The podcast with Expert Insights for Navigating the Modern Job Market. Hi, my name is Renata Bernarde. In 2018, I left my job to help others get their careers on track. My love for coaching started at a very young age. Over time, I realized that many professionals don’t know how recruitment & selection work, which negatively impacts their career progression. Today I host The Job Hunting Podcast and I also have a series of career services for corporate professionals. My signature coaching program is called Job Hunting Made Simple, a roadmap teaching professionals the steps and framework to make career advancement simpler and less stressful. Please subscribe, leave me a rating, write a review, and let the people you care about know about this podcast. You can also learn more about me and my coaching services on www.renatabernarde.com Do you want me to be a guest on your podcast? Speak at your event? Coach you? Reach out via email at rb@renatabernarde.com, and let’s make it happen!
Episodes
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
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Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 05:06 - Don't be afraid of success
- 09:08 - You can overcome your fears
- 10:10 - Success and failure are just words
Links mentioned in this episode:
- How important is fun in our lives? - Mamamia Out Loud Podcast
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 33 with Michelle Redfern: The missing 33%: The CEO confidant improving diversity and inclusion in corporate Australia.
Free tools to help your career development:
- Subscribe to the newsletter and access free tools to help you advance in your career.
- Visit my website for more tools and resources.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
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Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 03:55 - DO: Build relationships with colleagues
- 05:59 - DO: Engage with the social activities at work
- 07:07 - DO: Connect with everyone and not just people with status
- 08:39 - DON'T DO: Sarcasm
- 10:42 - DON'T DO: Insubordination
- 12:04 - DON'T DO: Arrogance
- 13:05 - DON'T DO: Be insensitive about other employees and consultants
- 14:32 - DON'T DO: Be inconsistent in your business dealings
- 16:14 - DON'T DO: Don't take too long to get back to people
- 17:42 - DON'T DO: Take credit for others' work
- 18:32 - DON'T DO: Indulge in office gossip
Links mentioned in this episode:
Resources I used for inspiration for this episode:
Free tools to help your career development:
- Subscribe to the newsletter and access free tools to help you advance in your career.
- Visit my website for more tools and resources.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
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Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 03:27 - "Recruitment and selection" and "natural selection"
- 11:20 - Repetition
- 14:14 - Patterns
- 16:58 - Camouflage
- 21:28 - Reciprocal altruism
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Richard Dawkins' Book: The Selfish Gene: 40th Anniversary edition.
- Brett Weinstein and Heather Heying's Book: A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life.
- Learn more about my coaching services
- Register for my group coaching program in August
Free tools to help your career development:
- Subscribe to the newsletter and access free tools to help you advance in your career.
- Visit my website for more tools and resources.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
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Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 04:58 - Two ex-pats stuck in Australia: there are worst places to be, but it still hurts
- 08:22 - Renata explains The Job Hunting Podcast to Michelle
- 10:55 - Michelle’s career story
- 14:37 - Michelle's career transition
- 17:53 - Studying for a career change
- 19:36 - The truth about sugar
- 27:36 - Renata shares her experience with food, bad nutrition, and what it did to her mental health
- 30:26 - Michele's recommendation: when you are grieving the loss of a job
- 34:52 - Michele's recommendation: to help you perform better
- 39:55 - Michele's #1 tip: the best diet
- 45:11 - How does healthy fat help you?
- 49:42 - The importance of sleep and the quad factor
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 54: The importance of staying healthy and positive while looking for a job - with wellbeing expert Susan Hunter
- Episode 74: The OG of career change: From Accountant to Mindfulness Consultant, plus a 10-min meditation for job-hunters - featuring Ilana Kosakiewicz
- Episode 47: Well-being, digital health, and startup jobs - With startup entrepreneur, Co-Founder & CEO of Mindset Health Alex Naoumidis
- Episode 26: Menopause and work: How menopause affects your career - Part 1
- Episode 27: Menopause and work: How uncertainty and stress impact women's career - Part 2 (COVID Series)
- Episode 81: A career coach's top tip for job interview preparation to guarantee your best performance.
About our guest, Michele Chevalley Hedge:
Michele Chevalley Hedge was previously a marketing manager, so she truly understands the needs of time-poor corporate executives who, family or not, want health but not hassle. Health magazine editors often introduce her as “the modern-day nutritionist – the one who likes a bit of wine and coffee.” She is not Paleo Pete, or I Quit Sugar but perfectly placed somewhere in the healthy middle.
Michele’s clinical practice and experience allow her to share stories of patients and their nutritional transformation, which give the audience goosebumps – the kinds of stories that can only be heard if you are at the coal face with clients. Women who say their addiction to food caused their divorce; executives who say they don’t like going to the boardroom without her five top tips; and politicians, and their families, who come to her wellness retreats. Recognizing her sensible approach to nutrition, four years ago, Wiley Publishing commissioned Michele to write Beating Sugar Addictions for Dummies.
Every week, Michele works with major banks in Australia – Westpac, CBA, ANZ, HSBC, and corporations like Apple, Dropbox, Dexus, News.com, MFAA, Women in Focus, ACCOR, Westfield, Department of Defence, Tourism Portfolio, Heart Research Australia, Cure Cancer, and schools and education events. She is the keynote speaker for the Heads of Schools of Australia and the Positive Schools Conference in Hong Kong. Michele is also an ambassador for Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and the launch of THAT SUGAR FILM.
Michele is the Nature Care College Ambassador, Cure Cancer Ambassador, and Heart Research Institute Ambassador and consults for 100’s on international corporations. She recently sat alongside the Dalai Lama at a conference where she presented on ‘Vitality, Energy and Serotonin – It’s all in Your Food.’ Mental health and nutrition research is her passion, and she often declares, “It makes the New Yorker come out in her.”
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Connect with Michele:
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
To stay updated with new episodes of the Job Hunting Podcast, click here and sign up for my weekly newsletter. You also receive other valuable resources from me to help your career journey, and it is absolutely free!
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 04:10 - About reputation
- 06:41 - Reputation and your network
- 12:44 - Reputation and social proof
- 16:14 - Your reputation will enhance or decrease your gravitas
- 17:12 - People's opinion of you and online presence
- 19:58 - How you manage success and failure affects your reputation
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 81: A career coach's top tip for job interview preparation to guarantee your best performance.
- Episode 82. How to show executive presence in a job interview
- Episode 83: 6 Unexpected ways on how to nail your next job interview
- LinkedIn Audit service
- Consultation with Renata
- Job Hunting Made Simple Program: Learn more and register your interest
Book a LinkedIn Audit with me:
Looking for an expert opinion on your LinkedIn profile and strategy? I'm here to help you! Click here to watch this video where I explain how the audit works, read clients' testimonials and make your booking.
Free tools to help your career development:
- Subscribe to the newsletter and access free tools to help you advance in your career.
- Visit my website for more tools and resources.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
---------
Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 03:42 - Mastering small talk
- 09:16 - Appropriate attire
- 15:49 - Body language
- 19:04 - Greetings
- 21:33 - Posture
- 24:25 - Gestures
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Episode 82. How to show executive presence in a job interview
- Example of mirroring body language: Preview of Meghan Markle and Oprah interview
- Example of great body language during a TED Talk: with Atul Gawande
- Join my mailing list and receive my free resources
Book a LinkedIn Audit with me:
Looking for an expert opinion on your LinkedIn profile and strategy? I'm here to help you! Click here to watch this video where I explain how the audit works, read clients' testimonials, and make your booking.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 09:27 - How do we show executive presence in a job interview?
- 13:27 - Confidence and composure under fire
- 20:42 - Decisiveness in how you answer questions
- 21:40 - Speaking truth to power
- 24:01 - Tone of voice and inflection
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Join my mailing list and receive my free resources
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 62 My Career Story
- Tim Fischer's top 10 tips for new MPs
Book a LinkedIn Audit with me:
Looking for an expert opinion on your LinkedIn profile and strategy? I'm here to help you! Click here to watch this video where I explain how the audit works, read clients' testimonials, and make your booking.
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 05:07 - Why caffeine?
- 17:38 - Research about caffeine
- 21:11 - Coffee strategy
- 25:30 - Renata's recommendations
- 29:17 - What if you don't like coffee or can't take caffeine?
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Sign up for my newsletter
- Video of a person trying Military Gum
- Placebo effect article from Monash University
- Caffeine study by ADF
- Effects of caffeine study by Australian defense force
- Performance and caffeine
- Caffeine’s effects on cognitive, physical and occupational performance
- Can Avoiding Caffeine Boost Your Athletic Performance?
- Why regular coffee intake could worsen sports performance
Book a LinkedIn Audit with me:
Looking for an expert opinion on your LinkedIn profile and strategy? I'm here to help you! Click here to watch this video where I explain how the audit works, read clients' testimonials and make your booking.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
I have news for you: LinkedIn is once again creating some great new features to adapt to the new world of "everybodyisworkingfromhomeandLinkedInisallwe'vegot, frankly"! Listen to this episode to find out more. There could be an improvement there to help improve your profile and personal presentation.
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 06:11 - New job titles
- 08:07 - Video cover story profile
- 11:53 - LinkedIn stories
- 13:55 - Name recording
- 15:08 - Save items
- 16:33 - Merge accounts
- 18:56 - Interview questions
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Sign up for my newsletter
- Merimbula during the Australian fires in 2019-2020
- LinkedIn Adds 'Stay-at-Home Mom' and Other Job Title Options to Help Address Career Gaps
- The option to have a video instead of a photo on your LinkedIn profile
- How to use LinkedIn Stories (you will notice that one of the examples they use is one of my stories!)
- LinkedIn lets you record your name so your contacts know how to pronounce it
- How to save LinkedIn content and where to find it later
- How to merge LinkedIn accounts
- Get Instant AI Feedback to Improve Your Interview Answers (only available in English)
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps with the 10 tips:
- 05:00 - 1. Let the idea “percolate” for a while!
- 06:14 - 2. Validate your business idea before going to market.
- 08:25 - 3. Have enough savings to support the first 12 months.
- 10:16 - 4. Before you embark on being a business owner, learn how to take care of your personal affairs!
- 12:19 - 5. Get help from the get-go.
- 14:35 - 6. Even with all the preparation above, there are still things you won’t know how to do, and that’s where you should invest in.
- 23:11 - 7. Get ready to get busy.
- 25:26 - 8. Be careful whose advice you follow.
- 28:47 - 9. Be careful how you spend your money, especially with vanity metrics or expenses that are not right for your size of business.
- 30:53 - 10. Be patient and be positive!
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Do you have training material ready for online teaching? Then, learn more about Kajabi, which is the platform I use and check if this is something you should invest in. I LOVE Kajabi and have built my entire website and learning programs using the platform. I have already converted many colleagues and coaches to using it. You can teach anything on Kajabi: music, farming, yoga... It handles everything: mailing this newsletter, CRM, payments, my website, and of course, my online teaching platform.*
- Do you want to be coached by my coach? If so, join me and many others from May to July for a 3-month program designed to help you launch a product or service in 3 months! I have done so many programs, and this one is by far the one that worked best for me. It goes through all the steps you need to take, in real-time, with all the resources, templates, and tools you need. I will be doing it again, so we can be colleagues!*
- Do you want a website? Here's my secret: Templates with everything you need: webpages, social media templates, all done for you, styled, branded, and easy to use. Yes, you can change the colors and photos.*
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- A link to the episode about my career story: 62. My career story: From immigrant to CEO.
- Book a free discovery call with me if you are considering getting a private coach to support your next steps.
- The Optimized Job Search Schedule
*Because I'm such a big fan of the services above, and over time I have referred colleagues and clients to them, these businesses have been generous enough to offer me a commission. This means that if you use the links above, I will get a percentage of the sales, and there will be no additional cost to you. It goes without saying that I would not be recommending them if I did not 100% believed in them. In fact, I use them all in my all business.
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Jacinta and her colleague Caroline McAuliffe have co-authored a book, The Rise of the Interim Executive: A Guide to Navigate Your Success. This book is out this month and a must-read for professionals who are keen to move now or in the future towards interim work. I have five copies to give away to listeners. All you need to do is give this podcast 5 stars and write a review on iTunes or the Apple podcast app, send me a screenshot with your postal address, and I will send you a brand new, off the print copy of the book. This is a first in the best-dressed promotion and I only have 5 copies, so please hurry - you don’t want to miss out!
