What Color Is Your Parachute? 2005

by Bolles, Richard Nelson; Bolles, Mark Emery

• ISBN13: 9781580086158
• ISBN10: 1580086152
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-20
• Publisher: Ten Speed Pr

Summary

In the last four years, the United States has lost 2.3 million jobs the most in any four-year period since Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression. Currently, millions of workers are unemployed both in the United States and worldwide and the problem isn’t likely to abate anytime soon. In the 2005 edition of his legendary job-hunting book, WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? Richard Bolles presents a detailed plan for facing this societal problem head-on, declaring that we must each begin by mastering this new world for ourselves and then, once empowered, share our knowledge with others to empower the world. In PARACHUTE 2005, Bolles offers a completely new book for this uncertain job market, laying out a simple, step-by-step plan for finding meaningful work and mission despite our economy’s jobless recovery. Featuring fresh explanations of old concepts and the introduction of new ideas, Bolles defines the distinctions between resume jobs and grapevine jobs, between passive job-hunting and active job-hunting, between weak ties and strong ties, and much more. These are not normal times. And this is not your normal PARACHUTE. It faces squarely the workquake that is shaking up the job market around the world, and gives not only simple steps, but steady hope. -A completely revised and restructured PARACHUTE for 2005. -Focuses on the rising problem of unemployment in the economy’s current jobless recovery. -Offers new techniques to help job seekers find meaningful work and mission. -200,000 copy first printing.

Author Biography

Richard N. Bolles is an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in chemical engineering; Harvard University, in physics (where he graduated cum laude); and the General Theological (Episcopal) Seminary in New York City, from which he holds a master's degree in New Testament studies

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Grammar & Language Note	p. xii
Preface to the 2005 Edition	p. xv
What Are You Looking For?	p. 1
Job-Hunting at Warp Speed	p. 15
But What If That Doesn't Work?	p. 27
How Employers Hunt for Job-Hunters	p. 47
Twenty-Three Tips for a Successful Job-Hunt	p. 61
How to Start Your Own Business	p. 81
The Secret to Finding Your Dream Job	p. 109
When You Lose All Track of Time	p. 131
The Geography of the Heart	p. 155
Moving to a New Place	p. 195
Getting In to Impossible Places	p. 213
Ten Interviewing Tips	p. 229
The Seven Secrets of Salary Negotiation	p. 263
Epilogue: How to Find Your Mission in Life	p. 289
The Flower Exercise	p. 313
How to Choose a Career Coach or Counselor	p. 361
Career Counselors Guide: A Sampler	p. 373
Index	p. 395
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