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Product Description Still the best-selling job-hunting book in the world, "What Color is Your Parachute?" is the most complete guide for first-time job seekers as well as second and encore careers changers. For more than three decades, it remains a mainstay on best-seller lists, from Amazon.com to "Business Week" to the "New York Times", where it has spent more than six years, and it has been translated into 20 languages. The 2009 edition is an even more useful book, with its updated, inspiring, and detailed plan for changing readers' lives. With new examples, instructions, and cautionary advice, "Parachute" is, to quote "Fortune" magazine, 'the gold standard of career guides'.
A gift for my son November 18, 2008 He is unhappy in his job and I felt this book would be useful. I have not read it.
Just the Basics November 16, 2008 I wasn't overly impressed with this book. It did give many of the basic information you would need to job hunt, but I was looking for something a little more than that. The best part of the book is the web sites that are provided.
For Job Changing and for Self Evaluation - a Career Must October 31, 2008 They call it the number one career book of all time, mainly because it released annually. Parachute is really a primer in career exploration. Other books add a ton of value after you get this foundation. Because of that, Bolle's is timeless for job seekers of all kinds. I feel that his book updated each year to meet the current trends in society is critical. He needs to address those issues, like the web, downturn in the economy and the like.
The most critical part of the book is the self evaluation section which has been updated this year and which I am in the middle of, since I am looking into new avenues to use my skills. This is still a very structured process that can be used intutitively as well.
Bolles asks you to write a few stories about yourself, then ask yourself, what did you like and dislike about those stories? What did you do well, where did you fail or feel challenged beyond your abilities? These are the critical areas of the book that take time to get through, yet you can evaluate yourself and understand what you like, it is what you do best, usually. However, additional education may even help you get over those hurdles. He has a section for those over 50, we change as we age. This is really a great tool for retooling your career sites and your direction.
We excel what we are good at, according to Bolles, this method will help us discover what we are best at.
I still recommended this book to my friends and others who are seeking to find out what makes them tick. Whether someone is in college, or someone is going through a long term transition after being in a job for a long time or moms returning to the work place, this book will be very instructive for you.
One of his processes is very simple asking you to compare who you would most like to talk with or groups of people you would rather relate with. This is a standard set of tests for some very expensive career consulting, he gives it to you for the price of his book and the time to self evaluate. Then, he breaks down the possible job areas and skill sets related to these groups.
Again, a worthwhile journey for anyone not wanting to wonder and wander any longer in the world of work.
JOE SLEVIN Job Coach
Best book on the market..... October 24, 2008 I have used the Parachute book for years as a text book for the courses I teach in career planning and career development. Nearly every book on job hunting that has been published since 1970 has been an off shoot of Bolles' work. I don't believe there is any one anywhere that has given as much thought to the field of job hunting as Bolles has. He considers his work to be his mission in life and the books show it (he is a Christian and makes no apologies for it but acknowledges in the book he understands not everyone is and assumes his readers can translate his message into their own framework). I use the newest edition each year (and yes, I have nearly every edition since 1970 sitting right here on my book shelf) - some years are major changes, other years are not so major but always updated. Certainly, not every book fits every person so I'm not suggesting that every one will connect with the Parachute books. But, for my money, there are none better and advise all of my college seniors to buy it whether or not they are taking my classes if only for the job hunting advice in the first few chapters. But, it is the skill identification section that is really priceless.....most job hunters have lots of skills but don't necessarily have very good vocabularies to articulate those skills which are crucial in writing good resumes, getting through job interviews and being able to evaluate appropriate job opportunities. Of course, you actually have to do the work suggested in the book to flesh out the skills which I'll admit can be challenging if you're working on your own but you can hardly beat the price...if all you do is look through the skill list, you'll learn something and sometimes just having a more organized way to consider your job search can be helpful. Two thumbs up!!!
Too much Religious Nonsense October 10, 2008 4 out of 7 found this review helpful
It's a good book and helpful, but there is too much religious reference in the beginning and the end about god and your mission in life and all that. Not everyone is religious and not everyone believes in god (or Bolle's version of one) . It really has no place in this book unless the book is subtitled "A practical manual for Christian job hunters." I hope the 2009 version is toned down or at least gives some warning to those of us who may find it a bit bias. However it does has some helpful hints about thank you notes and interviews that I found useful.
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