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Timestamps to guide your listening:

• 13:18 - Take a Break
• 17:52 - Prep a backstory
• 22:54 - Network like it's your job
• 27:47 - Find organizations that thrill you
• 32:15 - Inch your way in
• 37:57 - Absorb and process the news
• 40:13 - Get clear on your direction
• 42:57 - Build your dossier
• 46:39 - Hire a coach
• 49:27 - Don't trash your old employer

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Korn Ferry website
• Episode 172 - I'm a career coach and these are the 7 things that make me cringe
• Episode 178 - The easiest way to network: 7 reasons why you should keep in contact with your former colleagues
• Episode 180 - How to answer the leadership question at your next job interview - Interview with Robert Jordan
• Episode 164 - How to be an outsider and job-hunt successfully: An interview with Joe Mullings, Chairman and CEO of The Mullings Group
• Episode 132 - When coaching doesn’t work
• Episode 159 - Career Coach: What they do and why you may need one
• Optimized Job Search
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About the host, Renata Bernarde

Hello, I'm Renata Bernarde, the Host of The Job Hunting Podcast. I'm also an executive coach, job-hunting expert, and career strategist. I teach corporate, non-profit, and public professionals the steps and frameworks to help them find great jobs, change, and advance their careers with confidence and less stress. 

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