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What Color is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers [Paperback]

Richard Nelson Bolles
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1 Aug 2009 1580089879 978-1580089876
What Color Is Your Parachute? has been the bestselling job-search book in the world for more than three decades, in good times and bad, and it continues to be a fixture on best-seller lists, from New York Times to BusinessWeek. It has sold more than 10 million copies and has been translated into 20 languages around the world. What Color Is Your Parachute? is streamlined this year to help those struggling to find part-time and full-time employment in these hard economic times acquire the job-search tools they need faster and more efficiently. This classic job-search book is, as always, updated and relevant to today’s job market.   

Career guru Richard N. Bolles leads job-searchers to find meaningful employment. He asks, WHAT skills do you most love to use? Where—in what field—would you most love to use them? And how do you search for such a job without depending on employment agencies and ads? This book is not only about finding a job in hard times. It’s about finding your passion. In the words of Fortune magazine: “What Color Is Your Parachute? remains the gold standard of career guides.”

This New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller answers such questions as:

• I was just laid off from my current job. What do I do first?
• What are the most helpful job sites on the Internet, out of the thousands that are there?
• What are the five best–and worst–ways to hunt for a job?
• I haven’t a clue how to do salary negotiation. Help!
• In general, what are employers looking for?
• What interview questions can I expect to be asked, and how do I answer them?
• I’m over 50. What special problems do I face when I go job-hunting?
• How do I survive financially while I’m out of work, and how do I find health insurance when I have no employer?

[This is the trade paperback edition.]


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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Ten Speed Press (1 Aug 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1580089879
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580089876
  • Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 2.1 x 22.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 42,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Streamlined version 17 Nov 2009
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A quick review to say that, while I love this book - I borrowed a very old copy and was really inspired by it, so decided to get the most up to date version - I sent this particular one back as it is missing a lot of what helped me in the previous editions.

It's a 'hard times' edition for the recession, and as such is streamlined and very practically focussed, with punchy chapters on e.g. interview advice, CVs etc. That may be just perfect for a lot of people but what I bought the book for was the really (for me anyway) helpful chapters that talk about what sort of thing you want to do with your life, with advice and exercises to help you think about your values and goals; just what I need at a time when i'm trying to re-think my career. In the 2010 edition this is largely absent, save for a brief chapter at the end, so it wasn't for me and i'll probably try and get the 2009 edition intead, but if you're looking for very practical jobhunting advice, this could be helpful - as long as you remember it's very US-focussed.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Practical but very geared to USA 26 April 2010
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This book has some good practical advice but it is very geared to the USA.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Religious aspect spoils a useful book 24 Aug 2010
By Nicola
Format:Paperback
Parachute is a useful first start but I would challenge the view that this is "THE" best job hunting guide. The book is good as breaking the problem down into various aspects. However, the first "step" is VERY biased towards the personal and religious values of the author and assumes/ suggests that we all have a special purpose in life. Whilst this may be true for many and Mr Bolles openly admits his religious bias, I found this approach somewhat disheartening and at odds with the structured approach of this book. I also found the suggestion of asking your friends, if, after all your work and analysis, you were still unsure what to do. Let's be honest - if I knew what I wanted to do, or my friends and family had given me some useful ideas, I wouldn't need to buy this book!

I would actually recommend the Parachute Workbook for people who are trying to discover their ideal career. I felt that this was a more useful and concise tool than the 2010 edition of this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book to give you Inspiration
This book was so good I bought another two for my family and friends. It will make you think about you want out of life and work. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2010 by Fiona J. A. Boss
4.0 out of 5 stars Plenty of good advivce - mostly for job hunters
Lots of sound advice that's been well honed/refined over a number of editions. Seems to keep up well with the times. Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2010 by G. Cottrell
5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide as to what to do next
I bought this book for my wife who is considering a career change. Like all good books of this type it contains a lot of things that you already know and a lot of plain old common... Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2010 by John R. Marchant
4.0 out of 5 stars Career Guidance
Bought this book for my teenage grandchildren to read on the recommendation of a friend. Appears to give sound advice on which to base their future career decisions.
Published on 3 Jun 2010 by J. Kirk
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should have a copy!
This was the best purchase I have ever made!

It is written for Americans but the principles are equally applicable anywhere else. Read more
Published on 23 April 2010 by L. Gillies
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Even though one has to adjust it to other markets ( it is relevant for the US market mostly) still has valuable ideas and practices.
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Sorin Gh Munteanu
5.0 out of 5 stars The Evergreen of Career Guidance Books
Dick Bolles's Parachute is the ultimate job hunting handbook, packed with advice, experience, knowledge, and tips. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2010 by Passionman
5.0 out of 5 stars Real job advice for today's economy
With so many job hunting books focused on things that don't matter like Resume writing and Cover letting writing. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by Mr. Chris Pires
1.0 out of 5 stars Religous Manifesto
As a career-guidance manual this book is OK, not great. It is very Americanised, with a lot of anecdotes and information quite annoying and irrelevant to a European etc audience. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2009 by Squonk
4.0 out of 5 stars what a great book
My wife recently took redundancy from work and was lacking a little direction and confidence so i bought this book for her after hearing about it at a management training... Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2009 by Mr. James E. Morris
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