BSP 170: Expect Success: The Science of the Over 50 Career Search by Bill Humbert

On this episode of Best Seller TV, host Taryn Winter Brill sits
down with Bill Humbert, author of Expect Success: The Science
of the Over 50 Career Search. Humbert’s extensive career has led
him to the realization that many job applicants are going about
their job search the wrong way. His four decades of experience –
twenty-six of those years coaching professionals on how to find
their next career – gives him the credibility and expertise needed
to help many figure out the ‘science’ behind it all.   
Humbert says there are four types of ‘science’ that most are
unaware exist during their job search. Those are: mathematics,
computer science, psychology, and sociology. Mathematics is applied
because there are algorithms at play as well as salary
negotiations, computer science involves artificial intelligence
(AI), psychology pertains to what both the candidate and the
manager are thinking and feeling, and sociology takes care of
determining if the candidate is a good fit, culturally, for the
company.     Humbert reiterates that “HR is not your
friend” and that candidates need to network their way in. He
continues to say that only eight percent of jobs are filled through
online postings, while seventy-five (or seventy-six) percent of
jobs are filled by networking. He also reveals the trap that most
job seekers fall into and that is the ‘marketing’ done by sites
like Indeed or LinkedIn. That’ll make people “post and pray” they
get a call for an interview when what they should do is use those
sites to find the job, then go around them, network, find the
managers, and talk to them. The book is a ‘101’ for anyone who may
be a bit rusty writing resumes and feeling overwhelmed by the many
changes taking place in the job search market. Learn more about
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