Send the photo and your postal address to my email: rb@renatabernarde.com
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 05:15 - The job market as we enter Q2 of 202
- 12:25 - What is a portfolio career
- 15:10 - Who is a perfect candidate for portfolio work?
- 18:09 - Who should avoid it?
- 20:10 - What is the future of work?
- 30:53 - Jacinta explained her framework to help interim executives
- 33:22 - The myths surrounding interim work
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Me Inc: Opting for short term contract work post-quarantine (COVID SERIES) with Jacinta Whelan
- How to find a job during the COVID-19 pandemic - with global recruitment expert Geoff Morgan AM.
- Has COVID-19 derailed your career? Interview with recruitment expert Geoff Slade.
- Jacinta's new book "The Rise of the Interim Executive: A Guide to Navigate Your Success"
- Register your interest and learn more about the group coaching program: Job Hunting Made Simple
- LinkedIn Audit service
About our guest, Jacinta Whelan:
A partner with Watermark Executive Search, Jacinta is an author, thought leader, and popular speaker on the concept of Interim Executives, Portfolio Careers, and future ways of working. She leads the Melbourne office of Watermark and has over 25 years of experience starting and leading Interim businesses in Hong Kong, New York, and Australia.
Jacinta advises corporates and governments on the Executive Interim marketplace. She is regularly asked to speak to Boards and business leaders looking to stay abreast of the way organizations are engaging executive talent. The future of work has well and truly arrived – it is the NOW of work. The paradigm has shifted in how we engage with work and both individuals and companies are questioning what it means for them.
Jacinta has a BA Bus, is a GAICD (2008), a Harvard Business School Alumni (2018).
How to connect with Jacinta:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 06:52 - James' career journey
- 10:23 - James' key strengths that helped his career
- 12:07 - The UK job market in 2021
- 15:12 - Key strengths that employers are looking for in candidates
- 18:40 - Outdated job position descriptions
- 23:24 - Why use tests during the recruitment process?
- 25:48 - Are there built-in biases in assessment tests?
- 28:38 - Should you practice for assessment tests?
- 30:59 - When you don't like your test results
- 34:03 - Getting feedback about your test result and recruitment process
- 37:33 - Why is it so important to focus on strengths?
- 48:29 - Strengths and job-hunting
- 51:40 - Final advice from James
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Sign up for my newsletter
- Email to discuss private coaching
- Register your interest and learn more: Job Hunting Made Simple
- A lesson in personal agility - with New World of Work expert Marianne Roux
- How to pivot your career during a crisis: Advice from "the new world of work" expert Marianne Roux.
About our guest, James Brook:
James is a leadership consultant and coach, organizational psychologist, and entrepreneur. He has over 25 years of global experience working with leaders, teams, and organizations to assess, develop and optimize their performance and success using positive psychology and behavioral science.
Earlier in his career, James held leadership roles in HR and Talent Management in the UK and abroad with companies such as NatWest, Yahoo!, Right Management, and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals. More recently, he has founded and led several talents and HR consulting businesses, including Strengthscope®, a pioneer and established global leader in strengths assessment and development.
James holds a Master’s in Organizational Psychology, an MBA, an Advanced Diploma in Executive Coaching, and a Harvard qualification in Sustainable Business Strategy. He is a member of the Institute of Directors, the Association of Business Psychologists, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD).
How to connect with James: James' LinkedIn
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 05:35 - Zoe's career journey and background
- 10:06 - Zoe's key strengths that helped in her career
- 12:15 - Things to consider when moving to the regions
- 13:49 - What are the available white-collar jobs in a town like Ballarat?
- 17:29 - Common traits of successful candidates
- 19:50 - Is there a preference for candidates that live in the region?
- 21:30 - Zoe's advice on what to put in your application
- 23:00 - Best way to engage in the region if you are new
- 25:06 - Difference of job applications in big cities vs the regions
- 26:40 - Importance of LinkedIn
- 29:27 - Salary range and cost of living in the region
- 31:20 - More jobs advertised in the regions than in big cities
- 32:47 - Remote work in the region
- 35:54 - Who will not work well in the region?
- 38:03 - Final advice from Zoe
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 8: Positive Redundancy: Interview with Alistair Freeman
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 55: From city life to tropical paradise: A positive redundancy story update with Alistair Freeman.
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 41: Escape to the country: Can remote work and the pandemic re-shape our cities and regional towns? - with Liz Ritchie
- Job Hunting Made Simple: Online Course and Group Coaching Program
- One in five wants to move to the country
- Motivation for metropolitan residents to make the move.
About our guest, Zoe Allan:
Based in Ballarat, Zoe Allan is a born and bred Regional Victorian, with a deep knowledge of the region she calls home and a strong personal connection to the local community.
Zoe also has more than 18 years of experience in Recruitment, HR, and Business Strategy Consulting throughout Australia, working with firms including Deloitte, Michael Page International, Hays, BHP, and Rio Tinto.
Since 2010 Zoe has been partnering with regional organizations to assist them in developing workable methods for attracting, selecting, recruiting, and retaining the top senior talent they require to realize their strategic objectives and achieve long-term success.
In February 2020, Zoe founded Milano Appointments, a boutique consultancy, based in Ballarat and specializing in recruitment and executive search services for Senior Operational, Management, C-Suite, and Board positions, exclusively for Regional Victoria.
Throughout her career, Zoe has developed a deep understanding of how regional organizations differ from their metropolitan counterparts and which skills and personal attributes are required for regional leaders to be truly successful. Through Milano Appointments Zoe combines this knowledge with her passion for Regional Victoria and her broad skill set, to offer a unique service to organizations looking for top leadership talent and senior professionals looking for new opportunities in Regional Victoria.
How to connect with Zoe:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 06:56 - 1. Understand who you are as a professional and what you offer to employers.
- 09:09 - 2. Ask yourself, what industry, sector, and organizations do you want to work for?
- 13:32 - 3. Once you identify your preferred industry, find out what knowledge, qualifications, experience, and skills are valued by the hiring managers.
- 15:47 - 4. Find a coach to support your transition or at least a mentor.
- 19:55 - 5. Know your values.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 76.How the vaccine rollout will get us back to work, and what we can learn and do now to prevent a future global crisis - featuring Israeli entrepreneurial ecosystem builder Amir Eldad.
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 71. Moving lanes: How to make career changes without going backward, featuring Donna Burr.
- Free resources: Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Link to all my services and free resources.
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 06:09 - How Ilana chose accounting.
- 09:03 - What made Ilana reach a tipping point?
- 13:25 - How did Ilana transition from corporate to being business owner?
- 22:53 - How to transition slowly between your corporate job into a new career or own business.
- 29:45 - What is kinesiology?
- 34:35 - The importance of wellbeing for corporate professionals.
- 36:56 - The stress of being in survival mode.
- 38:59 - Find our own practice: Steps you can take to incorporate wellbeing into your life.
- 48:03 - A 10-minute meditation exercise.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- My interview on Ilana’s Podcast, The Energy Shift: Manage Your Energy Levels Whilst Job Hunting Or Working From Home With Renata Bernarde.
- Job Hunting Made Simple: Online Course and Group Coaching Program
- Reset Your Career: Online Short Course and Action Plan
- Ilana's recommended business networking groups:
- Renata's recommended business networking groups:
- Renata recommends business course B-School
- Monash Generator Programs
About our guest, Ilana Kosakiewicz:
Ilana Kosakiewicz one of Australia’s leading kinesiologists, energy coaches, and yoga and meditation teachers. She is a wholefood lover, an entrepreneur with a past life spent working in the corporate world as a CPA accountant.
Ilana’s own health journey with chronic fatigue and auto-immune disease taught her that slowing down, finding moments of stillness, living in the now, and listening to your body’s inner wisdom and intuition are not just important – they are essential.
Ilana is passionate about teaching women to live in alignment with their innate cyclical energy, menstrual cycle, and the moon. She helps women shift their energy and take back their inner power and self-care rights by making themselves the number one priority.
Ilana also works with children (& some men) to assist in shifting their essence, energy, and zest so they can live authentic, content, and happy lives.
Originally from Gippsland Australia, Ilana now lives in Bayside Melbourne and spends her days with her clients, teaching yoga and meditation, writing, dancing, cooking in her kitchen, and spending as much time at the beach as she can.
How to connect with Ilana:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Podcast Episode Timestamps:
- 08.40 - Difference between start-up and scale-up?
- 11.50 - Amir explains how Israel is vaccinating the entire country, and he shares his experience living there and experiencing the vaccine rollout on the ground.
- 20.15 - What’s different now that such a large proportion of the country has been vaccinated?
- 22.56 - Israel is a country of startups and a breeding incubator for many innovations. How has it been operating under this pandemic environment?
- 26.52 - Welfare system in Israel.
- 29.50 - Amir's expertise, what does it means to be an expert in entrepreneurial ecosystems?
- 39.39 - What would be the first step for an organization and the decision-maker to start working in that way?
- 45.02 - How can we develop better responses in the future using skills that you have learned in terms of global connectivity, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and these pillars that are the foundation of that?
- 55.12 - Amir is confronted with the opposite reaction where companies or governments feel like they're always in competition and are reluctant to take up an alliance.
- 57.29 - Renata's out-of-the-box analogy.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Amir's earbuds are from Nuheara, an Australian company, and their award-winning product was considered Times magazine's best invention in 2020.
- Renata's golden earbuds are from Jabra and they are pretty ok :)
- New England Journal of Medicine article about Israel nationwide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Further reading:
- Study of Pfizer vaccine rollout in Israel.
- Start-Up Nation by Dan Senor and Saul Singer
- The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds, by Michael Lewis
- Yozma Program 15-Years perspective
- You Need an Innovation Strategy by Gary P. Pisano
- The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
About our guest, Amir Eldad:
Amir is a globally recognized Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builder. Throughout the first part of his career, Amir led Global Go-to-Market for Israeli startups that aspired for global leadership while bridging the multi-national cultural gap. His extensive experience led to his role as Director of Global Partnerships of MassChallenge, co-founding MassChallenge Israel, playing a pivotal role in establishing the new MassChallenge Switzerland hub, and leading a high impact partnership between the City of Boston, MassChallenge Boston, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Lyon, France.
Co-located in Israel and Boston, MA, Amir leverages his strengths in the entrepreneurial communities in Israel, Boston, France, Switzerland, Melbourne (Australia), and other locations to help his clients achieve their growth objectives through internationally-connected entrepreneurial ecosystems. Amir is a regular speaker in global conferences such as the annual Global Technology Leadership Dialogue (Melbourne, Aug-2019) and the annual EBN European Innovation Hubs conference (Rome, Oct-2019). Connect with Amir: Amir's LinkedIn
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Episode Timestamps:
- 14:58 - Covid and the gig economy
- 19:54 - Covid and the pink recession
- 26:17 - Covid and working from home
- 27:32 - Work flexibility and gender
- 35:15 - Throwing women under the bus
- 47:59 - Executive presence and gender
- 57:03 - Sexual misconduct then and now
- 59:54 - The double standards we see publicly
- 1:03:10 - Managing people in the workplace, dealing with sexual misconduct
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Article: How women in academia are feeling the brunt of COVID-19
- Annabel Crab’s 2020 pink recession article: Coronavirus has left Australian women anxious, overworked, insecure — and worse off than men again.
- Bridget 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 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.
Hannah consults to an eclectic client base in the corporate, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Her consulting assignments and research undertakings have led to published reports and articles in the media, business publications, and international peer-reviewed journals. She is a presenter and facilitator on leadership at business forums in Australia and internationally.
Hannah is passionate about ethical leadership, diversity, and gender equality. She is the author of 'Unlocking Gender Potential: A Leader's Handbook,’ acclaimed two-year research sponsored by major business, government, and academic institutions.
Hannah is a Board Member of the Holmesglen Foundation and a Member of the Business Network Committee of the Jewish Museum of Australia (JMA). Hannah is also an adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University. She is a past member of the State Advisory Council of the Committee of Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), past Chair of the advisory board of Project Deborah, an education initiative for women in leadership, past member of the Domestic Violence Partnership Committee at Monash University and past member of the advisory board of the Anti Defamation Commission. She was also involved as a member of the Project Advisory Committee for InTouch supporting culturally and linguistically diverse women experiencing family violence.
