What Color Is Your Parachute 2016

Author : Richard N. Bolles
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780399579653

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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2018 by Richard N. Bolles Pdf

With more than 10 million copies sold in 28 countries, the world's most popular job-search book is updated for 2018 and tailors Richard Bolles's long-trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for today's job-hunters and career-changers. In today's challenging job-market, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off mid-career, and people searching for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and advice on which job-hunt strategies work--and which don't. This revised edition combines classic elements like the famed Flower Exercise with updated tips on social media and search tactics. Bolles demystifies the entire job-search process, from writing resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their dream job.

Author : Richard N. Bolles
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781607746638

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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2016 by Richard N. Bolles Pdf

What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world’s most popular job-hunting guide, revised and updated annually, with more than ten million copies sold. This 2016 edition features the latest studies and perspectives on today’s job-market, including proven strategies for finding jobs even when everyone tells you there are none. Career expert Richard N. Bolles reveals surprising advice on what works—and what doesn’t—so you can focus your efforts on tactics that yield results. This helpful manual shares proven tips for writing impressive resumes and cover letters, as well as guidance for effective networking, confident interviewing, and the best salary negotiating possible. But it goes beyond that by helping you to zero in on your ideal job—and life—with its classic Flower Exercise. 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 fulfilling and prosperous work. From the Hardcover edition.

Author : Richard N. Bolles,Katharine Brooks, EdD
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781984857880

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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2021 by Richard N. Bolles,Katharine Brooks, EdD Pdf

With timeless advice, up-to-the-minute insights, and more than ten million copies sold over fifty years, the world’s most popular and best-selling career guide is fully revised and expanded for 2021. In today’s challenging job-market, as recent grads face a shifting economic landscape and seek work that pays and inspires, as workers are laid off mid-career, and as people search for an inspiring work-life change, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. 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. This practical manual has been fully revised for 2021 by Vanderbilt University Career Center Director Katharine Brooks, EdD, with modern advice on the job hunt strategies that are working today, such as building an online resume, making the most of social media tools to network effectively, interviewing virtually with confidence, and negotiating the best salary possible. 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. With the unique and authoritative guidance of What Color Is Your Parachute?, job-hunters and career changers will have all the tools they need to discover—and land—their dream job.

Author : Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0898152283

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What Color Is Your Parachute? 1988 by Richard Nelson Bolles Pdf

Because of the willingness of Richard Bolles to constantly revise and update this phenomenally popular guide to job-hunting and career-changing, once more a book is produced that keeps pace with unique changes in society, and once more earns the name "trusted". Features a new cover design.

Author : Carol Christen,Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : High school students
ISBN : 9781580081412

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What Color is Your Parachute? for Teens by Carol Christen,Richard Nelson Bolles Pdf

Presents advice for teenagers on landing a dream job.

Author : Richard Nelson Bolles,Katharine Brooks
Publisher : Penguin Random House
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781984857866

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What Color is Your Parachute? 2021 by Richard Nelson Bolles,Katharine Brooks Pdf

Explains how to identify personal goals and interests and reveals how to apply that information toward obtaining satisfying employment, with tips on interviews, salary-negotiation techniques, and career searching online.

Author : Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Applications for positions
ISBN : 0898153174

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What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles Pdf

Author : Richard N. Bolles
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781984861221

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What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard N. Bolles Pdf

The groundbreaking, indispensable guide to rewarding work and a fulfilling life—more than ten million copies sold! For more than fifty years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has transformed the way people think about job hunting. Whether searching for that first position, recovering from a layoff, or dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? has shown millions of readers how to network effectively, compose impressive resumes and cover letters, interview with confidence, and negotiate the best possible salary—while discovering how to make their livelihood part of authentic living. More than a job-hunting book, Richard N. Bolles’s timeless wisdom and famed self-assessment exercise clarifies seven key dimensions, so you can uncover your greatest passions, most valued traits, and transferable skills to design a life that enables you to flourish. With the job market in constant flux, people everywhere have found that understanding who they are—what they care about, where and how they do their best work, and the most effective way to express their abilities—is the best compass to navigating an ever-changing and challenging professional landscape. It is also how their work can become part of a life filled with passion and purpose. Using the trailblazing advice and enduring guidance of What Color Is Your Parachute?, job-hunters and career changers will have the tools to discover—and land—the work, and life, most meaningful to them.

