What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
By Richard N. Bolles
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In What Color Is Your Parachute? Richard Bolles shares current strategies and resources to simplify job-hunting for the unemployed and those wishing to change careers. From how to find the most appropriate and fulfilling jobs to fit your desires, to successful interviewing and salary negotiation, Bolles shares practical steps for success. What Color Is Your Parachute? provides excellent, practical advice for those wishing to secure enjoyable employment or switch careers.
Here’s what you’ll learn about in this summary:
- How the job market has changed since 2008
- How to successfully navigate a job interview
- How to pursue and secure your dream job
Crucial quotes
“He or she who gets hired is not necessarily the one who can do that job best; But, the one who knows the most about how to get hired.”
“The workplace has changed dramatically since 2008. And consequently, the job-hunt has changed dramatically since 2008.”
“All any prospective employer has to do now is Google your name – yes Google has become both noun and verb – and there’s your new resume, using the word resume loosely.”
Tweetable summary
Finding a career you love is more than possible if you can navigate interviews, have a marketable skill-set, and are willing to be flexible and creative.
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