Synopses & Reviews
"WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? HOT AGAIN, 30 YEARS AFTER DEBUT." So ran the headline this past October in the Seattle Times. Actually, it has been "hot"the best-selling job-hunting book in the worldyear after year, for more than three decades now, so much so that it is referred to as "the job-hunters bible." Each year it is updated, and sometimes vastly rewritten, by the author, giving first-time and veteran readers alike something new to discover. For those who have not read an updated version in recent years, this is a reminder of why, in the words of Fortune magazine, "PARACHUTE remains the gold standard of career guides."
More than 8 million copies in print in 12 languages around the world.
The vastly updated format works smoothly with the authors website, www.jobhuntersbible.com.
Includes the latest information about how to speed up a job-hunt or career-change.
Features a step-by-step guide to identifying your new career, using the Internet and other tools.
Offers detailed descriptions of interview questions (and the answers employers look for) along with salary negotiation strategies.
The Library of Congress named PARACHUTE one of the "25 Books that Have Shaped Readers Lives."
The book continues to be a fixture on best-seller lists, from Amazon.com to Business Week. This year it has been, at times, among the 200 top selling books on Amazons list.
Review
"Bolles always goes beyond the routine, including things like useful Internet sites and how to select a career counselor. Its virtually always the best-selling career book, and with good reason."
Dave Murphy, former Careers Editor, San Francisco Chronicle
Synopsis
For those who have not read an updated version of the bestselling job-hunting book in the world, this is a reminder of why, in the words of Fortune magazine, "Parachute remains the gold standard of career guides."
About the Author
Richard Nelson Bolles has been a leader in the career field for more than 30 years. He is former director of the National Career Development Project and an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he majored in chemical engineering; Harvard University, where he graduated cum laude with a bachelors degree in physics; and the General Theological (Episcopal) Seminary in New York City, where he earned a masters degree in New Testament studies.
He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.