BSP 150: Employee 5.0 by Bill Humbert

Bill Humbert, author of Employee 5.0: Secrets to a Successful
Job Search in the New World Order, relies on his extensive
background in sales and recruiting to write this book, where he
uncovers the parallels between the sales process and the job search
process. He chose “Employee 5.0” as the title to ‘get in front of
the pack.’ He says that the problem most employees have is that
they treat their careers just like jellyfish – “floating in the
currents of their current company.” Basically, they adopt the
“whatever happens, happens” attitude and that leads to them being
laid off eventually. Employee 5.0 is the person that takes charge
of their career, they’re not floating around, and strive to get to
the next step. Humbert was a recruiter for 39 years and a career
transition coach for 25 years – and during that time, he’s seen his
fair share of ‘floaters.’ He wrote the book to provide a more
in-depth perspective of why we need to stop floating and take the
reins of our careers. Long gone are the days where HR professionals
sifted through thousands of pages of resumes. In this ‘new world
order,’ HR departments use AI to screen candidates. However, the
problem for applicants is that the resume doesn’t contain the same
words that are used in the often poorly written job description;
therefore, they never get chosen based on an algorithm. Learn more
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