Product Description

There is no book that is more vital to job-hunting in this economy than WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? It has been honored and celebrated for nearly 40 years, but in our current global recession, the reason why it is so popular becomes painfully apparent: It works! People buy the book because it really, really works! Every year it has more timely and more helpful information than the year before, because it is updated, and often dramatically rewritten, for the current job market. But it always brings with it decades of experience and a worldwide network of contacts.

In good times, people use this book because it helps them find a new direction, change careers, and then move on with life. But it is in hard times that the book's true value is revealed. It teaches ways to find jobs when supposedly there are no jobs, and it provides a step-by-step plan (called the Flower Exercise) that gives people the edge over other job-hunters. Yes, in hard times like these, PARACHUTE becomes a lifesaver and a survival guide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #228 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-22
• Released on: 2009-09-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781580089876
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"I think the job market has come back to him . . . if anything, his book just becomes more relevant in time." --Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfuntions of a Team

From the Publisher
* The #1 job-hunting and career planning book of all time--more than 10 million copies sold.
* Revised and updated with the latest information for dealing with the toughest job market in decades.
* Honored by the Library of Congress as one of 25 books that have shaped people's lives down through history.
* Used in 26 countries and translated into 20 languages.
* The best resource--whether you're concerned about a current job-hunt, changing careers, starting your own business, or looking for options for relocation.

About the Author
RICHARD N. 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. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Customer Reviews

What Color Is Your Parachute - 2010
As a career counselor and career coach, I have been following the progression of this book every year since 1972! Since September 11, 2001, there have been dramtic changes in the world of work, and Richard Nelson Bolles has revised this book every year, and kept it so contemporary. I recommend this book to all my clients and also use the section, How to Find Your Mission in Life, as reading material and a starting point in my career counseling sessions, especially with career changers.

The 2010 edition has been dramatically revised. You may want to look at the recently published companion volume also: The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide. This book (Parachute) is truly a Job-Hunter's Bible, as it has been affectionately nicknamed. I would recommend that people between the ages of 16 and 69 read it and digest it. Even if you are not actively looking for a job, it will give you additional smarts. No wonder more than 10,000,000 copies have been sold, including translations in several languages! It is also a New York Times and Business Week best seller, and has a deserving place in the Library of Congress as one of the 25 books That Have Shaped Readers' Lives.

Don Sutaria, MS, IE (Prof.)
Founder, President & Life-Work Coach
CareerQuest
Author: CAREER AND LIFE COUNSELING FROM THE HEART (YOUR CAREER IS A PATHWAY TO YOUR SOUL!)

Great Investment! Excellent Tips!
This edition is especially vital to the unemployed and underemployed populations, including career changers. There are many tips, career and job development worksheets, helpful links, and resources that I have not found in any other job hunting/career development book. It is easy and fun to read. 5 STARS!

What Happened?
I've read the two previous versions of What Color is Your Parachute for 2008 and 2009. They were indispensable in my job hunt. So I curiously picked the 2010 version of the book up. In a Gasp, you can tell this book cut out a chunk of what the previous versions that I have read had in them. There exercises for finding work and changing your career are very skimpy, and these exercises and what the author writes about them are key to what makes this book a best seller. This is clearly a rip-off and it shows how the recession is affecting the publishing industry. After reading it, I threw it in the Garbage and sticking to last years What Color is Your Parachute!