How to connect with Hannah:
- Hannah Piterman's LinkedIn
- Hannah's Articles in The Conversation
- Book: Unlocking Gender Potential: A leader’s handbook
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Episode Timestamps:
- 08.24 - Donna's career journey
- 12.05 - Donna’s career transitions
- 16.31 - 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 sectors
- 30.25 - How to niche down into another sector
- 32.45 - Parenthood and career transitions
- 37.51 - Ageism and job-hunting: How to address it
- 43.46 - 2021 trends in the job market
- 50.26 - Optimized job search template is gold dust!
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Listen to this episode with Donna’s colleague Jacinta Whelan: 31. Me Inc: Opting for short term contract work post-quarantine (COVID SERIES) – with Jacinta Whelan
- Download for free: The Optimized Job Search Weekly Schedule.
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.
Her background combines 25 years in chartered accounting, assurance & advisory, and human resources partnering with businesses. Early in her journey, she acquired local and global experience across financial services, manufacturing, utilities, and the not-for-profit sectors. She has curiosity, authenticity, and a passion for making things better, which has seen her involved in major transformational and performance work for many corporates. She advocates for purpose-led business management, well-being, and economic empowerment for women.
Donna has been a partner in Watermark’s Interim Management Practice since 2018, deploying senior-level interim executives in both private and public sectors. She focuses on CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CIOs, change & turnaround professionals, senior Finance, HR, Operations, Legal & IT executives. She has completed interim management search assignments across various industries, including Financial Services, Government agencies, Peak Member and Regulatory bodies, Not-for-Profit, Healthcare, Energy, and Utilities.
- Donna Burr’s LinkedIn Profile
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Timestamps:
- 03:00 - Myth 1 - the perfect resume and cover letter
- 11:22 - Myth 2 - the perfect answers for interviews
- 20:31 - Myth 3 - thinking you are not ready for a promotion
- 25:53 - Myth 4 - not hearing back because of too many candidates out there
- 33:30 - Myth 5 - too young or too old for a role
Links 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.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
The Job Hunting Made Simple Online Course & Group Coaching Program
Job Hunting Made Simple is a 7-week online course + coaching program created by Renata Bernarde that shows you how to plan and advance your career in an intentional, inspiring, and fun way. It is a proven blueprint for creating a prosperous career and attracting your next job.
Looking for work and taking the next steps to advance your career can be a stressful and lonely experience. The information overload we experience every day drains our capacity to think and plan strategically for our lives, careers, and future happiness. The Job Hunting Made Simple program provides a framework to make sense of all the options, opportunities, and steps ahead in an intentional, inspiring, and simple way.
Job Hunting Made Simple was created for you if you are:
- serious about your future career progression, but unsure how to achieve your goals
- in-between jobs and not knowing if you're putting time and effort into the right strategies
- returning to the job market after being without work for an extended time and feeling like the pandemic has taken away your confidence
- with the same organization for a long time, and you haven't looked for work outside of your organization in a while. Or if you have, you've been unsuccessful.
- ready to look for new job opportunities, but can't find the time or focus on doing it!
- you feel overwhelmed and pulled in different directions, and you wish you had guidance and a framework you could follow.
If this is you, then this program is for you. I look forward to seeing you on the inside!
To learn more about the Job Hunting Made Simple online course & group coaching program, CLICK HERE.
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Episode timestamps:
- 03.50 - How Amber found The Job Hunting Podcast
- 06.40 - Amber's career journey
- 12.06 - Amber's job hunting experience
- 15.20 - Amber's daily routine
- 18.23 - Other activities to help in the job hunting journey
- 19.48 - Frustrations that Amber encountered in job hunting
- 26.32 - Technology and interviews
- 31.28 - The difference having a mentor/coach can in your job hunting success
- 33.33 - 35.56 - Amber's vision for 2021
- 40.57 - About Job Hunting Made Simple
Links mentioned in this episode:
- The Job Hunting Made Simple Program: Enrolments Closing Soon
- The Job Hunting Podcast Interview With Recruiter Anita Ziemer "Let me call you back" - Recruitment trends shaping the job market in 2020
- Amber’s favorite free resource: The Optimized Job Search Schedule
- Reset Your Career: Workshop & Action Plan To Get You Back On Track
- LinkedIn video interview prep tool
- Amber's LinkedIn Article about The Job Hunting Podcast
- Download a transcript of this podcast
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Timestamps:
- 06:11 - Sue's career journey
- 10:46 - Taking control of your career
- 12:26 - Sue's key strengths that helped her in career transitions
- 15:12 - Advice for professionals looking for work in 2021
- 19:06 - Using industry-specific jargons in your application
- 21:52 - Finding commonalities between sectors
- 23:35 - 'Do you know somebody else I can talk to?'
- 25:16 - What are your values?
- 26:52 - The first 90 days
- 35:45 - Goals to aim for in the first 90 days
Links 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.
- Interview with recruitment expert Geoff Slade.
- Course Seeker Australia.
- NeuroLeadership by David Rock.
- Subscribe to receive the weekly newsletter.
Other ways to enjoy this podcast:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Timestamps:
- 00:25 – Job hunting takes longer thank you think
- 04:14 – 2 ways a job vacancy is created
- 05:40 – 2 ways a job vacancy is filled
- 07:28 – 2 ways a job vacancy is advertised
- 11:08 - What happens before you see the job advertisement?
- 15:18 – 3 types of job postings
- 23:12 – Summary and extra tips for job hunters
Links mentioned in this episode:
Other ways to enjoy this podcast
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
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.
The more I read, the more fascinated I became about using the learnings usually applied for high-performance tasks and activities such as sports, defence, and space travel. And applying it to highly stressful, endurance-type career situations we face so often. Still, we don’t realize they are indeed a) competitive and b) endurance events that require strategic planning and team support.
This episode was first aired as a Facebook Live Video during the 2020 Australian Open, held in Melbourne every January. If you have been following me, it will come as no surprise to you that I really enjoy watching tennis, and I have many times made analogies between the game of tennis and job hunting. I analyze many traits, behaviours, and strategies the players and their teams adopted, which are strongly correlated with their success or failure.
I hope you enjoy listening to this episode; lookout for another great one coming up next week!
Free Optimized Job Search Schedule and Workshop - Holiday Edition
You can download the Optimized Job Search Schedule for free: a workbook I designed especially for the Holiday Season. It includes three weekly routines you can choose from to continue your job search during December-January. The workbook has an extra page for you to design your personalized routine that suits your needs. Still, the beauty is I’m giving you all the tips and listing all the essential activities you need to include, and giving you the flexibility to choose your best routine, no matter much or how little time you have, your job search schedule will suit you to a tea!
- Download the free Optimized Job Search Schedule to help you build a successful routine.
- Watch my free workshop: The Optimized Job Search.
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
“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.”
How did we connect, Gleb and me? When we booked our catch-up, the plan was to prepare you for redundancy and how job hunters can make the right decisions when emotions are high during a crisis or unexpected events. Little did we know we would be talking about avoiding disasters during the biggest disaster of our time.
So, what did we do? We quickly pivoted our chat and focused squarely on what is happening globally - the uncertainty and complexity of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects on the economy, our work, or our livelihoods. Gleb helps us understand how to respond to threats effectively, make the right decisions, and prepare for things that can go wrong that we are not anticipating. At a time like this, his clients must be thinking, “how lucky are we that we’ve had Gleb on a retainer, right?!”. Yes, indeed!
And you will be pleased to know - I know I was - that many times during our conversation, I had my coaching framework validated over and over again by Gleb’s research and recommendations - that we need to think and plan long-term. We should focus and work strategically towards our goals to pragmatically develop a long term, sustainable career. I felt reassured that I’m tracking well in the support I’m providing you folks, my students, and clients. Together, we will get through this and be better positioned for the new world of work that will crystalize on the other side of this crisis. We’ve all heard this before; that crisis is both a threat and an opportunity. So we need to be ready to bypass the threats we face right now and those yet to come and use this hibernation time to prepare ourselves and update our toolkit to make the most out of the opportunities ahead.
In times of crisis, more often than not, we are overwhelmed with our emotions and base our decisions on what we feel is right. We are usually not prepared to deal with it and especially not make the right decisions that will benefit us for the long term. How can we make the right decisions, especially in times of crisis or when something unexpected happens, like COVID-19?
Here are some key takeaways from this interview:
Beware of these three cognitive biases: they are the specific errors we make because of how our brain is wired. They are the systematic patterns of making wrong decisions:
- Normalcy bias – where we feel like the future will be normal, that it will be like the past.
- Confirmation bias – where we tend to look for information that confirms our beliefs and ignore information that doesn’t.
- Optimism bias – where we tend to be way more optimistic about the future.
Ask yourself five questions to minimize risks when making important decisions:
- What important information didn’t I yet fully consider? What evidence then should I take into account?
- What dangerous judgment errors haven’t I addressed? What cognitive biases haven’t I considered?
- What would a trusted adviser tell you? What would they tell you about this situation?
- How have you addressed all the ways that this decision could fail?
- What would cause you to revise your decision? What would cause you to change your mind about whatever decision you’re making?
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
- Download a transcript of this episode
Free Optimized Job Search Schedule and Workshop - Holiday Edition
You can download the Optimized Job Search Schedule for free: a workbook I designed especially for the Holiday Season. It includes three weekly routines you can choose from to continue your job search during December-January. The workbook has an extra page for you to design your personalized routine that suits your needs. Still, the beauty is I’m giving you all the tips and listing all the essential activities you need to include, and giving you the flexibility to choose your best routine, no matter much or how little time you have, your job search schedule will suit you to a tea!
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
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.
Key advice from Marianne to thrive under crisis - be it COVID-19 or any other you may encounter in the future:
- For a week or two, take time to get through the shock and the grief.
- Sort out an area at home to be your home office, and make it a friendly and happy place.
- Have a workday every day, give yourself a job title, continue learning, and continue to network and connect with others.
- Schedule activities in your day to help keep your spirits up, like exercising and volunteering.
- You are not on holiday: You're employing yourself into a job, and you've got to keep that mindset.
Marianne's foresight to help you plan for the next stages of your career:
- The new world of work will most definitely include all things digital: from data analytics and design thinking; there are many free courses and public content you can access, so use this opportunity to update your skills.
- If data is not your thing, focus on relationships: health care, aged care, and other sectors will require relationship management skills.
- Entrepreneurial skills are very important, especially in developing countries: use your youth and get them involved in your business idea. They understand digital and can help you build your success.
- Advice for career hunters in developed countries: There are opportunities in entrepreneurship, innovation, and how business and government work together. These are the areas that need much improvement.
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
- Download a transcript of this episode
Free Optimized Job Search Schedule and Workshop - Holiday Edition
You can download the Optimized Job Search Schedule for free: a workbook I designed especially for the Holiday Season. It includes three weekly routines you can choose from to continue your job search during December-January. The workbook has an extra page for you to design your personalized routine that suits your needs. Still, the beauty is I'm giving you all the tips and listing all the essential activities you need to include, and giving you the flexibility to choose your best routine, no matter much or how little time you have, your job search schedule will suit you to a tea!
- Download the free Optimized Job Search Schedule to help you build a successful routine.
- Watch my free workshop: The Optimized Job Search.
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
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.
Here are some key take-ways from the interview with Paul:
1 - Redundancy experience:
- Outplacement services only work to a certain point, but you need to be proactive and do the work yourself.
- Be informed about what is going on in the corporate world: Paul reads the Australian Financial Review every day. Doing so during redundancy made him strategically choose his next steps.
- Paul's goal was not to waste his redundancy: I believe he meant both the financial package and the opportunity to Reset His Career!
2 - Career Transition
- If investing in education, do so for certifications and studies that are an absolute requirement for your career transition: Paul studied to become a Financial Planner, so in his case, the training was a requirement.
- Understand the difference in status you will experience by shifting careers and sectors and being ok with it: It's a humbling experience.
- Leverage from your previous career's strengths, your original DNA, to help you springboard and move faster in your new career. Once he gained initial experience as a Financial Planner in Paul's case, his business background got him higher-paying jobs.
