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What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook: How to Create a Picture of Your Ideal Job or Next Career
Richard Nelson Bolles
Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
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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--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title.
About the AuthorRichard Nelson Bolles is acknowledged as "America's top career expert" by
Modern Maturity magazine, "the one responsible for the renaissance of the
career counseling profession in the United States over the past decade" by
Money magazine, and "the most widely read and influential leader in the
whole career planning field" by the U.S.
Law Placement Association.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 19, 1927, Richard grew up in
Teaneck, New Jersey.
He served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a messenger
on Wall Street before attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and Harvard University (BS in physics).
Bolles also holds a master's
degree in New Testament studies from the General Theological Seminary in
New York City and has received two honorary doctorates.
In December,
1970, he self-published What Color is Your Parachute? using a local copy
shop in downtown San Francisco.
The book had its first commercial edition
published in November, 1972, by Ten Speed Press. Revised and updated
annually since 1975 (rewritten completely in 1992 and 1997), Parachute has
been on the New York Times Bestseller list (paperback) over 300
weeks.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of
this title.
Editorials
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What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook: How to Create a Picture of Your Ideal Job or Next Career
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![]() | | | USA Today, January 4, 1999 | | "Streamlined 'Parachute' still flies."--This text refers to an out of
print or unavailable edition of this title. |
![]() | | | From AudioFile | | The author has been updating his popular book on job hunting for thirty
years, and his devotion to this material shows. He's done a huge amount of
homework and tells you straight up what works and why. He's also... read full editorial |
![]() | | | Book Description | | In the words of Fortune magazine, this is "the gold standard of career
guides". Here's why: PARACHUTE is always current and up to
date.It discusses what has changed about the job-market, and the new
attitudes... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
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What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook: How to Create a Picture of Your Ideal Job or Next Career
Richard Nelson Bolles
![]() | | | Best Version Yet! | | (NY) February 22, 2001 - 5.0/5 stars | | I think Richard Bolles really understands the job market better than
anyone, and explains it with compasion to the reader with a healthy dose
of pragmatism necessary for anyone to be aware of. I particularly liked... read full review |
![]() | | | Unemployed no more! | | (Benbrook, TX USA) March 31, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars | | Yesterday, I nervously dialed the phone number to my job interviewer. It
was Tuesday and he had promised he'd let me know about the job by last
Friday.I had followed the book, "What Color Is My Parachute,"
to... read full review |
![]() | | | Sorries, I don't live in Small Town USA | | (Rohnert Park, CA) November 18, 2002 - 3.0/5 stars | | I was just laid off a couple of months ago from a job I despised with every
fiber of my being. My first reaction was purely survival driven-- I
started surfing Monster for jobs that were close to my previous
occupation... read full review |
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