Many professionals have not looked for a new job in many years. They are either a) in the workforce but have worked for the same organization for a long time, or b) have been on a career break for some time and have not looked for work for over a year. Job hunting and returning to work after a long break can be challenging. In this episode, I provide some out-of-the-box advice to make this process less stressful and, hopefully, more fun. Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple ...
Oct 03, 2022•18 min•Ep. 154
This month, three coaching clients are starting new jobs. It is such a fantastic feeling for them and me to achieve this much-wanted result. And these are not just any jobs. These are excellent, special opportunities aligned with my clients' career goals and paying well. I like to think I had a hand in helping them. But as my client pool grows, I also have started to notice that some clients are more productive than others. So I started paying attention to common traits my clients have that allo...
Sep 26, 2022•23 min•Ep. 153
Many of us are already used to working from home, and working in a different location wouldn't be much different. I recently traveled overseas and realized that working while traveling allows you to learn more about yourself, your lifestyle, and the people around you. It also improves your communication and organizational skills. It can be uncomfortable to work outside your home or work office. There can be many unexpected and stressful things that might happen, but it can also be one of the bes...
Sep 19, 2022•23 min•Ep. 152
Whether you've been job searching for months or you have just started, I encourage you to press reset, sharpen your focus and go through the list of critical success factors mentioned in this episode. Make sure you are reviewing and addressing them every day during your transition. I hope that by being strategic and building a healthy job search routine, you will - like my clients - have a shorter learning curve, and great career growth that leads to the best possible outcome for you in 2022. Re...
Sep 12, 2022•21 min•Ep. 151
In this episode, I discuss why it’s essential to find your niche and the common misconceptions about niching down that we need to debunk so you can get your next job faster. If you believe you are a generalist without a specific niche, unique industry expertise, sector expertise, or deep knowledge of a particular area, you're not alone. Many executives believe they are generalists, and they may even announce that on their LinkedIn profiles and resumes, which is a big mistake! Every recruiter who...
Sep 05, 2022•19 min•Ep. 150
Who to call first when you need a new job: Recruiter or Career Coach? What is the difference between recruiters and career coaches? These are some of the questions we addressed in this interesting interview with two recruiters, which was recorded live on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook a few weeks ago. Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-Track Your Job Search in One Weekend 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Streng...
Aug 29, 2022•55 min•Ep. 149
Ginny Clarke has extensive experience recruiting senior leaders for Google and other sought-after employers. So, given we had her for a whole hour for this episode, I collated a range of questions from podcast listeners and clients, and I asked her those questions. There's nothing like learning from the expert! Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-Track Your Job Search in One Weekend 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Yo...
Aug 22, 2022•54 min•Ep. 148
You may aim for innovation all you want. Still, you won't get it if you don't start acting differently, structuring your business differently, and being agile to adopt and adapt to change as opportunities and threats come along. This also applies to career advancement and job hunting: you may want it, but to achieve your goal, you will need to adopt and adapt to changes as professional opportunities and threats come along! Can you see the similarities between innovation and career advancement? J...
Aug 15, 2022•55 min•Ep. 147
According to our guest, the key to a successful retirement is careful planning, good investment choices, and a disciplined approach. Making smart decisions about your money and investments while still working and earning an income is a critical success factor. Kristi Badgery is the co-founder of Breakwater Financial Planning and has years of experience helping pre-retirees prepare for and eventually enjoy their retirement. I invited her for a chat to guide you and me to plan ahead for our retire...
Aug 08, 2022•28 min•Ep. 146
Grit is all about passion and perseverance - an important combination for professionals at a career crossroads. Be it a job loss, a major or minor career setback, a disappointment at work, or when your job hunting efforts are not translating to results. Grit is a much-needed trait that can help you overcome challenges and succeed in your career. In this episode, I interview James Brook, CEO & Founder of TalentPredix and Plexus Leadership, to examine the components of grit, why it is so impor...