3 - Retirement:
- Test the waters before exiting the job market by doing contract roles and consulting.
- Understand your personal needs: If you are like Paul's wife and the social interaction and work still brings you joy, financial independence gives you a choice to also continue working, if you wish to!
4 - Financial independence**:
- Financial independence gives you a choice.
- Reward yourself by saving, not spending.
- It's never too late to start planning.
- Set financial goals.
- Understand that there will be sacrifices and that it can be tedious.
- Wealth is not income – wealth is assets.
- Paul's heroes have been professionals that, with average incomes, were able to achieve financial independence.
I hope you enjoyed this episode; lookout for another great one coming up next week!
**The information in this podcast is general and does not take into account your personal circumstances, financial needs, and objectives. Before acting on any information, you should consider if it is appropriate to you, and in particular, you should seek independent financial advice.
Free Optimized Job Search Schedule and Workshop - Holiday Edition
You can download the Optimized Job Search Schedule for free: a workbook I designed especially for the Holiday Season. It includes three weekly routines you can choose from to continue your job search during December-January. The workbook has an extra page for you to design your personalized routine that suits your needs. Still, the beauty is I'm giving you all the tips and listing all the essential activities you need to include, and giving you the flexibility to choose your best routine, no matter much or how little time you have, your job search schedule will suit you to a tea!
- Download the free Optimized Job Search Schedule to help you build a successful routine.
- Watch my free workshop: The Optimized Job Search.
Free tools & where to listen to The Job Hunting Podcast:
- Subscribe to the newsletter and access free tools to help you advance in your career.
- Where to listen/subscribe/follow to The Job Hunting Podcast.
- My website.
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
From a very young age, I remember my favorite play game was to pretend I was working. I was the teacher, the secretary, the horse-jumping instructor! My barbies were doctors and vets, and this was before you could actually buy a “professional” Barbie! My family had great aspirations for me, and those involved me getting a job and being successful at it. I started working very young and became very independent; I never looked back. It's been great for me, and I encouraged my kids to do the same.
In this episode, you'll listen to me explain the steps my husband and I took to move to Australia and why we did it. It's great sharing my story on the podcast, as many people ask me about it: why I’ve moved to Australia, why and how I changed jobs, and how I got to where I am now.
In this Facebook Live, which we have now edited into a podcast, I focused on what I believe was my key challenges along the way: finding a career in a new country and juggling career and family.
Here are some key takeaways from what I learned along the way:
- How building relationships are important for your career and sanity!
- Planning and designing your lifestyle and budget to reach your career/life goals and passion.
- How to make the best of every opportunity, if not creating your own.
In sharing my story, I hope to inspire you and encourage you wherever you may be in your path right now.
Free Optimized Job Search Schedule and Workshop - Holiday Edition
You can download the Optimized Job Search Schedule for free: a workbook I designed especially for the Holiday Season. It includes three weekly routines you can choose from to continue your job search during December-January. The workbook has an extra page for you to design your personalized routine that suits your needs. Still, the beauty is I’m giving you all the tips and listing all the essential activities you need to include, and giving you the flexibility to choose your best routine, no matter much or how little time you have, your job search schedule will suit you to a tea!
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
From the moment I decided to start a podcast, Lynne Cazaly was on the top of my list of potential guests. There’s something about her leadership style, her unassuming way, and the quiet confidence that she exudes, making her the perfect guest speaker. Last year, while trying to lock her in to record this episode, she was the hardest guest to pin down: she was in such high demand as a conference speaker, she was never in Melbourne long enough for us to get together. Now with COVID and quarantine, life has changed, we zoomed in, and finally, we had our chat a few weeks ago.
Lynne’s training and speaking gigs have included working for Australia's largest organizations, like Telstra, Australia Post, nab, CBA, and the AFL. She regularly travels to New Zealand, where she has a loyal following and delivers training and keynotes. Lynne has also done keynotes, workshops, and training in Europe, the USA, and Asia.
Her latest book, “ish: The Problem with our Pursuit for Perfection and the Life-Changing Practice of Good Enough,” got a lot of media attention. Lynne was interviewed extensively on TV and in magazines. The topic of perfectionism is one that everyone can relate to, and for that reason, I was able to see my friend in many morning TV shows over many weeks!
In this interview, we have pivoted the discussion about perfectionism to focus mostly on career planning, job hunting, and the selection and recruitment process. A “perfect” resume, a “perfect” match for the key selection criteria, giving the “perfect” answer to an interview question, “the perfect” job, being the “perfect” candidate” - these are sayings we through around all the time whilst job hunting. But they impact our mindset and create an unhealthy, unhelpful, and not sustainable expectation. I hope that after listening to this episode, you will feel free from "perfectionism" and ready to embrace "good enough"!
Timestamps:
- 5:08 - Lynne’s career progression and her experience in the corporate sector of the need to be perfect
- 8:55 - Difference between going for perfect, which is impossible, versus going for complete and accurate information, which is an achievable goal
- 10:35 - Perfectionism, job hunting, and how to improvise
- 13:50 - How Lynne wrote the book using improv techniques and how this is a great example of how to treat your resume, and the concept of version control
- 22:25 - How “Perfect” is still expected: in the recruitment and selection world, and the corporate world in general: Lynne’s tips to dealing with sectors and industries where perfectionism is expected. 3 main types of Perfectionism.
- 26:30 - Me explaining the dissonance between the perfect picture put together by companies for job applicants when they go to market looking to hire versus the candidate working solo trying to meet what is most times “over the top” expectations from recruiters and hiring managers.
- 29:13 - The Pareto Principle: How job hunters can prepare themselves for the job market and not worry about not being “perfect.”
- 31:57 - Why putting more effort into something can actually get you worse results and the idea of iterative improvement of resumes
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Special Covid-19 Resources for Job-Hunters and Working-From-Home Professionals
- Subscribe to Reset your Career
- Lynne Cazaly’s website – where you can also buy her books
- Lynne Cazaly’s Instagram
- Lynne Cazaly’s LinkedIn profile
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Karen James is the CEO of Business for Development and one of Australia's most well-loved businesswomen. Her vast network and her support of women in the corporate and SME sectors has been a hallmark of her relentless work advocating for women during her time working as a senior executive in the Australian banking sector and her ongoing engagement with Business Chicks, a professional association for women.
Karen has an amazing professional story to tell. Her career took many turns over the years, and she has embraced change, risk, and novelty along the way. Listen as she describes her career transitions, and give tips and advice to those who are willing to embrace career change as well.
About our guest, Karen James:
With a background in Systems Thinking and Engineering, Karen James (KJ) has a unique talent for unpacking complex issues with companies to determine strategic opportunities. Her work with clients has enabled them to define and bring to life their purpose, vision, and strategy, with a strong focus on execution. KJ’s strengths lie in facilitating dialogue with various stakeholders and broker partnerships between organizations to achieve shared value.
KJ started her career in providing technical solutions for the European and Asia Pacific markets. Over time this led her to work for Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), taking on responsibility for Corporate Financial Services’ strategy and operations. Given her personal commitment to changing the way businesses tackle sustainability, KJ founded CBA’s Women in Focus community, which supports women in developing their businesses, providing connections and access to the latest tools, practical guidance, and insights to guide them on their business journey.
She also worked with the bank to develop and execute strategies for Community Business Finance. She led the Vision & Leadership Program at CBA, which resulted in analyzing The Hunger Project’s strategies at tackling complex issues with McKinsey and incorporated those learnings into the bank's own strategic approaches.
In 2014 Wiley International published KJ’s book On Purpose – a business book for people who want to steer their work back on course, with purpose leading the way – and started a consulting business. Key projects include building a new FinTech business in Ireland; developing an Indigenous language revival platform for the Federal Government; and working as an advisor to the CEO of a finance company, working to change the culture.
KJ achieved her Masters in Environmental Engineering at the University of Sydney and earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Hartford, where she studied Electrical Engineering.
Timestamps:
- 05:29 – How to lead a team during a pandemic
- 09:51 – Karen’s career journey
- 17:47 – Thanking the people who helped us in our career
- 20:21 – How Karen and Renata met
- 23:23 – Karen’s key strengths that helped her career transitions
- 26:09 – Poor house concept
- 28:41 – Living life on purpose
- 31:03 – Photos in Papua New Guinea
- 32:08 – What Karen has learned from her career transitions
- 36:33 – Interview process for not-for-profits
- 42:41 – Importance of your network
- 44:59 – Advice for introverts
- 49:06 – Advice for people in between jobs
- 54:42 – A bit about the NGO Business for Development
Links mentioned in this episode:
- NGO: Business for Development
- Women in Focus by CBA
- Karen‘s book: On Purpose: Why great leaders start with the PLOT, by Karen James
- Glennon Doyle’s book Untamed
- Download a transcript of this episode
People mentioned in this episode:
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Cassandra Goodman has defined self-fidelity as the practice of being true to yourself. And she wants us to cultivate the capacity to be faithful to our true, essential nature. She says, “We have already addressed self-compassion, self-love, so why not self-fidelity and being faithful to ourselves?”. This idea that we can reconnect with our own nature and rebuild the faith in ourselves can be a wonderful exploration to professionals who are job hunting or reflecting on the next steps to take with their careers. So, I invited Cassandra for a chat about her new book, Self-Fidelity, which inspired me so much in 2020. I believe it’s a must-read for job hunters.
Want to win a copy of Cassandra Goodman’s new book?
- We’re giving 12 copies to the first 12 people who purchase the Reset Your Career: Workshop & 31-Day Action Plan.
- We’re also giving two copies to the first two listeners who write a new iTunes review. Please email us at support@renatabernarde.com to let us know your contact details so we can send you a copy!
- Buy a copy of Self-Fidelity and get free shipping with the code JOBHUNTING: Click here to buy your copy.
About our guest, Cassandra Goodman:
Cassandra Goodman is guided by an aspiration to generously serve in order to uplift life. Cassandra loves supporting people to reconnect with their true nature and redefine success. She has three decades of business experience across multiple industries and has held many different senior leadership roles, including Global Director of Employee Experience at a healthcare company where she was responsible for activating the organization’s purpose ‘Longer, Healthier, Happier Lives’ for their 86,000 employees across the world. Cassandra’s work is ever-evolving and spans a portfolio of coaching, consulting, writing, and speaking. Her first book, Self-Fidelity, was released in December 2020. Cassandra is married, has two young sons, and can often be spotted on the streets of Melbourne cruising between lively conversations on her bright red pushbike. Click here to learn more about Cassandra and her new book, Self-Fidelity (use code JOBHUNTING for free shipping).
Timestamps:
I always leave the casual chit chat in the beginning, because as a podcast listener myself, I love it in other shows, as the juicy content. But if you’re not into being a fly on the wall, use the timestamps and skip ahead to the topics of interest to you.
- 16:36 – Cassandra’s career journey
- 26:15 – Cassandra’s key strengths that carried through her successful career
- 31:51 – What is self-fidelity?
- 40:40 – The continuous learning loop
- 43:23 – How self-fidelity helps in job hunting
- 47:35 – Vulnerability
- 54:55 – How to practice self-fidelity?
- 58:33 – Tips for job hunting
- 01:03 – Reset your career
- 01:06 – Where do we get our self-worth?
- 01:09 – Understand our power and what we are up against
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Where to purchase Cassandra’s book, Self Fidelity: How being true to yourself uplifts your working life.
- Podcast interview with Nic Georges: 43. Leadership in the time of COVID - with Koko Black Chocolate CEO Nicolas Georges
- Podcast interview with Paul Burrows: 17. Financial independence as a key goal of successful career planning: Interview with Paul Burrows.
- Download a transcript of this episode.
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
In this episode, I’ll answer the most interesting questions I received since recording the last Career Q&A episode (episode 51). Thank you to everyone who has sent me questions by messaging me on social media, emails, or asking them when I’m invited to speak or present at webinars. It’s very important to me to receive these questions and know what issues are on your mind. This way, I can address them via the Q&A episodes and develop future episodes dedicated to the most common concerns you have.
Timestamps:
- 03:11 - Salary range: I’m often asked to nominate an expected salary in online applications, and it’s a mandatory question! Any tips for answering?
- 06:47 - No promotion: I am doing my job very well, and management likes to keep me where I am. I am stuck in the same position for the last ten years. Does it look like I am missing a strategy on how to communicate with top management?
