What color is your parachute? : a practical manual for job-hunters and career-changers / [print]
by Richard N. Bolles.
- 2010 "job-hunting in hard times" edition.
- Berkeley, California : Ten Speed, (c)2010.
- xv, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Finding a job, even in hard times : rejection shock -- Finding a job, even in hard times : think -- Things school never taught us about job-hunting : five best ways to hunt for a job -- Things school never taught us about job-hunting : how to deal with handicaps -- Things school never taught us about job-hunting : resumes and contacts -- Things school never taught us about job-hunting : interviews -- Things school never taught us about job-hunting : salary negotiation -- Things school never taught us about job-hunting : how to choose a new career -- Things school never taught us about job-hunting : how to start your own business -- Things school never taught us about job-hunting : entering the world of 50+ -- Finding a life - the flower exercise : the parachute workbook (updated 2010).
Explains how to identify one's 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, in a guide that reflects the current market.