Aug 01, 2022•48 min•Ep. 145
Before jumping into a job search, these are the critical questions you should ask yourself. Knowing the answers can help you succeed in finding a new job. Listen to this episode to know why I believe that the answers to these questions will help you design a career that suits your life! This episode will help you: Understand what you need to do to progress your career. Prepare yourself mentally for the important conversations that occur when you are in the job market looking for a new job. Plan ...
Jul 25, 2022•26 min•Ep. 144
Chances are, if you have applied for jobs, you have done a psychometric assessment. But do you know how psychometric tests work? And what does a psychometric test reveal about you? Why are these tests part of the recruitment and selection process? How can you prepare for them? Listen to this episode if you are job hunting or want to finally know your strengths and where to best use them! Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-Track Your Job Search in O...
Jul 17, 2022•57 min•Ep. 143
In this episode, we discuss the different types of job interviews my clients have done over the past 12 months. Some are very popular, others are completely out of the box! Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-Track Your Job Search in One Weekend 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear More About Renata's career co...
Jul 10, 2022•33 min•Ep. 142
Are you thinking of quitting your job? Renata's advice is to stick to it for a bit longer. Listen to this episode to learn her strategies to ensure you leave your awful job without additional stress. Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-Track Your Job Search in One Weekend 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter: Subscribe Now Lear Mo...
Jul 04, 2022•21 min•Ep. 141
Coaching is an excellent investment, but it will only work if you incorporate it into your life. With coaching comes also a new routine to a) sustain your career, b) ensure you progress towards your goals, and c) keep the opportunities coming to you in the long term. On the other hand, career coaching helps professionals understand how to optimize their time. There's more focus on the tasks needed to be done to enable your career plans. Because job hunting on your own can be really exhausting! I...
Jun 27, 2022•17 min•Ep. 140
In managing the trajectory of your career, one of the most important assets you have is your reputation. What other people think of you as a) a colleague, leader, or team member, and b) your behavior around others, including clients and stakeholders, will impact their ability to consider you for promotions internally, as well as job opportunities in other organizations. In this podcast episode, I discuss a few ideas that I believe you can use to help you showcase your competence, likeability, an...
Jun 20, 2022•24 min•Ep. 139
I am always giving my clients tips on how to work online. Here are the key complaints I hear from clients and friends: It's hard to connect with people It's hard to keep productive It's lonely, and There's a tendency to work too much But, working online is now the main aspect of white-collar working life. Many office workers who, pre-pandemic, had to commute to work now can work remotely. Even if they go back to the office, you may find it empty, and most of the work you do is still in front of ...
Jun 13, 2022•25 min•Ep. 138
I get asked a lot by my clients what it's like to work for myself. We also discuss this option when working on the client's future goals and career plans. So, in this episode, I wanted to share with you my experience working for myself since 2019, compared with my previous experience being an employee from 2002 until the end of 2018. Before 2002, I also had my own business from 1993 until 2000 and took a year to study in 2001. You can learn more about my career story by watching or listening to ...
Jun 06, 2022•47 min•Ep. 137
Abhishek Kaushik is the CEO & Co-Founder of WeCP, a one-of-a-kind tech screening platform that helps recruiters and hiring managers to evaluate developers faster and more efficiently. Abhishek aims to make the hiring process straightforward and efficient by adding a skill test to the tech recruitment process. Abhishek has reduced the total time to hire for most of their clients by 90% or more by implementing these ideas. Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Ca...
May 30, 2022•32 min•Ep. 136
Have you ever thought of having your own podcast? Or have you been invited to be a guest on a podcast? In this episode, I share everything I have learned while setting up The Job Hunting Podcast. And I discuss it from the perspective of a corporate professional willing to participate in the podcast world, as opposed to a business owner like me. Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-Track Your Job Search in One Weekend 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers...
May 23, 2022•45 min•Ep. 135
There are challenges in job hunting. For some professionals, these challenges are enough to make them avoid job hunting altogether. However, there are huge benefits for professionals who embrace the challenge of changing jobs , such as obtaining higher wages and more flexibility. So, it’s crucial for professionals to move jobs , or at least learn how to move jobs so they can do so confidently when the time is right . In this episode, we look at the five things no one tells you about job hunting ...
