What Color Is Your Parachute? 2011: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers

p“How many jobs are out there, in this economy?”br /br /“Where do I go from here with my life?”br / br /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 emWhat Color Is Your Parachute?/em, 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, emWhat Color Is Your Parachute?/em features life-saving information that is updated each year to cater to the specific requirements of today’s job market.br / br /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?br / br /This book is not only about finding a job in hard times, it’s also about finding your passion. In the words of emFortune/em magazine:br / br /“Parachute remains the gold standard of career guides.”br / br /emWhat Color Is Your Parachute?/em is the world’s most popular job-hunting guide, with 10 million copies sold, in more than 20 languages. Written by career guru Richard N. Bolles--who coined the terms “informational interviewing” and “transferable skills”--this emNew York Times/em andem BusinessWeek/em best seller answers such questions as:br / br /“What are the five best--and worst--ways to search for a job?” See chapter 3 (starting on page 31).br / br /“What are the most helpful job sites on the Internet, out of the thousands that are out there?” See pages 53-54.br / br /“What interview questions can I expect to be asked, and how do I answer them?” See chapter 6 (starting on page 93).br / br /“I want to use a resume. What should I include?” See chapter 5 (starting on page 71). br / br /“I haven’t a clue how to do salary negotiation. Help!” See chapter 7 (starting on page 121).br / br /“There are no jobs out there, so I’m thinking of starting my own business. Where do I begin?” See chapter 9 (starting on page 147).br / br /“Since I’m out of work, I’d like to use this opportunity to find more purpose and sense of mission in my next job. How do I do that?” See pages 15, 179, and 269.br / em /embr /“What are the ten biggest mistakes made during interviews?”strong /strongSee page 92.br /br /“How is the way employers hunt for people different from the way people hunt for employers?” See page 44.br /br /“How do I figure out what my best skills are?” See pages 201+.br /br /“If I decide I need some career counseling, how do I avoid getting ‘taken’?” See Appendix b (starting on page 288).br /br /“I had a job dealing with manufacturing. Now it’s gone. How do I find jobs in related fields?” See page 45.br /br /“I’d like to emphasize my traits in my next job interview, but I don’t have ‘a trait vocabulary.’ Got any lists?” See page 50.br /br /“I have a handicap. How can I get around it, in interviews?” See page 57.br /br /“I am painfully shy. I dread interviewing. What can I do?” See page 62.br /br /“I want to use a resume. What should I include?” See Chapter 5 (starting on page 71).br /br /“In general, what are employers looking for?” See page 48.br /br /“How long should I expect my job-hunt to last?” See page 32.br /br /“I’m over fifty. What special problems do I face when I go job-hunting? ” See chapter 10 (starting on page 167).br /br /“I’m just starting on my job-hunt. I know ‘networking’ is important. I haven’t got a network. How do I build one from scratch?” See page 86.br / br /emParachute /emhas 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./p