2009 What Colour is Your Parachute

Anyone read it yet? I just took it out of the library and have only read a bit. One thing I wish Mr Bolles would address is looking for work in rural counties. Everything seems to be urban-oriented and many of his ideas simply can't work if one is stuck in a depressed rural county, where more than just jobs are limited and most of the jobs available are McJobs

Colleen,

Have you read this book yet? If so, what did you think? Would you recommend it? I am always looking for books to recommend to my students.

I haven't read the 2009 version but I came across this book awhile back and loved it all in its own.

I went from a $6.00 hr. Civil service job to a $10.00 hr. job with quarterly bonuses and an office just by doing what the book said. It took about 5 months, but it happened.

One of the suggestions was, don't wonder if you are over qualified or underqualified for a job, just apply - you can interview them when the time comes. They might not like you, you may not like them, but worrying about it before hand doesn't help anything.

I answered a two sentenced classified add that didn't distinquish the fact it was a management position for a brokerage firm. They didn't want a stuffed shirt. I worked there for 10 years.

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Elleise
Clairvoyance Editor

I love "What Colour is Your Parachute" (they have a teen version also). I use it all the time in personal development classes for teens and young adults. Its been invaluable.

What color is my parachute? hmmm let me check. Looking above me I see that my parachute is Black. No, no I am wrong it's burning. My parachute is the color of smoldering silk.

That's happening a great deal lately.

However, if you're into color association, you might enjoy Shoya Zichyï¿½s ï¿½Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You'll Love to Doï¿½(AMACOM, 2007; ISBN 0814473644) a bit more than "What Color is Your Parachute." She uses a color system based loosely on the same sort of framework as the MBTI to help people figure out where their niche is.

What a great testimonial. I will definitely get a copy of this book. Thanks!

If I remember correctly, one point the author mentions is to interview someone who does the job that you would like to do. Heck, I don't know anyone who is a PR rep for an independent, small record label!