- 10:02 - Contract to permanent: I’m in a part-time contract role. My director wants my role to be permanent. It needs to be reviewed by the CEO for approval. I’m not sure how I would continue if it were refused.
- 14:54 - Moving from small to big company: What advice would you give someone who wants to move from a small company to a top tier company? It seems like the big four consulting firms only look for people who worked for the big four.
- 18:56 - Starting a new role: I recently started a new role. Should I plan for my next move now?
- 22:45 - Maternity leave: I have just returned from maternity leave and feel like I no longer enjoy my current role. What advice would you give in helping me find a new role?
- 27:00 - Help with LinkedIn and resume: Can you advise me on how to do a better resume and LinkedIn? And can I send you my resume?
- 31:12 - Job search during the holidays: What is your advice regarding the holiday season and job hunting? Is there any point in job hunting in December and early January?
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Do you want to hear an episode with previous questions? 51. Job Hunting Q&A
- A program that can help you get ready for a career and job transition: Reset Your Career Workshop & Action Plan
- My 30-minute free call for listeners interested to consider coaching
- Linkedin Audit service
- Download the free LinkedIn Checklist
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episodes about LinkedIn:
- The Job Hunting Podcast 57. How to job search during the holidays: Three options, depending on your availability
- Download the free Optimized Job Search Schedule to help you job search during the holidays
- Register for the free Optimized Job Search 2-Part Workshop - Holiday Issue
- Transcript of this episode
Your Invitation to Attend The Optimized Job Search 2-Part Workshop - Holiday Version
In this 2-part workshop, I will provide extra detail, tips, and advice on implementing a winning formula to get a new job faster by maintaining a job search routine over the holidays. I developed my thesis and gave a broad brush on this podcast, which will already be very helpful. But if you are serious about your job search and need to find a new job fast, I recommend that you register. Ideally, you would want to attend the training live to ask questions and interact with me. But even if the dates and times don't suit you, registering you at least guarantees to get the recordings of the live training sessions. The two sessions are happening from 11 am to 12 pm Melbourne time (AEDT) on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2020.
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
There is no reason to stop job hunting during the Festive Season, Christmas, and New Year. You can if you want or need to. But if you have time on your hands, or if you are in a hurry to find your next job, then this is, in fact, a great opportunity to step ahead of the game and get an advantage.
I created a new bonus workbook and workshop for my followers. Consider this my Christmas gift to you! You can download the workbook below: It's a breakdown of all the activities you need to do when job hunting, and 3 schedules you can opt into during the holidays, depending on your availability: Full-time job search, Part-time job search, or Light job search. By choosing one and sticking to it, you will feel in control, you won't lose momentum, and you will most definitely see results.
Download The Optimized Job Search Weekly Schedule & Workbook Now.
Your Invitation to Attend The Optimized Job Search 2-Part Workshop - Holiday Version
In this 2-part workshop, I will provide extra detail, tips, and advice on implementing a winning formula to get a new job faster by maintaining a job search routine over the holidays. I developed my thesis and gave a broad brush on this podcast, which will be very helpful already. But if you are serious about your job search and really need to find a new job fast, I recommend that you register. Ideally, you would want to attend the training live to ask questions and interact with me. But even if the dates and times don't suit you, registering you at least guarantees to get the recordings of the live training sessions. The 2 sessions are happening from 11am to 12pm Melbourne time (AEDT) on the 2nd and 3rd of December 2020.
Register Now: The Optimized Job Search Free 2-Part Workshop
Timestamps:
- 00:25 – Introduction
- 03:58 – Renata’s personal experience job hunting during the holidays
- 08:12 – Three different schedules
- 10:15 – Job hunting takes time
- 16:34 – Start your day right: Renata’s personal routine: of meditation, exercise, and learning
- 19:11 – Linkedin activity
- 22:43 – Job applications
- 23:42 – Networking
- 26:09 – Career readiness
- 28:28 – Career coaching
- 29:31 – Weekly review plan
- 30:57 – Guided relaxation
- 32:07 – Downloadable schedules
Links mentioned in this episode:
- The Optimized Job Search Free 2-Part Workshop: Register Now
- The Optimized Job Search Weekly Schedule: Download Now
- My career story: The Job Hunting Podcast Ep. 18
- Interview with Jacinta Whelan: The Job Hunting Podcast Ep. 31 - Me Inc: Opting for short term contract work post-quarantine
- LinkedIn Audit Service: Learn More and Book
- Reset Your Career Program: On-Demand Workshop + 31 Days of Actions Plan
- Transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Timestamps:
09:00 – Zoom dynamics and etiquette
27:21 – Marion’s career
37:58 – The pre-requisites to be considered for a non-executive board position
41:09 – Misconceptions about the role of board directors
44:12 – How to begin your career as a board director
47:26 – Government boards
49:35 – Board director job applications
59:52 – Networking
01:00 – Final words
About our guest, Marion Macleod, FAICD:
Marion Macleod is a non-executive director with over 25 years’ board experience. Coming from a STEMM background she has had creative, corporate, and business careers – and sees herself as someone who brings a number of perspectives to the table. She brings a reflective diversity of thinking that supports the strategic consideration of risk-managed opportunities. An avid interest in current affairs also provides a deep understanding of the current perspective.
She has expertise in strategy setting, audit, finance, business commercialization, IT, change transformation, risk, and governance. Her experience extends across a range of industries including, banking, telecommunications, technology, education, government, agriculture, the health sector, and logistics.
Her current board roles include Fenwick Pty.Ltd., Homeward Bound, and President of Rotary Melbourne in its Centenary year 2020-21. Recent past board positions include; VFF; V/Line; Metlink; Mecwacare, and the CAE. She was also a council member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) for eight years. Marion has also been recognized by Rotary Melbourne with a Paul Harris Fellow and the Royce Abbey award.
Marion previously held significant senior executive roles in complex transformational environments, in particular in; telecommunications, television, and logistics. She saw the emergence of mobile technology in Australia and headed up Telstra Mobiles’ Marketing Operations and then their Strategy and Business Planning in Customer management with oversight of a budget of $300 million. Prior to that, she was a director in Television.
Marion is now principal at consultancy Core Management Solutions (CMS) and has sector experience in private, public, and not-for-profit. She built and delivered, to senior NAB executives, the award-winning program, ‘The Effective Director’, and initiated the ‘Boards of Tomorrow’ series with KPMG. She facilitates the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ core Company Directors Course in Strategy, Risk, and Decision-making, as well as a number of their other courses.
Marion is a Williamson Fellow and graduate of Leadership Victoria. She has been a Commissioner in Local Government and a Councillor, is cofounder of an emerging start-up edu-tech business, and founder of the Australian Governance Academy.
With a foundation degree in science, she also holds a number of business and financial qualifications including an MBA from Melbourne Business School, post-graduate qualifications in finance, media, and project management, and is a Fellow of the AICD.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Alan Robert Kohler AM is an Australian financial journalist and newspaper editor You can follow him on Twitter here: @AlanKohler
- Renata’s online course: Job Hunting Made Simple
- Interview with Michelle Redfern: The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 37. The missing 33%: The CEO confidant improving diversity and inclusion in corporate Australia.
- Interview with Associate Professor Catherine Ball: The Job Hunting Podcast Episode48. Emerging jobs and technologies - with Associate Professor Catherine Ball.
- Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Marion's new course coming up in early 2021: Australian Governance Academy
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
In November 2019, a podcast listener contacted me to say Alistair Freeman had written a very personal account on LinkedIn about his experience being made redundant, looking for work, tapping on his network, going through recruitment and selection, and ultimately finding a new job. At the time, those real and vulnerable personal stories of redundancies were nowhere to be found. After reading his post, I messaged him and invited Alistair to expand on his experience a bit more as a guest of this podcast. That episode is number 8. Positive Redundancy: Interview with Alistair Freeman.
Since then, a lot has changed! I really enjoyed my chat with Alistair and had penciled in my calendar that it would be great to catch up with him again in 12 months. Considering Alistair made a sector change and a seachange, I am really grateful that he agreed to the second interview: these are two ideas that are very trendy at the moment with professionals impacted by the pandemic.
Once again, Alistair was a fantastic guest, really open and generous with his time and tips for other professionals going through a career transition. I hope that you enjoy the chat and that Alistair's positivity inspires you.
Alistair was fortunate to have a career coach as part of his redundancy plan. If there's anything I can do to support your career transition, please don't hesitate to contact me on rb@renatabernarde.com or book a time for a chat using this link: https://app.harmonizely.com/rb/30min.
Timestamps:
04:19 – Moving from a big city to a small town.
08:52 – Internet connectivity.
11:19 – Regional community and the pandemic.
13:37 – Regional jobs.
15:53 – Remote work and living in the "bush."
17:46 – Planning your move.
21:18 – Finding a job.
23:38 – Moving on a budget.
25:51 – The downside.
27:58 – Others following his footsteps?
30:28 – Moving, children, and networking.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 8: Positive Redundancy: Interview with Alistair Freeman
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 41: Escape to the country: Can remote work and the pandemic re-shape our cities and regional towns? - with Liz Ritchie
- ABC Four Corners Episode The Job Ahead: Surviving Australia’s COVID-19 recession
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Losing your job and being between jobs for an extended period of time can be really tough; a mental and physical roller-coaster ride. Recruitment and selection is also a challenging process to go through. For those without a coach or a strong support system, it can be very lonely. There's also the potential for lack of structure and routine - which professionals in the corporate sector are so used to - making you feel without a roadmap to follow. And finally, success is unpredictable when applying for roles. It is rare for a professional between jobs not to experience a high degree of failure before getting a new role. And failure at this level is a new experience for many professionals.
This is an important episode to listen to as we reach the tail end of an unpredictable year. If you are currently unemployed, it's time to review your plans and set new goals. You can use my program Reset Your Career to help you with that. But first, listen to this episode, and make sure you are taking care of your well-being, sleep, and keeping a positive mindset.
About our guest, Susan Hunter:
Susan Hunter is a naturopath and well-being expert who works with individuals and organizations to optimize their physical and mental well-being. Susan runs a practice called Human 2.0, where she helps people optimize their bodies and improve their biology and psychology. She has developed a reputation for employing deep care, empathy, authenticity, and understanding of nutritional biochemistry to achieve transformative results.
Susan has 15 years of clinical experience in nutrition and integrative functional medicine. She has a double degree qualification in naturopathy with a background in psychology.
Timestamps:
03:55 – Susan’s career story
07:29 – The importance of sleep
10:39 – Importance of routine
14:29 – Sleep epidemic
20:04 – Controlling the controllable
21:41 – How to cope with losing your job
27:30 – Activities that help your mental well being
29:42 – Dealing with long-term anxiety
32:19 – What is "manifesting"
37:09 – Susan’s morning routine
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Susan Hunter’s website
- The SuperHuman Summit with Susan Hunter
- LeBron James and His Top Secret Trainer, Mike Mancias | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
- Book: Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive by Marc Brackett
- Book: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
- Yoga with Adrienne
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
I invited Jacob Thomas to be a guest on the podcast so that they could help me unpack some of the many questions I have about how employers, recruiters, and coaches can better support trans, gender diverse, and nonbinary professionals. And Jacob did not disappoint. This is a much-needed discussion that I hope all my listeners will be interested in for their personal and professional development.
Some of the topics of our conversation include:
- choosing pronouns,
- employers and organizations looking for quick wins with what Jacob explains is “pink” dollar
- the recruitment of queers employees to reach diversity markers
- issues with dress codes
- conscious and unconscious bias
- Jacob’s experience in changing their gender marker with their employer
- and much more.
Jacob and I are friends, so the first 12 minutes is a bit of banter, where at least twice, I cried with laughter. If you want to check out the video interview, please go to my YouTube channel, where many of the podcasts are also available in video format.
About our guest, Jacob Thomas:
Jacob Thomas is one of Australia’s most prominent leaders in sexual orientation and gender identity. A nonbinary person living in Melbourne, Jacob uses the pronouns they/them and works at the Monash Warwick Alliance as their Education Project Coordinator, where they also guest lecture in Global Studies.
