What Color Is Your Parachute?

The world's most popular job-search book is updated for 2017 to tailor its long-trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute i... (more)

The world's most popular job-search book is updated for 2017 to tailor its 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 and updated 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 resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their dream job. (less)

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With timeless advice, up-to-the-minute insights, and more than ten million copies sold over fifty years, the world's mos... (more)

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. (less)

"For more than fifty years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has transformed the way people think about job hunting. Whethe... (more)

"For more than fifty years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has transformed the way people think about job hunting. Whether searching for that first position, recovering from a layoff, or dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? has shown millions of readers how to network effectively, compose impressive resumes and cover letters, interview with confidence, and negotiate the best possible salary{u2014}while discovering how to make their livelihood part of authentic living. More than a job-hunting book, Richard N. Bolles{u2019}s timeless wisdom and famed self-assessment exercise clarifies seven key dimensions, so you can uncover your greatest passions, most valued traits, and transferable skills to design a life that enables you to flourish. With the job market in constant flux, people everywhere have found that understanding who they are{u2014}what they care about, where and how they do their best work, and the most effective way to express their abilities{u2014}is the best compass to navigating an ever-changing and challenging professional landscape. It is also how their work can become part of a life filled with passion and purpose. Using the trailblazing advice and enduring guidance of What Color Is Your Parachute?, job-hunters and career changers will have the tools to discover{u2014}and land{u2014}the work, and life, most meaningful to them."--Amazon. (less)

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