Author : Richard N. Bolles
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781607743569

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How to Find Your Mission in Life by Richard N. Bolles Pdf

Now in Paperback!In this intimate treasury of wit and wisdom, Richard Bolles, author of the job-hunting bible: WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE?, explores the spiritual aspects of finding one’s place in the work world. For anyone who has ever wondered how to make the most of their unique natural gifts, or how to find a vocation that is both socially responsible and personally fulfilling, this enlightening and empowering little volume provides immeasurable guidance. Originally appearing as an appendix in PARACHUTE, this book has led countless people through life’s most difficult passages and is sure to inspire anyone who is either new to the job market or reconsidering their place in it. A guide to exploring the spiritual aspects of finding one’s mission in the workplace. Previous editions have sold 85,000 copies.

Author : Richard N. Bolles
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781607746577

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What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Rethinking Resumes by Richard N. Bolles Pdf

The first resume book from the What Color Is Your Parachute? career guru Richard Bolles. Resumes get an average of eight seconds of attention before going in the trash—or getting on the shortlist. That’s just one of the findings reported here, as legendary career expert Richard N. Bolles presents new research about resumes in a guide that summarizes everything job-hunters and career-changers need to know about this essential tool. This timely resource features the latest research on important resume topics such as key words, soft skills, scanning software, social media, and online posting. Bolles argues that on the basis of what we now know, we need to rethink what a resume is—and how it should be written. He details the words that must be avoided, and the words that must be used, on a resume that wins you interviews. This slim volume distills a huge amount of information down to its very essence. Armed with tips and shortcuts based on the author’s decades of experience, you can craft a resume and cover letter that will stand out to your dream employers—and increase your chances of getting interviews and landing jobs.

Author : Richard N. Bolles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 160774662X

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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2016 by Richard N. Bolles Pdf

The world's most popular job-search book is updated for 2016 to tailor its long-trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for today's job-hunters and career-changers. In today's challenging job-market, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off mid-career, and people searching for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and advice on which job-hunt strategies work--and which don't. This revised and updated edition features an all-new list of online job-boards, plus a handy chart summarizing all the new research about resumes. Combining classic elements like the famed Flower Exercise with updated tips on social media and search tactics, Bolles demystifies the entire job-search process, from resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their dream job.

Author : Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781580089319

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The 2009 What Color is Your Parachute? by Richard Nelson Bolles Pdf

A guide to discovering personal goals and interests explains how to apply that information toward obtaining satisfying employment

Author : Barbara Winter
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307567895

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Making a Living Without a Job by Barbara Winter Pdf

A guide to making money sans job offers insight-provoking interactive tests, self-evaluations, charts, and checklists, as well as numerous anecdotes about people who are successfully self-employed. “If you are ready to stretch your mind to the idea of making a living without a job, you’ll find plenty of encouragement and practical information here. Designing a lifestyle for yourself that nurtures and supports who you are and what you value won’t happen instantaneously, but this book will certainly make the process simpler and easier for you. Becoming joyfully jobless begins with a commitment to self-discovery, a curiosity about your potential, and a willingness to acquire the information and skills that will enhance your work. Your way will be unlike anyone else’s, although you will share a deep camaraderie with others on this path. Being your own boss is both heady and humbling, but it’s seldom boring.” —Barbara J. Winter, from the Introduction

Author : Carol Eikleberry
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307768506

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The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People, Third Edition by Carol Eikleberry Pdf

You don't have to stifle your creative impulses to pay the bills. For anyone who's ever been told, "Don't quit your day job," career counselor Carol Eikleberry is here to say, "Pursue your dreams!" Now in its third edition, her inspiring guide provides knowledgeable career guidance, real-life success stories, and eye-opening self-evaluation tools to help artistic individuals figure out how to remain different, unconventional, and hard-to-categorize while finding work they love. The revised third edition of the popular guide for offbeat individuals seeking work that suits their unique skills, talents, and passions. Updated throughout, including new inspiration and tips for keeping a creative job notebook. Descriptions of more than 270 creative jobs, from the mainstream (architect, Web designer) to the unexpected (crossword-puzzle maker, police sketch artist). Previous editions have sold more than 60,000 copies.Reviews“What a great manual for young rebels and older freethinkers who are plotting their next career move.”—Boston Globe From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0913668583

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The Three Boxes of Life by Richard Nelson Bolles Pdf

A guide to job hunting and career planning, and how to deal with the transitions which accompany them.