There is no book that is more vital to job-hunting in this economy than "What Color is Your Parachute?" It has been honored and celebrated for nearly 40 years, but in our current global recession, the reason why it is so popular becomes painfully apparent: It works! People buy the book because it really, really works! Every year it has more timely and more helpful information than the year before, because it is updated, and often dramatically rewritten, for the current job market. But it always brings with it decades of experience and a worldwide network of contacts. In good times, people use this book because it helps them find a new direction, change careers, and then move on with life. But it is in hard times that the book's true value is revealed. It teaches ways to find jobs when supposedly there are no jobs, and it provides a step-by-step plan (called the Flower Exercise) that gives people the edge over other job-hunters. Yes, in hard times like these, "Parachute" becomes a
lifesaver and a survival guide.
lifesaver and a survival guide.
"Forty years after it first was self published... What Color Is Your Parachute? remains a perennial favorite for job hunters." "(It's) the old standby, tried and true," said Birmingham-Southern College's Director of Career Services Michael Lebeau. "(It's) the one that started it all."
- Birmingham News 2010
Starred as essential for all library collections. "A best seller for 40 years, this annual guide gives great advice on choosing a suitable career, as well as how to find a job."
- Library Journal 2010
"One of the most popular job-hunting guides has been streamlined for 2010. The new edition...tells readers how to find a job more efficiently than ever before."
- amNew York 2010
"one of the first job hunting books on the market and remains one of the bestselling books of all time."
- Boston Sunday Globe 2010
"the godfather of all pavement-pounders"
- Mark Lange, a former presidential and Labor Department speechwriter who wrote the 1991 State of the Union address (also a contributing writer for Christian Science Monitor 2010)
"Richard deserves sainthood for all the people he's helped over the last 27 years. He boils career-searching down to three basic steps: What, Where and How."
- Bob Rosner, United Features Syndicate's "Workplace 911" columnist 2010
"one of several books that changed my life. ...it's been in print for almost four decades for a reason."
- New Age Retailer 2010
" What Color Is Your Parachute? is about job-hunting and career-changing, but it's also about figuring out who you are as a person and what you want out of life."
- Barbara Kiviat, Time magazine 2009
Called Dick Bolles: "guru of all things career related."
- Bob Rosner, United Features Syndicate's "Workplace 911" columnist 2009
"I read What Color Is Your Parachute? years ago and found it to be a very empowering book.... Now What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010 is being promoted as the 'Hard Times' edition, and again I'm impressed with the information it provides to allow its readers to seize the day. ...All useful stuff that's more about your quality of life and less about just landing a job."
- Knoxville News Sentinel 2009
A "category killer."
- Library Journal 2009
"fortified with fresh advice for job hunting in tough times."
- Content That Work's Jobweek 2009
"He's a preacher. He's a career counselor. He's a warm washcloth over the eyes of the desperately unemployed."
- Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals 2009
"Job seekers, don't despair. Richard Bolles is on your side. At 81, his life's work has been about how to find a job. And not just any job, but the career of your dreams. Even in a recession."
- Sacramento Bee 2009
"Chock-full of revisions and tips relevant to today's circumstances."
- San Francisco Chronicle 2009
"The newest edition has been rewritten, updated and expanded to offer tools, support and hope to help job-seekers even in the worst of economic times."
- McClatchy-Tribune News Service 2009
"There's Parachute, and then there's all the rest. . . . Parachute is not just a best-seller, not just a practical manual, and not just a life-changing book. It's a work of genuine love and compassion."
- Career Planning and Adult Development Journal 2009.
"Find success in your job search by picking up a copy of What Color Is Your Parachute? "
- Complete Woman 2009
" Parachute has been a perennial favorite of the 'job transition' genre. . . . Bolles' thoughts and website can help a job seeker at any starting point."
- Sunday Las Vegas Review Journal 2009
- Birmingham News 2010
Starred as essential for all library collections. "A best seller for 40 years, this annual guide gives great advice on choosing a suitable career, as well as how to find a job."
- Library Journal 2010
"One of the most popular job-hunting guides has been streamlined for 2010. The new edition...tells readers how to find a job more efficiently than ever before."
- amNew York 2010
"one of the first job hunting books on the market and remains one of the bestselling books of all time."
- Boston Sunday Globe 2010
"the godfather of all pavement-pounders"
- Mark Lange, a former presidential and Labor Department speechwriter who wrote the 1991 State of the Union address (also a contributing writer for Christian Science Monitor 2010)
"Richard deserves sainthood for all the people he's helped over the last 27 years. He boils career-searching down to three basic steps: What, Where and How."
- Bob Rosner, United Features Syndicate's "Workplace 911" columnist 2010
"one of several books that changed my life. ...it's been in print for almost four decades for a reason."
- New Age Retailer 2010
" What Color Is Your Parachute? is about job-hunting and career-changing, but it's also about figuring out who you are as a person and what you want out of life."
- Barbara Kiviat, Time magazine 2009
Called Dick Bolles: "guru of all things career related."
- Bob Rosner, United Features Syndicate's "Workplace 911" columnist 2009
"I read What Color Is Your Parachute? years ago and found it to be a very empowering book.... Now What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010 is being promoted as the 'Hard Times' edition, and again I'm impressed with the information it provides to allow its readers to seize the day. ...All useful stuff that's more about your quality of life and less about just landing a job."
- Knoxville News Sentinel 2009
A "category killer."
- Library Journal 2009
"fortified with fresh advice for job hunting in tough times."
- Content That Work's Jobweek 2009
"He's a preacher. He's a career counselor. He's a warm washcloth over the eyes of the desperately unemployed."
- Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals 2009
"Job seekers, don't despair. Richard Bolles is on your side. At 81, his life's work has been about how to find a job. And not just any job, but the career of your dreams. Even in a recession."
- Sacramento Bee 2009
"Chock-full of revisions and tips relevant to today's circumstances."
- San Francisco Chronicle 2009
"The newest edition has been rewritten, updated and expanded to offer tools, support and hope to help job-seekers even in the worst of economic times."
- McClatchy-Tribune News Service 2009
"There's Parachute, and then there's all the rest. . . . Parachute is not just a best-seller, not just a practical manual, and not just a life-changing book. It's a work of genuine love and compassion."
- Career Planning and Adult Development Journal 2009.
"Find success in your job search by picking up a copy of What Color Is Your Parachute? "
- Complete Woman 2009
" Parachute has been a perennial favorite of the 'job transition' genre. . . . Bolles' thoughts and website can help a job seeker at any starting point."
- Sunday Las Vegas Review Journal 2009