Richard Bolles

Richard Bolles: Books & Videos

“Where do I go from here with my life?”

These are some of the questions at the forefront of the modern job-searcher’s mind. And they are thoroughly and thoughtfully answered with all-new chapters in the 2011 edition of What Color Is Your Parachute?, the best-selling job-hunting book in the world for more than three decades--in good times and bad. A longtime fixture on best-seller lists, What Color Is Your Parachute? features life-saving information that is updated each year to cater to the specific requirements of today’s job market.

Career guru Richard N. Bolles leads job-searchers to find meaningful work. He asks, WHAT skills do you most love to use? WHERE--in what field--would you most love to use them? And HOW do you find such jobs without depending on agencies, ads, and online postings?

This book is not only about finding a job in hard times, it’s also about finding your passion. PARACHUTE has all the answers you’re looking for and more. It’s the guide that millions of job-hunters have turned to for more than three decades.
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Job Hunting Online: A Guide to Using Job Listings, Message Boards, Research Sites, the UnderWeb, Counseling, InterNetworking, Self-Assessment Tools, Niche Sites
The Internet can be an invaluable tool in any job hunt-but only when you know how to use it. Cowritten by career guru Richard Nelson Bolles and his son, nontraditional career expert Mark Emery Bolles, JOB-HUNTING ONLINE helps job seekers navigate the overwhelming amount of information available on the Internet to find the most useful sites and avoid common pitfalls. Filled with hundreds of annotated website recommendations and newly reorganized to follow the action steps of a successful job hunt, this time-saving desktop guide is essential to an effective online job search.

This up-to-the-minute revision of the WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? companion helps job searchers integrate the Internet into an efficient job-hunting strategy. Updated with information on all the current hot topics, from researching to networking, career testing to job sites. The companion website, www.jobhuntersbible.com, features clickable links to key sites. ReviewsMarvin Walberg's syndicated "Getting Hired" column 4/30/08: called it "a great book" and "a powerful tool that will help you find and use the incredible resources that the internet has to offer. I plan to keep my copy by my computer and urge you to do the same. It's a small price to pay for an enormous investment in your future."—Scripps Howard News Service
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