This author, known for his bestselling guide to job hunting, explored the practical aspects of career development with a profound understanding of human psychology. His work is characterized by a pragmatic approach, aiming to offer readers clear and actionable strategies for navigating the job market. The intention was to provide tools for self-reflection and effective planning that would lead to a fulfilling work life. His impact lies in making advice for personal and professional growth accessible to a wide audience.
Fully updated with advice reflecting the current job market, a revised and expanded edition of the best-selling career guide includes coverage of digital resumes, online interviews, and the impact of COVID-19 on the job market
A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers - 40th Anniversary Edition - Revised and Updated Annually
The 40th Edition of this renowned job-hunting resource reflects significant changes that would astonish previous generations. Each year, it evolves with new insights and information, making it essential for those seeking employment, especially in today's challenging economic climate. For four decades, job seekers and career changers have relied on this guide for the latest strategies to navigate the job market and find meaningful work. This edition has been extensively rewritten, emphasizing that job-hunting is now a crucial survival skill. Career expert Richard N. Bolles outlines five essential strategies for success and discusses how to leverage social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter in your job search. The core message remains focused on the critical elements of WHAT, WHERE, and HOW, encouraging readers to discover their passions and identify transferable skills. With updated insights on resumes, networking, interviewing, salary negotiation, and entrepreneurship, this book equips readers with the necessary tools, exercises, and motivation to find hope, secure employment, and achieve their life goals. As noted by Fortune magazine, it continues to be the gold standard among career guides.
For nearly 30 years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has been the guiding light for those in pursuit of satisfying and fulfilling employment. This year's edition has been completely revised and rewritten and is designed to work in conjunction with the book's Web site. At the heart of Bolles's formula for finding the right job are two questions: What do you want to do? Where do you want to do it? Answer those and you're well on your way to finding the job you really want. Packed with time-tested advice, What Color Is Your Parachute? works as a good companion for those just starting out in the "real world" as well as for those who are thinking seriously about a career change. --Harry C. Edwards
A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career Changers
A revised edition of a career guide, last published in 1995, which now provides information on scanning the Internet for job vacancies. The guide is now divided into two sections, the PARACHUTE WORKBOOK and the RESOURCE GUIDE.
A revised edition of a career guide, last published in 1995, which now provides information on scanning the Internet for job vacancies. The guide is now divided into two sections, the PARACHUTE WORKBOOK and the RESOURCE GUIDE.
With timeless advice, up-to-the-minute insights, and more than ten million copies sold over fifty years, the world’s most popular and best-selling career guide is fully revised and expanded for 2022. “One of the first job-hunting books on the market. It is still arguably the best. And it is indisputably the most popular.”—Fast Company What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world’s most popular job-hunting guide. This completely updated edition features the latest resources, strategies, and perspectives on today’s job market, revealing surprising advice on what works—and what doesn’t—so you can focus your efforts on tactics that yield results. At its core is Richard N. Bolles’s famed Flower Exercise, a unique self-inventory that helps you design your career—and your life—around your key passions, transferable skills, traits, and more. This practical manual also provides essential tips for writing impressive resumes and cover letters, networking effectively, interviewing with confidence, and negotiating the best salary possible. Whether you’re searching for your first job, were recently laid off, or are dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? will guide you toward a fulfilling and prosperous life’s work.
Presents advice for teenagers on landing a dream job.
Thoroughly revised for 2012, a handy job-hunter's guide explains how to identify one's personal goals and interests and reveals how to apply that information toward obtaining satisfying employment, with tips on interviews, salary-negotiation techniques, career searching online and more, in a guide that reflects the current market.
With more than 10 million copies sold in 28 countries, the world's most popular job-search book is updated for 2018 and tailors Richard Bolles's long- trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for today's job- hunters and career-changers. In today's challenging job-market, the time- tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off mid-career, and people searching for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and advice on which job-hunt strategies work--and which don't. This revised edition combines classic elements like the famed Flower Exercise with updated tips on social media and search tactics. Bolles demystifies the entire job-search process, from writing resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their dream job.
Explains how to identify personal goals and interests and reveals how to apply that information toward obtaining satisfying employment, with tips on interviews, salary-negotiation techniques, and career searching online.
