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In today's challenging job-market, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute? is needed more than ever. Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off mid-career, and people searching for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and advice on which job-hunt strategies work--and which don't. This revised edition combines classic elements like the famed Flower Exercise with updated tips on social media and search tactics. Bolles demystifies the entire job-search process, from writing resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters toward their dream job.--
A revised edition of a career guide, last published in 1995, which now provides information on scanning the Internet for job vacancies. The guide is now divided into two sections, the PARACHUTE WORKBOOK and the RESOURCE GUIDE.
Explains how to identify personal goals and interests and reveals how to apply that information toward obtaining satisfying employment, with tips on interviews, salary-negotiation techniques, and career searching online.
The first resume book from the What Color Is Your Parachute? career guru Richard Bolles. Resumes get an average of eight seconds of attention before going in the trash—or getting on the shortlist. That’s just one of the findings reported here, as legendary career expert Richard N. Bolles presents new research about resumes in a guide that summarizes everything job-hunters and career-changers need to know about this essential tool. This timely resource features the latest research on important resume topics such as key words, soft skills, scanning software, social media, and online posting. Bolles argues that on the basis of what we now know, we need to rethink what a resume is—and how it should be written. He details the words that must be avoided, and the words that must be used, on a resume that wins you interviews. This slim volume distills a huge amount of information down to its very essence. Armed with tips and shortcuts based on the author’s decades of experience, you can craft a resume and cover letter that will stand out to your dream employers—and increase your chances of getting interviews and landing jobs.
"An indispensable reference for launching and navigating a productive online job search, completely revised and updated by nontraditional career expert Mark Emery Bolles and renowned career authority Richard Bolles. As the economy continues to challenge employers and confound job seekers, the Internet continues to expand, providing more opportunities--and pitfalls--than can be reasonably explored. Understanding how to use online resources has become an essential skill and What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Job-Hunting Online will help overwhelmed job hunters get the most out of search engines, databases, career/job sites, social networking, personal websites, blogging, and more. It also covers controversial issues such as maintaining privacy, keeping up with new technology, and where and how not to look for a job online"-- Provided by publisher
Die Zeiten auf dem Arbeitsmarkt sind hart. Von wem, wenn nicht von Richard Nelson Bolles, dem führenden Experten zur Jobsuche, möchte man sich in dieser Situation helfen lassen? Auf seine motivierende und humorvolle Art hilft der Autor, auch in diesen schwierigen Zeiten nicht den Mut zu verlieren und einen Job zu finden. Er zeigt unter anderem, o warum es auch in einer wirtschaftlich schwierigen Lage immer noch freie Stellen gibt, o welche Methoden der Jobsuche gerade jetzt sinnvoll sind und o wie man während einer eventuellen Arbeitslosigkeit gut über die Runden kommt.
Es ist wichtig, sich schon während des Berufslebens darüber Gedanken zu machen, wie man die Lebensphase nach dem Job individuell gestalten möchte. Der Bestseller- Autor Richard Bolles stellt ein konkretes und praxiserprobtes Programm vor, mit dem der Leser ein Bild seines ganz persönlichen »Traum-Ruhestandes« entwickeln kann: zum Beispiel, mit welchen finanziellen Mitteln, an welchem Ort, mit welchen Menschen er leben möchte. Das Buch hilft, sein Leben im Ruhestand auszufüllen und zu genießen. Denn niemals sonst im Leben hat man eine so große Freiheit, das zu tun, was man wirklich will – man muss nur wissen, was man will!