In 2016 Jacob received the Queen's Young Leader Award, recognizing Jacob’s work on suicide prevention for Australia’s LGBTIQ community. Jacob previously sat as the Coordinator of the Commonwealth Youth Gender and Equality Network (CYGEN) and represented the network at international levels such as the 61st session of UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the 11th Commonwealth Youth Forum in London, and at AIDS2018 in Amsterdam.
Jacob advises public, private, and non-profit organizations on issues related to the LGBTIQ community, diversity and inclusion policies, and queer-friendly work environments. They are a mentor to many queer, allies, and senior leaders in Melbourne and internationally.
A greater speaker and facilitator, Jacob, has presented a TEDx Talk at QUT on the ideas around gender identity, is a contributor to Archer Magazine and Star Observer, and has written a personal essay for BuzzFeed about their experience coming out as nonbinary.
Jacob is interested in queer perspectives in intercultural learning, feminist methodologies, and youth leadership. They are currently undertaking their Masters in International Development at RMIT. In their spare time, Jacob is a performer, designer, and sometimes a drag artist.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- This Podcast in a video on YouTube.
- Jacob's chapter in the 'Encyclopaedia for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, published by Springer: Youth and Their Role in Attaining SDG5'
- Jacob's LinkedIn
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 45. The future of offices and teamwork - with workplace strategist Su Lim
- French Movie Amelie
- French series Dix Pur Cent (Call My Agent)
- What you get when you google Jacob Thomas and Prince Harry
- ACON
- Transgender Victoria
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
About our guest, Geoff Slade:
Geoff Slade has worked at the forefront of the Recruitment Industry for over 40 years. He is the Executive Chairman of Slade Group and Transearch Australia International. Geoff is also Chairman of Yellow Folder Research and Skillstream Australia. He is involved in several professional associations and is a Non-Executive Director of Alzheimer's Victoria.
A Chartered Management Consultant, Geoff is a past President of the Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (RCSA) - Geoff was, in fact, the founding Chairman of RCSA, the industry's education body. He was awarded a Centenary Medal for services to the recruitment industry. Many of Australia's leading consultants have worked for and been trained by Geoff at various times in the last three decades. He is also a regular speaker at major industry conferences.
Originally creating GW Slade and Associates in 1967, Geoff relocated to London to take Slade to the international market. By 1988 and looking for a change, Geoff sold GW Slade to Blue Arrow (later known as Manpower), a British multinational pursuing international expansion. Geoff took up a newly created role as the Head of Human Resources with Pacific Dunlop. In 1991, Geoff re-launched Slade Group, which quickly moved to the forefront of recruitment in Australia, where it remains today.
About the Reset Your Career program:
We can all agree that 2020 has been a complicated year, and maybe you and other professionals like you at some point have lost track of your career goals, your focus, and your ambitions. Most importantly, lockdown, working from home, and unemployment have left many of us disconnected from what employers are now searching for in their new hires.
Reset Your Career is a program to kickstart our engines and put you back on track. It was designed by yours truly (yes, that's me, Renata Bernarde, the host of this podcast, career coach, and job hunting expert) to launch or reset your job hunting with a series of masterclasses and a 31-day action plan. It is perfect for professionals and executives in-between jobs in 2020 and hoping to find work in the corporate, public, and nonprofit sectors.
In a hybrid program that mixes self-guided content and live Zoom gatherings, I will personally take you through the step-by-step of how to reset your career and start getting your job search plans into gear.
The Slade Group Team will be collaborating during the workshop, with Geoff Slade giving the welcome address and recruiters from Slade presenting one of the sessions (A Recruiters' Panel).
Learn more and register for Reset Your Career.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 05:27 – Massive recruitment drives don't happen anymore, even before COVID-19.
- 08:37 – Where is the bulk of work available for corporate professionals in their 30s or 40s?
- 11:01 – What are the knowledge gaps that career coaches like Renata can help with?
- 18:15 – Other employment crises: What Geoff has seen and learned from previous downturns.
- 29:32 – Common misunderstandings about the selection process and the role of the recruiter.
- 37:34 – The importance of networking.
- Download a transcript of this episode
Links mentioned in this episode:
- The episode with Anita Ziemer, Executive Director of Slade Group: 35. "Let me call you back" - Recruitment trends shaping the job market in 2020
- The episode with Julian Doherty, Managing Director of Yellow Folder Research: 50. What employers want: Skills and attributes needed for business recovery - with Julian Doherty.
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Introducing Reset Your Career: A Workshop and Action Plan to help professionals in transition
Lockdown, working from home, and a major spike in unemployment have left many of us disconnected from what employers are now searching for in their new hires. We’ll help you regain focus and provide all the tools you need to reset your career. Learn more and register here.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 08:36 – Which resume format do employers prefer?
- 14:43 – Can you please provide some advice when looking for a job while employed?
- 22:17 – I'm struggling to set up my Zoom background and lighting. Can you provide some advice?
- 28:41 – Should I be looking for job opportunities overseas?
- 33:12 – How do you network in lockdown?
- 38:15 – Should we forget 2020 and only start looking for work in 2021?
- 43:34 – I'm not getting a job. What do I do?
- 45:55 – Bonus tip
Resources and Services Mentioned in This Episode:
- The Job Hunting Podcast Ep35: "Let me call you back" - Recruitment trends shaping the job market in 2020
- Renata's Live Coaching Session: 3 ways to improve your resume: Tips from a recruiter and a career coach
- The Job Hunting Podcast Ep 7: How to attend a job interview when you work full-time?
- Email template
- Subscribe to my newsletter and receive 2 resources I designed for my clients.
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Julian Doherty has over thirteen years of leadership, consulting, and research experience managing business intelligence, executive search, and management consulting engagements for ASX Top 50, private, government, not-for-profit, and higher education clients.
In 2011 he founded Yellow Folder Research with the aim of disrupting incumbent executive search providers and the agency model of recruitment. Julian believes that service and technology innovation allows consultants to meet evolved, contemporary client needs, where traditional vendors have refused to update their service model. Prior to founding Yellow Folder, Julian was Head of Research at Slade Partners.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 04:05 – About Yellow Folder
- 08:08 – Potential issues with long headhunting processes
- 12:50 – Julian’s career journey
- 17:12 – What keeps employers awake at night
- 25:22 – Changing sectors: Employers' appetite for hiring professionals with transferable skills and experience
- 32:11 – Pay cuts and salary range
- 37:29 – Is the recruitment industry broken?
- 39:26 – The difference between your LinkedIn profile, your resume, and cover letters
- 45:12 – What keeps Julian awake at night?
- 47:13 – What keeps his clients awake at night?
- 48:52 – Hiring freezes
- 51:00 – Retraining vs experience
Resources and Services Mentioned in This Episode:
- Yellow Folder
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Hello and welcome! I’m Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I’m also a virtual career coach, job hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach professionals in the corporate, non-profit, and public sectors the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress.
If you are 1) an ambitious professional who is keen to develop a robust career plan, 2) looking to find your next job or promotion, or 3) you want to keep a finger on the pulse of the job market so that when you ready and an opportunity arises, you can hit the ground running – then this podcast is for you.
In addition to The Job Hunting Podcast, I've created a series of free tools and resources, I run the Job Hunting Made Simple online course, and I coach private clients. So there is really no excuse – I’m determined to help you! I want you to feel empowered, nail your next job, and have the career you want.
Episode Show Notes
Susan Colantuono's TED Talk "The career advice you probably didn't get" has over 4 million views and has recently been included as one of the top 10 TEDTalks for career moves by The Enterprise Project. TED has also included it in a special playlist for women's career development. It has been a favorite of mine for years, and I often recommend it to my coaching clients. So it was a huge honor to have Susan as my guest for this episode, which we recorded live in August 2020 during the 2020 Digital Innovation Forum, organized by the Department of Jobs, Precinct, and Regions of the State of Victoria.
I was so grateful that, in preparation for the recording this episode, I had the opportunity to read her book, No Ceiling, No Walls, which I now recommend to my clients as well.
This episode is dedicated to a better understanding of the relationship between leadership skills and career progression. Susan and I go through a lot of interesting discussions about leadership and its link to career development and advancement. This synergy and connection are so important for my ambitious clients: those who not only want to look for a new job opportunity but also want that opportunity to stretch their skills and experience further.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 09:50 – Susan’s career story
- 16:00 – How she chose her preferred area of expertise
- 17:59 – The idea behind her famous TEDTalk: The ‘missing 33%’
- 21:51 – Feedbacks and pushbacks
- 25:23 – What has changed since her book No Ceiling, No Walls was written 10 years.
- 30:19 – Superwomen and infrastructure
- 34:09 – Tools and resources to move forward in your career
- 37:32 – Be careful what you’re good at
- 40:27 – Employee perspective and manager perspective
- 42:26 – Hiring you is an investment
- 46:26 – Participant's question: Going through a promotion in the higher-education/public sector
- 50:41 – Participant's question: Insights on diversity and inclusion
Resources and Services Mentioned in This Episode:
- Susan’s Ted Talk: The career advice you probably didn't get
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 37 with Michelle Redfern: The missing 33%: The CEO confidant improving diversity and inclusion in corporate Australia.
- Susan Colantuono's book: No Ceilings No Walls
- Women's leadership community: A Career That Soars!
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
This episode was recorded LIVE during the 2020 Digital Innovation Forum (#DIF2020), organized by the Department of Job, Precincts, and Regions, State of Victoria, Australia. When the opportunity arose, I immediately thought of Catherine Ball as a perfect guest for this partnership between The Job Hunting Podcast and #DIF2020. She's full of energy and generous in sharing her ideas, knowledge, and advice. There was very little prompting needed from me!
Catherine is one of the most prolific, efficient professionals and entrepreneurs I know. She also blends entrepreneurialism, academia, and corporate life seamlessly, at least from the outside. I am sure there's a great deal of hard work going on to keep all her engines going; she gives us a little bit of insight into how she manages it all.
This episode is one to be enjoyed and listened to a couple of times. It's also full of optimism and hope for an amazing future of work.
Catherine is currently promoting a masterclass on Influence and Leadership, which if you are lucky you may be able to access for free using this link below - if not it's still pretty cheap, so I recommend you invest it in if you are interested in managing a portfolio career or starting your own business consulting on the side: Click here for details.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 04:42 – Catherine’s career journey.
- 09:48 – Managing a portfolio career and entrepreneurial projects: How does she do it!?
- 16.22 – How to charge for your services when you are a consultant.
- 18:22 – STEM and innovation.
- 27:45 – Diversity and innovation.
- 29:11 – Let's talk jobs! In-demand jobs in the (very near) future.
- 33:27 – Emerging jobs and technologies: for entry-level professionals, mid-level managers, and executives.
- 36:23 – Senior executives and technology.
- 42:38 – Emerging technologies: How is Australia faring?
- 48:32 – Final words of wisdom.
- Download a transcript of this episode
Resources and Services Mentioned in This Episode:
- The Job Hunting Podcast episode with Div Pillay: 39. What leaders need to know: How to get business outcomes with diversity and inclusion - with D&I Expert Div Pillay
- World of Drones Congress
- World of Drones Education, the Design a Drone Competition
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Alex Naoumidis is the CEO of Mindset Health, a startup he founded with his brother Chris in Melbourne Australia. It now has 2 apps on the market: Mindset (for mental health) and Nerva (for irritable bowel syndrome, which is often triggered by stress and anxiety), but its ambitions are much higher.
Mindset Health is a company brand with the vision of managing multiple products addressing chronic conditions with app-based hypnotherapy. Since it’s inception in 2018, Mindset has been building a loyal following of fans, like yours truly, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Tech Crunch, and other news outlets, interested in their digital health innovation and hypnotherapy programs. It has also attracted the interest of investors: In May this year, the startup announced it had raised $1.1 million in funding from investors across the U.S. and Australia.
The first half of our conversation was about the startup world: how Alex landed in the world of innovation and entrepreneurialism, about working in startups and building a team of diverse professionals. Then we focused on wellbeing in 2020, what/how and if COVID has influenced Mindset’s next steps and growth, and what Alex can tell us to help us perform at our best during the lockdown.