May 21, 2022•26 min•Ep. 134
It's natural to rethink your career. We're in unprecedented times, causing many of us to review our career paths, consider taking a break or search for new opportunities. In this episode, we will discuss strategies to increase your employability, even if you decided to take a career break, which many professionals are doing due to pandemic burnout. Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-Track Your Job Search in One Weekend 31 Days of Action for Job See...
May 09, 2022•32 min•Ep. 133
Engaging a career coach is considered by many professionals a difficult to make. They can't be sure of the results, and the investment is substantial, especially if you're between jobs and not earning a paycheck. It seems counterintuitive to spend money at the precise time when you need to be saving it. For me, working with a coach was always a no-brainer. I knew what I didn't know, and I was hungry to advance faster in my career. At every opportunity, I signed up, enrolled, and paid for either ...
May 02, 2022•23 min•Ep. 132
I’ve been thinking of doing an episode about sabbatical for a long time. I tried inviting guests, but no one felt comfortable coming out publicly to talk about their experience. This made me even more interested in the whole concept of what these professionals were calling a sabbatical, what it actually was, and why it's still a taboo to take time off from a long career to do whatever else one wants to do or just recover from being laid off and burned out. Then, last month LinkedIn changed its p...
Apr 25, 2022•41 min•Ep. 131
Natalie Moore and Lisa Saunders are the ultimate work-wives team. They have a keen interest in women in the workplace, especially when they should be thriving professionally, but peri-menopause can cause havoc to women’s careers. Two brains are better than one, and they decided to go into business together to improve workplace wellbeing. In this episode, we discuss the importance of goal setting and how it can impact career and personal outcomes. We look at the importance of working as a team to...
Apr 18, 2022•52 min•Ep. 130
Michael Yingers’s career in supporting the needs of the recruitment and selection function parallels the creation and evolution of the ATS - Applicant Tracking System. So of course, Michael is an amazing repository of knowledge of all things relating to the automation of recruitment and selection of candidates, and in fact both the technological and humanistic side of the entire recruitment and selection process. Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-...
Apr 11, 2022•49 min•Ep. 129
Leadership and high-performance culture expert Gary Ryan highlights the critical differences between leaders who believe the people in their organization are human beings versus leaders who think they lead human resources. Read the full Blog on the Website Job Hunting Made Simple Reset Your Career - Fast-Track Your Job Search in One Weekend 31 Days of Action for Job Seekers Find Your Talents: Learn About Your Strengths, and Watch Your Career Grow Join 5,000+ Readers of The Job Hunting Newsletter...
Apr 04, 2022•46 min•Ep. 128
Dressing for work post-lockdown is a challenge. There's a lack of motivation and a struggle to get dressed up to go back into the office. People are struggling with changing fashion trends, new office dress codes, and knowing what to dress to work from home. So, I invited an international award-winning personal stylist, Silvana Patrick, for a chat. Silvana Patrick has the advantage of working globally as an executive before embracing her love for fashion and styling. She knows how corporate atti...
Mar 28, 2022•42 min•Ep. 127
When it comes to making career decisions, I have noticed that professionals fall into the sunk cost fallacy when they continue a career track event when they are not interested in it anymore. This is especially true when they have already invested years working or studying towards a degree. This behavior happens for many reasons, none of them rational! Keep listening to learn how Sunk Cost Fallacy can cause you to get stuck in your career. You will also learn 5 strategies you can use to help you...
Mar 21, 2022•13 min•Ep. 126
It is now easier than ever before to work harder, for longer hours, every day, from anywhere, and at any time. We check our phones constantly. We answer calls when we are driving, walking, cooking. Keeping up with work is a “rat race” and a real trap. We work so hard, and yet we lose focus of our dreams and our values. It’s too easy to stay locked into hard work mode. Hard work is praised in almost every culture. It is also how we introduce ourselves to others. "How have you been?". "Super busy,...
Mar 14, 2022•15 min•Ep. 125
