What color is your parachute? : your guide to a lifetime of meaningful work and career success / Richard N. Bolles.

By:

Bolles, Richard Nelson, 1927-2017

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, 2022Edition: Revised editionDescription: 343 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781984861207 (paperback)
1984861204 (paperback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

331.12/8

LOC classification:

HF 5382.7 B691w 2022

Contents:

1. Welcome to the ever-changing world of the job search 2. A job search is hard work: here are ten ways to triumph 3. How to deal with any challenges you have in the job search 4. How to choose a career, change a career, or find a job 5. Introduction to the flower exercise 6. The flower exercise: a comprehensive self-inventory 7. You get to choose where you work 8. Your resume is already online 9. Fifteen tips about your job interview 10. The five secrets of salary negotiation 11. How to start your own business The blue pages: finding your mission in life The final words

Summary: 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.

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"The world's most popular and bestselling career handbook." --Cubierta

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Welcome to the ever-changing world of the job search
2. A job search is hard work: here are ten ways to triumph
3. How to deal with any challenges you have in the job search
4. How to choose a career, change a career, or find a job
5. Introduction to the flower exercise
6. The flower exercise: a comprehensive self-inventory
7. You get to choose where you work
8. Your resume is already online
9. Fifteen tips about your job interview
10. The five secrets of salary negotiation
11. How to start your own business
The blue pages: finding your mission in life
The final words

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.

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