What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers |  | Author: Richard N. Bolles
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1580089879
Dewey Decimal Number: 331.128
EAN: 9781580089876
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Publication Date: September 22, 2009
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There is no book that is more vital to job-hunting in this economy than WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? It has been honored and celebrated for nearly 40 years, but in our current global recession, the reason why it is so popular becomes painfully apparent: It works! People buy the book because it really, really works! Every year it has more timely and more helpful information than the year before, because it is updated, and often dramatically rewritten, for the current job market. But it always brings with it decades of experience and a worldwide network of contacts. In good times, people use this book because it helps them find a new direction, change careers, and then move on with life. But it is in hard times that the book's true value is revealed. It teaches ways to find jobs when supposedly there are no jobs, and it provides a step-by-step plan (called the Flower Exercise) that gives people the edge over other job-hunters. Yes, in hard times like these, PARACHUTE becomes a lifesaver and a survival guide.
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Very useful tool for your job/career search November 16, 2009
T Love (New Jersey)
Quite useful book for anyone who is 'job/career searching'. Alot of useful, thought provoking and current information.
good book in bad times November 14, 2009
Kristen F. Ricahrds (Upstate NY)
Excellent book for the job seeking/career changing novice. Surprising insights and challenges for those of us who have faced the battle a time or two.
What Color is Your Parachute? 2010 edition November 4, 2009
Earnest Chan (Singapore)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
An extremely user-friendly, practical and helpful guide for job-hunters of all ages. It's like your personal career counselor without having to pay an hourly rate. Plus it recommends other helpful job-hunting resources for the serious job-hunter. Definitely worth your time and money.
Gives you better ideas to market yourself October 24, 2009
ironside99 (Chicago, Illinois United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Book is practicala, reminds you of all the old techniques and then explains how to put a fresher spin on things. For the Over 50 set it does give you some hope on presenting yourself in a more marketable way
What Color Is Your Parachute - 2010 October 12, 2009
Don Sutaria, MS, IE(Prof.) (USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As a career counselor and career coach, I have been following the progression of this book every year since 1972! Since September 11, 2001, there have been dramtic changes in the world of work, and Richard Nelson Bolles has revised this book every year, and kept it so contemporary. I recommend this book to all my clients and also use the section, How to Find Your Mission in Life, as reading material and a starting point in my career counseling sessions, especially with career changers.
The 2010 edition has been dramatically revised. You may want to look at the recently published companion volume also: The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide. This book (Parachute) is truly a Job-Hunter's Bible, as it has been affectionately nicknamed. I would recommend that people between the ages of 16 and 69 read it and digest it. Even if you are not actively looking for a job, it will give you additional smarts. No wonder more than 10,000,000 copies have been sold, including translations in several languages! It is also a New York Times and Business Week best seller, and has a deserving place in the Library of Congress as one of the 25 books That Have Shaped Readers' Lives.
Don Sutaria, MS, IE (Prof.)
Founder, President & Life-Work Coach
CareerQuest
Author: CAREER AND LIFE COUNSELING FROM THE HEART (YOUR CAREER IS A PATHWAY TO YOUR SOUL!)
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