What Color Is Your Parachute? : A Practical Manual for Job- Hunters and Career- Changers: The" Job- Hunting in Hard Times" Edition (Hardcover)

What Color Is Your Parachute? : A Practical Manual for Job- Hunters and Career- Changers: The" Job- Hunting in Hard Times" Edition Book Description

"What Color Is Your Parachute?" has been the bestselling job-hunting 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. "Parachute" is streamlined this year to help those struggling in these hard economic times acquire the job-search tools they need faster and more efficiently. Its life-saving information is, as always, updated and relevant to today's job market.
Career guru Richard N. Bolles leads job-hunters to find meaningful work. 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 find such a job without depending on agencies and ads? "What Color Is Your Parachute?" is not only about finding a job in hard times. It's about finding your passion. In the words of "Fortune" magazine: "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 hardcover edition.]

About the Author :

Richard N Bolles has contributed to What Color Is Your Parachute? : A Practical Manual for Job- Hunters and Career- Changers: The" Job- Hunting in Hard Times" Edition as an author. RICHARD NELSON BOLLES has been a leader in the career development field for more than 35 years. He has been the keynote speaker at hundreds of conferences and has spoken to thousands of people all over the world. He was trained in chemical engineering (MIT) and holds a BA degree cum laude in physics (Harvard University) and a master's in sacred theology (General Theological Seminary, Episcopal, in New York City). He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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