- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: Ten Speed Press; 2004 edition (13 Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1580085423
- ISBN-13: 978-1580085427
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.1 x 3.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,193,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As well as a step-by-step guide to identifying your new career, using the Internet and other tools, this guide includes all the latest information about how to speed up a job-hunt or career-change. It also covers how to choose a career counsellor and useful Internet sites.
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Its simple and sypathetic to those who really don't know what to do in their career. But it's also useful for those who have a direction and a plan. Richard writes with humour and candour to show that all is not lost and you can get the job you want. A series of uncomplicated exercises will reveal your strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes. This gives you a basis for moving on to choose sectors where you might like to work. It's a gradual process and the book reccommends innovative and different ways to find jobs that satisfy and can be excelled in. He adds a spiritual touch and is clearly the expert in his field. It's a great book. He's a great author.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I did not like the job hunting material in Parachute, but the Flower exercise in the appendix is the best of its kind that I have seen.
The advice Mr Bolles offers on CV writing and on conducting (and selling!) oneself in the interview is very limited and directed far too much to the American market. He almost seems to expect one to have that sort of insight already, probably stemming from the fact that he has been writing on this subject for over 30 years. He is just too far removed from the reality of someone who needs help on writing a selling CV and getting ready for a searching interview. Also, I did not enjoy the religious overtones.
That being said, if you are unsure of your next move or of your long term plan, this is a great book and worth the cover price just for the material in the appendix. Lots of good ideas here, but look elsewhere for job hunting advice.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dick Bolles is a job-hunter's god. He explains all sorts of unconventional methods for jobhunters and also examines common pitfalls that seem so obvious, yet we ignore them. He understands that people have different needs- some people want to make a potentially lifechanging jobhunt, thers are looking for positions similar to old ones, etc. Bolles shows his experience in the anecdotes he tells. Inspirational stuff. The man is a legend.
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Still full of fresh ideas
It may not be the newest title but is still frersh and updated to include the role of the web. It covers the a-z of finding a job with lots of creative ways of envisioning your... Read more
Published on 22 July 2004
If you have the motivation this will work for you
This book inspired me to achieve and, for that reason alone, I can't recommend it enough. I left school at 16 with a handful of fairly mediocre qualifications and a decent work... Read more
Published on 14 July 2004
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