive, and emotionally draining for many professionals. In this episode, recruiter Geoff Slade and I unpack what’s really happening behind the scenes and what job seekers can do to stand out, especially when everyone’s application starts to look the same.Episode 273 - Insights from a Top Recruiter: How to Advance Your Career as an Internal CandidateMarisa Peer Ted TalkArticle mentioned About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 321 - The job market in 2025 has been flat, competitive, and emotionally draining for many professionals. In this episode, recruiter Geoff Slade and I unpack what’s really happening behind the scenes and what job seekers can do to stand out, especially when everyone’s application starts to look the same.  If 2025 felt harsher than you expected, you were not imagining it. As a career coach, I’ve watched experienced professionals, including senior leaders, get caught in longer hiring cycles, more competition, and a colder tone in recruitment communication. In this episode of The Job Hunting Podcast, I sat down with Geoff Slade, Chairman of the Slade Group, for our end-of-year reflection and forward-looking conversation.  Geoff has a rare vantage point. His group operates across multiple recruitment brands and covers everything from entry-level roles through to senior executive appointments. He’s also been in the recruitment industry for decades, which gives him pattern recognition that most job seekers never get access to.  In this blog post, I’m summarising and unpacking key points from our conversation, with a focus on what corporate professionals and executives can do right now. We discussed the flat job market, the rise of interim roles, the reality of negotiating salary and flexibility, and how AI is changing the way applications look and feel. Most importantly, we talked about how to market yourself so you stop blending in.  Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Overview of 2025 Job Market Dynamics05:07 Ruthlessness in Recruitment Communication07:49 Impact of Layoffs on Job Seekers10:17 Demand for Interim and Temporary Roles12:59 Negotiating Flexibility in a Tough Market15:32 The Future of Hybrid Work18:12 Tectonic Shifts in Employment Trends21:04 Negotiating Salary in a Challenging Environment23:54 Navigating Job Offers and Salary Negotiations26:56 The Impact of AI on Job Applications29:43 Building Confidence in Job Applications35:09 Strategies for Job Seekers in a Competitive Market40:02 Proactive Job Searching Techniques42:53 The Importance of Action and Accountability Links mentioned in this episode: Episode with Talent Acquisition Manager Leanne BranniganContact me if you need help leading hybrid work environmentsInterview with Anita Ziemer, Executive Director, Slade GroupWhere you can access my template to connect with recruitersEpisode 217 - How to job search in 2024: An expert's view on the job market and recruitment trends, with Geoff SladeEpisode 163 - How to Job Search in 2023: An Expert’s View on the Job Market and Recruitment Trends, with Geoff Slade About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 320 - Discover the idea of “productive cringe” and how the slightly embarrassing moves you avoid are often the exact moves that unlock new roles, better opportunities, and a more sustainable career.  Over the past few months, a phrase has appeared again and again in my coaching sessions with senior professionals.  “I know I should post on LinkedIn, but that feels cringe.” “I know I should reach out to that person at my dream company, but that feels cringe.” “I know I should negotiate, but I do not want to be that person.”  At first glance, these might sound like small worries. In reality, they tell us a great deal about how mid-career professionals are relating to their work in 2025. Cringe has become a powerful, if unspoken, organising force in many corporate careers. Not the justified embarrassment that comes from genuinely unprofessional behaviour, but the anticipatory discomfort we feel when we imagine colleagues rolling their eyes at our ambition.  Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 The Cringe Factor in Career Advancement00:53 Understanding Cringe and Its Impact07:21 Overcoming Cringe in Job Search12:06 Networking and Cold Outreach Cringe19:29 Negotiating Salary and Ambitions24:38 Reinventing Yourself and Embracing Change26:09 Learning from Leaders: Embracing Cringe Links mentioned in this episode: Subscribe to My NewsletterJoin my RB Lnkdn ClubThe LinkedIn post about being unemployed during the holiday seasonWork with me to have a clear narrativeArticle about cringe and Gen ZArticle about LinkedIn and cringe About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter

Episode 319 - When a role disappears or a career stops feeling right, most professionals reach for more control, more effort and more doom scrolling. In this conversation, Professor Stephen G Post explains why generosity, service and “pure unlimited love” are powerful tools for coping with job loss, protecting mental health and realigning your career with a deeper sense of calling. Recording this episode with Professor Stephen G Post felt very different from my usual conversations about job search strategy. We did not talk much about keywords, ATS or networking scripts. We talked about love, service, calling and what happens to you on the inside when your role disappears or your career stops feeling right. As you know, most of my clients are senior professionals who have done everything by the book. Good schools, strong performance, promotions. Then something happens. A restructure, a new CEO, a bad boss, burnout. Suddenly the path that once felt stable looks very fragile. Read the full Blog on the Website 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career coaching and courses  Timestamps to guide your listening: 00:00 Navigating Job Market Challenges09:37 The Journey to Finding One's Calling13:27 Advice for Late Bloomers21:18 The Essence of Pure Unlimited Love28:59 Balancing Altruism and Self-Care31:47 The Impact of Meaningful Volunteering33:27 Healing Through Kindness37:51 The Power of Morning Routines39:41 Connecting with Nature47:32 Understanding Happiness and Flow Links mentioned in this episode: Stephen G. Post's book, Unlimited LoveStephen's LinkedInEpisode 268 - Career Transitions: A Guide for Corporate Professionals Seeking ChangeEpisode 303 - Kyle Samuels returns to share his personal health journey, the lessons it taught him about leadership, and the hiring trends shaping today’s job market. We explore recruitment trends, networking strategies, and how to handle career gaps with confidence. About the host, Renata Bernarde Hello, 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 YouTube Follow Renata on Social Media: LinkedInInstagramFacebookX / Twitter