S5 E8 - How To Script Yourself as a Job Seeker with Judith Humphrey

The Inspire Podcast

In this episode, Bart interviews Judith Humphrey, Founder of The Humphrey Group, about her new book, The Job Seeker’s Script. In the interview Judith discusses how candidates can successfully advocate for themselves, whether they want to move up in their present company or move to a new firm. Her book shows job seekers how to tell their story, by first setting their goals, and then using her book’s template to script themselves throughout their journey – from the initial elevator pitch to their final interview. Using this model, job candidates will impress others and win their coveted job. Learn more about Judith at her website: www.JudithHumphrey.com Get your copy of her latest book, The Job Seeker, below! Amazon: https://a.co/d/4f4EdB0 Indigo Canada: https://lnkd.in/dfCeHgtd 01:06 Welcoming Judith 02:14 The new book 02:48 Why write this book? 05:42 Fluid labour market 06:49 Deciding on your storyline 07:20 Am I prepared to invest in myself? 08:07 What are my skills and interests? 09:22 Do I want a new direction? 10:14 What culture do you want to work in? 10:41 Stats on the importance of culture 11:36 Return to office? 12:10 Size of organization 13:45 Will I be able to succeed there? 15:26 Pitching inside your own company 16:23 Companies WANT to retain talent 16:47 Concerns of leaders 18:13 Build your network 18:48 Selling yourself internally 19:00 Networking with your boss 20:37 Talk to potential sponsors 21:26 How to ask someone to go to bat for you 22:13 Be intentional 22:32 Sometimes people are reluctant to network 24:40 How to script yourself 25:34 H.I.R.E 26:32 HOOK 26:54 INSPIRE 27:05 REINFORCE 27:26 ENGAGE 27:57 Scripting 30:13 Avg. # of interviews to land a job 30:29 Research the interviewers 31:04 Common questions to be ready for 34:02 Bart summarizes 35:37 Rehearse! 36:04 Where can you buy the book? 36:49 Thank yous