Description
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? is still the best-selling job-hunting book in the world. A favorite of job hunters and career changers for more than three decades, it continues to be a mainstay on best-seller lists, from Amazon.com to Business Week to the New York Times, where it has spent more than six years, and has been translated into 12 languages. The 2008 edition is an even more useful book, with its updated, inspiring, and detailed plan for changing readers? lives. With new examples, instructions, and cautionary advice, PARACHUTE is, to quote Fortune magazine, ?the gold standard of career guides.?
About the Author
RICHARD NELSON 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 and has spoken to thousands of people all over the world. He was trained in chemical engineering (MIT) and holds a BA degree cum laude in physics (Harvard University) and a masters in sacred theology (General Theological Seminary, Episcopal, in New York City). He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.