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What the Artemis II mission taught us about career longevity

The Longevity Paradox Is Showing Up in My Client Work Every Day I’ve had the same conversation again and again. Different people. Different industries. Different levels of seniority. But the same underlying tension. One client, a senior executive in her early 50s, said to me: “I feel like I’m at ...

by Renata Bernarde — Apr 21, 2026

When was the last time you stepped back and thought about your career?

Stress keeps us focused on the next task. Here’s how to create space for better long-term career decisions. We spend so much time reacting. Replying to emails. Preparing for meetings. Managing stakeholders. Fixing problems. Trying to stay calm. And when you’re in a job search, the pressure can fe...

by Renata Bernarde — Apr 15, 2026

Burnout, Courage, and the Kind of Career You Actually Want

In this week's podcast episode, there was a moment in my conversation with Natalie Moore that stayed with me long after we finished recording. We were talking about professionals who look successful on paper but feel flat, tense, or oddly disconnected from their work. That description will sound ...

by Renata Bernarde — Apr 07, 2026

Why Talking About Your Achievements Feels So Hard

I was on national TV participating in SBS Insight, Australia's leading forum for debate of important issues. The topic we discussed was Jealousy and Envy, and my task was to provide a perspective from a career coach's point of view. So, I’ve been thinking a lot about jealousy lately. Not in a dra...

by Renata Bernarde — Apr 01, 2026

The body language signals hurting your interview.

This week, I want to name a problem I see all the time with experienced professionals: They prepare their resume. They prepare their answers. They prepare their examples. But they often forget (or don't know how to control) their mindset and don't prepare for how they show up. And in interviews, ...

Mar 24, 2026

The professionals who stand out in 2026 will not be boring. Invest in what makes you distinct

On Sunday night, as the Oscars wrapped up, I found myself thinking about something the film industry understands very well: The people who stay top of mind are rarely the most generic. They are the most recognisable. They have a point of view. A style. A presence. A set of strengths the market ca...

Mar 17, 2026

Why the hiring process feels worse now (and what to do about it)

This week, I want to name two forces that are making job search harder for experienced professionals. The first is noise. The second is misinterpretation. By noise, I mean the sheer volume of applications, automation, poor process design, and AI-assisted clutter that is making hiring harder for b...

by Renata Bernarde — Mar 10, 2026

AI, Jobs, and the Uneasy Professional

A conversation with Jon Whittle on what comes next for white-collar work I recently sat down with Professor Jon Whittle, one of Australia’s leading AI experts, to discuss what many of you have been asking me privately: Is AI about to replace us? And if not, what exactly is it about to do? If you’...

by Renata Bernarde — Mar 03, 2026

Executive Presence and Bias: Ageism, Culture, and Interview Strategy

Executive presence is one of the most searched topics on my podcast. Experienced professionals know, intuitively, that hiring decisions are influenced by more than what’s on the resume. The challenge is that “presence” can feel vague, subjective, and sometimes unfair. In Episode 329 of The Job H...

Feb 24, 2026

The job search trap Gen X keeps falling into (and the fix)

This week, I want to name two forces that keep brilliant, experienced professionals stuck. Employer age bias (it’s often unspoken, but it’s real). The Gen X conditioning that makes many of us tougher on ourselves than any hiring manager. If you’re in your early 50s or beyond, you don’t need...

by Renata Bernarde — Feb 17, 2026

Sports Psychology For Job Hunters

Most senior professionals are used to being competent. You know your domain. You understand internal politics. You can read stakeholders and adjust your message. You can deliver outcomes. Job searching removes many of those stabilisers. You are operating with limited information. You do not know ...

by Renata Bernarde — Feb 10, 2026

But are you happy?

No podcast episode this week, so I’m using the space to reset, reflect, and get practical. So, are you happy? I ask this question a lot in coaching, and almost never as a fluffy “good vibes” check-in. I ask it because your happiness matters. A lot. And it's also data that feeds into our career pl...

by Renata Bernarde — Feb 03, 2026

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