This episode was the first-ever episode of The Job Hunting Podcast recorded LIVE with an audience. It was one of four special episodes designed to be part of the Victorian 2020 Digital Innovation Festival, or #DIF2020. DIF is an initiative of the Department of Jobs, Precincts, and Regions. In Melbourne, we are very proud of our innovation precincts, especially when it comes to health innovation. And Mindset is on a league of its own.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 07:54 – Alex tells us how he became a start-up entrepreneur.
- 12:36 – His strengths as a leader and as a professional to pursue a career as an entrepreneur.
- 14.38 – How has it changed having people working with and for him.
- 16:15 – How Alex chooses people to work with him.
- 18:09 – The differences in leadership styles: Alex and his brother and Co-Founder Chris.
- 18:57 – People coming from traditional sectors to work for start-ups.
- 22:18 – How is a hypnotherapy app perceived in Australia?
- 24:20 – Statistics of places in the world with most downloads of Mindset App.
- 25:11 – How hypnotherapy by app works?
- 27:18 – Has the pandemic changed the future plans for Mindset Health and digital health in general?
- 30:20 – Mindset growth plans.
- 33:13 – Tips for job hunters who are feeling very anxious about how to manage their mental health.
- 37:49 – How Mindset Health apps work and what is the most popular program?
- 38:50 – What’s next for Mindset Health?
- 41:30 – Where Alex’ sees himself 20 years from now.
- 42:35 – Is it viable to be based in Australia with the kind of start-up business they created?
- Download a transcript of this episode
Resources and Services Mentioned in This Episode:
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode11. What to invest in when you are job hunting: Options for 3 different budgets: in this episode, I mention Mindset App as a good investment
- The Mindset Health website
- The Mindset App website
- The Nerva App website
- New Your Times article
- Yahoo News article
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
In August 2020, I delivered a presentation for over 100 senior executives on how to use LinkedIn more efficiently. The goal was to give these busy corporate leaders, a set of ideas and tools so that they can spend a minimal amount of time on the platform, and still have a LinkedIn presence that's punchy and interesting. So if that is you - that is if you also want to have that visibility, but you don't want, or don't have the time, to spend a lot of time on LinkedIn - Then this podcast episode is for you.
The idea is to maximize opportunities and visibility: your LinkedIn profile and activity should position you as you want to be perceived professionally in the job market. This should be the ultimate goal.
The organizers received more questions that day then we had the time to answer. So I'm using this podcast episode to address all the questions that we received, and answer them to the best of my ability, considering I'm not a big fan of "one size fits all approach" and believe we should all be looking at finding what is distinctive about our capabilities and skills, and not copy what everyone else is doing on LinkedIn.
If you are fairly new to LinkedIn, I would recommend that you start our LinkedIn journey together by first listening to The Job Hunting Podcast Episode No. 34: How to make your LinkedIn profile stand out in 2020. Then come back to this episode and listen to the LinkedIn Q&A. However, if you are familiar with LinkedIn and an active user of the platform, you can go ahead and listen to the Q&A, no problem!
I also recommend that you download my LinkedIn Checklist: it will help you get started on LinkedIn or do a quick review on your profile.
I'd also love to hear your feedback and opinions. As I mentioned above, I'm not a big fan of the 'one size fits all approach to LinkedIn", so I'd love to hear what has been working for you on LinkedIn. When I'm doing LinkedIn Audits or working one-on-one with my coaching clients I can tailor my recommendations to suit their needs. I love doing this, it's really exciting to position professionals for success. And I see it works for them!
And if you are listening to this episode a few months down the track, it's likely I few things may have changed on the platform. So keep that in mind, be smart, and adapt to make sure you are on top of the new trends and tools on LinkedIn. If you want my advice ongoing, join my The Job Hunting Podcast Private Group on Facebook and ask me a question in there. That's where I hang out the most and do my Live Coaching Sessions regularly.
LinkedIn Questions Answered: Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 8:55 - Do you recommend posting your mobile on your profile as I am now finding that I am being contacted by sales teams flogging?
- 12:15 - I am using LinkedIn to re-brand and promote my consultancy side-gig. I am publishing original content, sharing relevant content, and commenting on areas of interest. Is this to be discouraged?
- 14:30 - Do you recommend a role-specific headline or a value proposition specific headline?
- 16:18 - Should the “about” section be in the first person or 3rd person?
- 17:48 - Should the approach on LinkedIn be different for those looking for new full-time employment versus a portfolio career person?
- 21:01 – Should the “About” section be kept short or is it okay to make it longer?
- 22:19 - What are the main sections you should use keywords to describe yourself for the LinkedIn algorithm?
- 26:02 - LinkedIn has introduced an open-work banner recently - do you think this is advantageous to use or does it have downsides? If one does not wish to use the big green frame around one's face to show open to work that LinkedIn introduced recently, is it ok to show OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES at the beginning of one's “About” section?
- 30:34 - You often see headlines with words such as “Seeking employment” or “Seeking engagement” is the term “seeking” perceived as negative to the reader?
- 31:52 - When is the work experience section too long?
- 33:02 - How often do you feel one should post articles/share/comment?
- 35:24 - Would you recommend replicating your CV in the experience section?
- 37:15 - I'm not picking up the best jobs on my job alerts. Why is that?
- 38:33 - Does the algorithm pick up content in messages?
- 39:42 - How important are endorsements, and can you have too many?
- 41:36 - Do you recommend LinkedIn Premium, what are the benefits vs standard membership?
- 43:02 - If you have recently left your last role, when should you update LinkedIn to show you have left, and how best to indicate your current situation?
- 45:16 - What’s your view on opening your connections to all? I keep my connections private despite having 750+
- 46:11 - Do you have any guide on how long you should retain links on our profile? How regularly would you recommend ‘refreshing’ with more current links?
- 47:20 - I don’t understand the “Search Appearances” function on LI. It lists a number (eg., 500) but when you click in, only four companies are listed. Why aren’t all the companies listed?
Resources and Services Mentioned in This Episode:
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode No. 34: How to make your LinkedIn profile stand out in 2020
- Renata's LinkedIn Check-list
- Book your LinkedIn Audit
- The Job Hunting Podcast where I share the email template to contact headhunters and recruiters:8. Positive Redundancy: Interview with Alistair Freeman
- Download the Template: How to introduce myself to a headhunter or recruiter
- Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Following the COVID outbreak, the necessary reforms to workplace occupational health and safety as well as our experiences working remotely will most certainly shape how we use the office space in the future. How do you imagine things are going to change?
In this episode of The Job Hunting Podcast, we have a very special guest to address this and many questions I had in relation to workplaces, office space, the dynamics of working from home versus working in an office, and how to be productive in both. Her name is Su Lim. I interviewed her a few weeks ago just as we were starting stage four of lockdown here in Melbourne.
Su is a workplace strategist and organizational coach. Selfishly, I wanted to get her insight into why is it so good to work from home for certain things, on the other hand, why is it so hard for me to get other projects going?!
This was an episode I was really looking forward to recording. I have been a client of Su's business, and I know how wonderful it can be to have experts helping design great workplaces for collaboration, concentration, productivity, and creativity. I hope you enjoy this chat as well!
Timestamps to guide your listening
- 14:49 – Su’s expertise and description of what she does.
- 15:29 – The power of the physical space.
- 19:29 – What are the trends and expectations once we go back to the office.
- 28:36 – New office spaces transitioning to a collaborative work environment?
- 31:21 - Has Su already been engaged by clients to consider new workspaces or redesign, readjust what is already there?
- 32:57 – Can we go back to the workplaces that we have, as they are designed, right now?
- 34:53 – What are the things to look out for and raise your concerns if you are concerned about your workplace?
- 36:52 – Tips and ideas for people working from home and finding it hard to be productive.
- 39:20 – Su's consulting work: helping companies with physical space and remote working.
- 42:04 – The possibility of employees being based in rural areas, overseas, and interstate for remote working.
- 45:43 – Risk management for remote work.
- 49:53 – What the effects of COVID could be in terms of bringing people together as a community.
- 52:07 – What keeps Su awake at night?
Links mentioned
Su’s social media handles
Important links on how to connect with me:
- My website
- Join the Reset Your Career and subscribe to the newsletter
- Where to listen/subscribe/follow to The Job Hunting Podcast
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
The Job Hunting Podcast will be LIVE from Melbourne, Australia, as a special feature during the 2020 Digital Innovation Festival (#DIF2020). A series of very special guests will be discussing digital careers, jobs of the future, leadership, and work post-COVID. Digital Innovation Festival - DIF22020 - is an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with a network of partners and is open for everyone to get involved. The curated program of events showcase emerging tech, promote jobs of the future, and foster digital inclusion. This year the Festival will run virtually from 21 August to 4 September 2020.
Tickets are limited, so register now and get ready to ask questions and participate in great discussions, which may have a great impact on your future career plans.
REGISTER HERE
Guests scheduled for the live events during #DIF2020:
- Tuesday 25 August 9 AM AEST - Mindset & Wellbeing during a Pandemic. With Co-Founder of Mindset Health Alex Naoumidis.
- Wednesday 26 August 8:30 AM AEST - No Ceiling, No Walls. With Leadership Expert & Founder of Leading Women and A Career that Soars! Susan Colantuono. (Note this is Tuesday 25 August 6:30 PM EDT)
- Thursday 27 August 9 AM AEST - Emerging Technology & Jobs. With Speaker, Author, Businesswoman, and Academic Dr. Catherine Ball.
- Thursday 3 September 12 PM AEST - Job Market Intelligence. With Managing Director, Yellow Folder Research Julian Doherty.
REGISTER HERE
Links mentioned
- Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-job-hunting-podcast-live-at-dif2020-with-special-guests-registration-114079603164
- 2020 Digital Innovation Festival Link: https://dif.vic.gov.au/search-results/all/none/renata-bernarde/0/0/5/online/online/online/relevance/all/none/none/false/1Join the newsletter: https://www.renatabernarde.com/join
- Support Dangerous Females: https://www.dangerousfemales.com.au/
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 11 when I recommended the Mindset App: https://www.renatabernarde.com/blog/11
- Susan Colantuono’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_colantuono_the_career_advice_you_probably_didn_t_get?language=en
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 37 when I first mentioned Susan Colantuono with Michelle Redfern: https://www.renatabernarde.com/blog/37
Important links on how to connect with me:
- My website
- Join the Reset Your Career and subscribe to the newsletter
- Where to listen/subscribe/follow to The Job Hunting Podcast
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Important: Register now for our LIVE Podcast interviews - The Job Hunting Podcast will be LIVE from Melbourne during the 2020 Digital Innovation Festival. We have four amazing guests, on four different days during the Festival. Reserve your spot and prep your questions!
Nicolas Georges has led several organizations, small and large, through major transformational change. Today, this is his task at Koko Black chocolates: to unlock its international potential, as he has done previously at Vitasoy Australia and as part of the Bakers Delight team. Little did he know that his first year at Koko Black would be marked by a health pandemic and business lockdown, testing his leadership and that of many other CEOs around the globe.
But Nic is first and foremost an innovator and a system thinker, connecting dots, people, and capabilities for unexpected results and possibilities. Uniquely experienced across all functions - manufacturing to sales, marketing, strategy, and R&D - in FMCG and Retail, including general management and P&L responsibility in both industries, he focuses on expressing people’s potential and creating new paths.
Koko Black is not Nic's first foray into the chocolate business. He started his career in Europe at Nestle - where he worked for 15 years - and also worked for Kraft Foods in Australia - where he helped spearhead the multinational company to become one of the most innovative food manufacturers in the country. Then at Mondelez International, he was the Research Development and Quality Director for the US$1.7billion Asia Pacific Chocolate category, after performing the same role for the AUD$2billion Australia New Zealand business across all its categories.
Not so long ago, Nicolas Georges joined Monash University and headed one of the largest and most successful food R&D teams in Asia which counted over 100 food innovators. And that is how we first met. At the time I was also working at Monash, and we had a few projects in common. He remains an adjunct professor in Chemical Engineering.
This episode is about what it says on the tin: Leadership in times of COVID. The title is a play of words with the novel Love in the Time of Cholera, by Colombian Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez: a sentimental story about the enduring power of true love, and the fact that society in the story believes that Fermina and Juvenal Urbino are perfectly happy in their marriage, while the reality of the situation is not so ideal. Well, recently Nic wrote an open letter to CEOs in LinkedIn, and it was clear that he loves what he does and believe in the power of leadership. It is also clear that we sometimes romanticize what being a leader actually means. The reality of being a CEO is not so ideal.
