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What color is your parachute? 2022 : your guide to a lifetime of meaningful work and career success / Richard N. Bolles with Katharine Brooks.
In today's challenging job market, as recent grads face a shifting economic landscape and seek work that pays and inspires, as workers are laid off mid-career, and as people search for an inspiring work-life change, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. This new edition has been fully revised for 2022 by Vanderbilt University Career Center director Katharine Brooks, EdD, with modern advice on the job-hunt strategies that are working today, such as building an online resume, making the most of social media tools, and acing virtual interviews. Building on the wisdom of original author Richard N. Bolles, this edition updates the famed Flower Exercise (which walks job seekers through the seven ways of thinking about themselves) and demystifies the entire job-search process, from writing resumes to interviewing and networking. With the unique and authoritative guidance of What Color Is Your Parachute?, job-hunters and career changers will have all the tools to discover -- and land -- their dream job.
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- ISBN: 9781984860347
- ISBN: 1984860348
- ISBN: 9781984860354
- ISBN: 1984860356
- Physical Description: 343 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Revised edition.
- Publisher: California : Ten Speed Press, [2021]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-336) and index. |
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| Subject: | Employment interviewing. Vocational guidance. Success in business. Job hunting. Career changes. |
| Genre: | Self-help publications. |
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- 9 of 10 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | 650.14 BOLLES 2022 (Text) | 0001002394433 | Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/16/2024 |
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2022 : Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2022 : Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success
With timeless advice, up-to-the-minute insights, and more than ten million copies sold over fifty years, the world's most popular and best-selling career guide is fully revised and expanded for 2022. "One of the first job-hunting books on the market. It is still arguably the best. And it is indisputably the most popular."-- Fast Company What Color Is Your Parachute? is the world's most popular job-hunting guide. This completely updated edition features the latest resources, strategies, and perspectives on today's job market, revealing surprising advice on what works--and what doesn't--so you can focus your efforts on tactics that yield results. At its core is Richard N. Bolles's famed Flower Exercise, a unique self-inventory that helps you design your career--and your life--around your key passions, transferable skills, traits, and more. This practical manual also provides essential tips for writing impressive resumes and cover letters, networking effectively, interviewing with confidence, and negotiating the best salary possible. Whether you're searching for your first job, were recently laid off, or are dreaming of a career change, What Color Is Your Parachute? will guide you toward a fulfilling and prosperous life's work.
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