His recent open letter to CEOs reminded me of The Man in the Arena speech from US President Theodore Roosevelt: "it is not the critic who counts..the credit belongs to the man in the arena". You have to listen to this episode, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 4.50 - Nic and Renata chit chat about life during COVID in Melbourne
- 7.27 - Nic's current work set up
- 9.21 - What brought Nic to Australia?
- 13.57 - What was it about Australia that made him want to stay?
- 20.05 - Nic's intention when he wrote an open letter to CEOs
- 28.55 - Difference between the first wave and the second wave
- 37.07 - Mental well-being and leadership
- 40.08 - Difference between a CEO leadership role and non-CEO leadership role
- 45.51 - What would Nic do if he was job hunting in 2020?
- 50.48 - Final words
- Download the transcript
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Who would have thought that 2020 would be the year of data charts? That we would be glued to the daily news like never before, anxiously waiting to see more and more charts, expecting data analysts to tell us which way curves, bars, and pie charts are progressing? Be it for the number of patients with COVID-19, unemployment numbers, political and consumer sentiment, stock markets... this year has been filled with data analysis, and we are all paying close attention.
Have you ever wondered what a data professional job looks like? Why did Forbes report that data jobs are the sexiest jobs in the 21st century? And how can non-data professionals either upskill, re-skill, or learn to collaborate with data professionals?
If you are interested to find out more, you are in luck! My guest for this week's episode is a data strategist and machine learning expert. Catherine Lopes is the Head of Data Strategy and Analytics at ME Bank in Australia and the co-founder of three startups. A business-focused data scientist and passionate educator, Catherine helps organizations increase their business performance by applying advanced analytics and improving enterprise data management. She has worked internationally across a wide range of sectors with specialties in machine learning and analytics transformation.
Listen to our discussion to gain insight into the world of data science, artificial intelligence, and ethics. Learn how you can get started in data professions, data projects, or work alongside data scientists. You'll have a rare opportunity to learn from a data expert who is also passionate about her profession and in helping other data scientists thrive.
Remember you can always reach out to me if it’s time to start investing in your career progression. Check my website - there’s a link below - and find out more about my services, as well as free resources I have created just for you.
I hope you enjoy this chat with Catherine Lopez.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 07.31 - Catherine's career journey
- 10.58 - How to know where and when to spend energy in your career for career advancement?
- 15.48 - What is data science? Catherine explains her expertise and how important it is post-COVID.
- 17.51 - How corporate work is potentially going to change in the next 3 to 5 years, and how to adjust your skills.
- 22.10 - How can professionals in humanities help data science and AI?
- 27.53 - Data Science and ethics.
- 30.22 - Issues of data-driven problems such as bots and RPA replacing everyone's jobs.
- 36.20 - Is there still time for a mid-career professional to make a shift to data science?
- 38.31 - Professions that can easily transition to data science.
- 43.04 - Catherine the mentor and her LinkedIn activity.
- 45.42 - Catherine turns data on its own professionals: comparing data professions by gender, age, and other factors.
- 52.50 - Catherine's list of questions to ask employers.
- 56.03 - How is working from home for data scientists, and is it sustainable?
- 57.10 - Tips and advice for people looking for work.
Links mentioned
- Lean in videos of Catherine’s presentation on Personal Branding
- Lean in Melbourne of Renata’s presentation on Confidence
- Catherine’s article about job questions data professionals should ask at job interviews
- Catherine’s LinkedIn: follow her and look out for her charts about data science profession
- Ada’s Tribe meetup
- Ada’s Tribe LinkedIn Page
- Catherine posts about books to read about data
- Renata’s additional books to better understand data: The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, What Is This Thing Called Science by Alan Chalmers and Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans Rosling, and Ola Rosling.
Download a transcript of this episode
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
With ongoing lockdowns and health concerns, the trend of working from home seems to be here to stay. And with that, many professionals in Australia, and indeed all around the world, are thinking of moving away from big cities, to the countryside. But are we over-romanticizing the prospect of moving, or is it a possibility that we can now seriously consider?
In this episode of The Job Hunting Podcast, I interviewed Liz Ritchie, the CEO of the Regional Australia Institute. For almost 20 years, Liz has worked across the corporate, government, and not-for-profit sectors, and we crossed paths when we both worked at Australia's renowned think tank CEDA (The Committee for Economic Development of Australia). Liz is a change agent, a marketer, and a great researcher, so I'm not at all surprised with the high quality reports the Regional Australia Institute is producing this year, which is aligned with Australians' sentiment: Should we be moving back to the country? If we are working remotely, why are we living in big cities, if we could be down at the coast, or in the mountains? Many of my friends are asking themselves that, and in social media, I see this trend is global. Marketing and innovation guru Tom Goodwin poked fun of the notion of moving away from New York on Twitter back in March, only to find himself buying a piece of land in an idyllic location in Georgia in July. Liz is an extremely passionate advocate for regional Australia, and I couldn't think of a better guest to discuss this important topic for job hunters and those who are planning the next steps in their career. Especially towards the end of our chat, we discuss many interesting statistics that I think will come to you as a surprise.
Prior to joining the RAI, Liz was the Regional General Manager for Westpac Commercial Bank, the State Director for CEDA, in Western Australia, and held a range of leadership roles with CEDA since 2008. In October 2018, Liz was appointed by The Hon David Littleproud MP, then Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, as a non-government independent member of the Indonesian – Australia partnership on Food Security in the Red Meat and Cattle Sector (Partnership). She is also the founding Director of the Australian Gender Equality Council (AGEC) and remains a National Ambassador. In 2015, Liz was a Business News 40 Under 40 Winner in WA, recognized for her contribution to business and the community. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holds a Master of Applied Science (Organisational Dynamics) and a Bachelor of Public Relations form the RMIT.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 6:43 – chat about interests and how people in Australia are thinking of moving to the country
- 13:34 – Liz’s career story and background
- 26:51 – talks about affordability and over-all health advantage of country living
- 30:04 - Can people now start moving to country and not regret it?
- 36:55 – Is this a trend in other countries as well?
- 44:23 - Is there always an appetite from the local communities to welcome people coming in?
- 47:47 – Migrants and Regional Australia
- 54:32 – Employment availability in Regional Australia
I hope your questions have been answered in this interview. If not, feel free to comment or message me and I will gladly answer your queries. I'm planning to do another episode soon about moving to the country, as this seems to be a popular topic with requests.
Remember you can always reach out to me if it’s time to start investing in your career progression. Check my website - there’s a link below - and find out more about my services, as well as free resources I have created just for you.
I hope you enjoy this chat with Liz.
Links mentioned
- Deniliquin ute muster world record
- Regional Australia Institute Quarterly Jobs Updated
- RAI Great Small City Data Tool
- RAI Migration Work
- Migrant success story in Nills, Victoria (Australia)
- CEDA - Committee for Economic Development of Australia
- The Job Hunting Podcast Episode 8: Positive Redundancy: Interview with Alistair Freeman
Liz Ritchie's social media handles
About your host:
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.
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- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
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- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
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Host: Renata Bernarde
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The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
My guest, friend, and mentor, Geoff Morgan AM, is not only one of the most successful HR businessmen of our generation, but also a great entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. His life and career are so aligned with understanding the developments of recruitment and selection globally, and his businesses have always been at the forefront of change in the sector. So of course I thought a chat with Geoff at this time would be invaluable for you, the podcast listeners.
Geoff fulfilled his childhood dream of living in the Australian Bush when he became a wool classer following his completion of Rural Studies. After five years of working in the country, Geoff spent several years in the shipping industry. Geoff traveled overseas on a working holiday and secured a job in the recruitment industry in London. The experience in London has been a great source of reference for the rest of his career in the recruitment industry.
Geoff’s great love has always been working with and learning from people. His other great passions include Australian Indigenous Affairs, motor racing, cycling, travel, and most importantly his family.
Geoff was a co-founder of Morgan & Banks in 1985 and grew the company to become a dominant global recruitment force. Morgan & Banks was publicly listed in 1995 and sales grew to over $700 million prior to its acquisition by TMP/Monster.com in 1999. Talent2 was then established in 2003 and grown to be a global business that was acquired by Allegis Group – the largest private talent management firm in the world.
People are a passion for Geoff and for over 35 years he has immersed himself in the work environment and employment industry globally and has helped many thousands of people with their careers and lives. Geoff has also been a great mentor to many people, particularly in the Indigenous Community, and more latterly around the areas of refugees and asylum seekers.
Geoff sits on several Boards including McTavish Surf International Pty Ltd, The World Scout Foundation, and The World Scout Committee and is the immediate past Chairman of LiveHire Ltd, an HR Tech public company.
Geoff has co-authored four books on recruiting and interestingly authored a cookbook of family favorite recipes. In 2004 Geoff was the recipient of the Ernst & Young “Master Entrepreneur of the Year” Award given for sustained success in business. Geoff became a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his service to the Scouting Movement and to the community through executive roles in business, Indigenous education, and sporting organizations.
There have been significant changes in recruitment and selection in this time of COVID pandemic. With extensive and significant layoffs, sectors under stress, and tectonic shifts in the job market, hearing from someone with such foresight and experience is a great opportunity. And to boot, Geoff is, as always, full of enthusiasm, positivity, and energy.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 06:54 - It's a family affair: How Geoff got into the recruitment business.
- 12:40 - Geoff was ahead of the game: fighting for diversity and inclusion since 1976.
- 17:54 - Geoff's take on the future of job hunting and recruitment - at least for the remaining months of 2020!
- 25:22 - How remote work and working from home arrangements will affect recruitment and selection?
- 27:48 - Geoff's a tech HR wizard but he's not that keen on tech.
- 34:10 - Is there anyone still doing a reference check?
- 37:20 - Thoughts on the future of employment.
- 42:34 - Geoff's personal goals: what helped him succeed in business.
- 46:38 - On being a mentor.
- 54:25 - Final words of wisdom
Links mentioned
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Div Pillay is a South African Indian, now Australian, who thrived despite and because of, the segregation based on race during apartheid. She got active and entrepreneurial in the community, whilst working in corporate HR driving affirmative action. Div describes herself as ‘inclusionist’, driving the inclusion agenda in Australia in a unique way. She believes inclusion is a capability that can be taught and it is a behaviour choice – people can consciously choose to be inclusive.
She is the CEO of D&I firm MindTribes and social enterprise Culturally Diverse Women and Workforces (as Co-Founder), the National Chair for D&I committee of the American Chamber of Commerce and is on the Board of STREAT focussing on youth homelessness
The kind of change Div is driving for is tangible and measurable. Listen to this podcast so you can better understand the bottom-line value of D&I for businesses, and how you can adapt your career to embrace D&I.
Timestamps to guide your listening:
- 7:50 - Div’s career journey, and what led her to be in Australia, and the CEO of a diversity and inclusion consulting firm.
- 13:50 - What is affirmative action and how can it be effectively applied to recruitment and selection in 2020?
- 15:58 - What is CALD and why is it important to have special programs and training for them and their managers?
- 26:06 - How would you explain it to people who are not within the parameters of the AA - and are looking for work? There is this feeling amongst unemployed professional males that they are being disadvantaged in the selection process. How do you address that sentiment?
- 33:18 - Advice for CALD men and women going through recruitment and selection, and tips on how to position themselves for success.
- 43:00 - What advice do you give leaders that are listening to better support diversity and inclusion in the workplace
- 49:23 – Advice and recommendations for people who want to get into the career of working in diversity and inclusion.
Links mentioned
- World-first research shows female CEOs boost companies by $80m on average
- The missing 33%: The CEO confidant improving diversity and inclusion in corporate Australia.
Div’s social media handles
About your host:
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.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
- A free resource for job hunters: The Optimized Job Search Schedule.
- Learn more about my career services: www.renatabernarde.com.
- Book a time to discuss 1-1 coaching and achieve your goals faster
- Or please email me at rb@renatabernarde.com.
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Host: Renata Bernarde
Contact us: rb@renatabernarde.com
The Job Hunting Podcast is a podcast by Pantala Pty Ltd.
Pantala acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Bunurong people. We pay our respects to their Elder's past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.