The 2008 what color is your parachute?
Subtitle: a practical manual for job-hunters and career-changers
By: by Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781580088671; 9781580088688
Subjects: Job hunting; Vocational guidance; Career changes
Other titles: What color is your parachute?
Notes: "Revised and updated"--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Your next step : the many paths you can take (map) --; title: Preface --; title: Grammar and language note -- -- pt. 1. The; title: things school never taught us about the job-hunt --; title: Introduction : -- The; title: three essential life skills -- -- 1. The; title: five best ways to hunt for a job (and the five worst) -- -- 2. The; title: nature of the job-market --; title: There are always many more vacancies out there than you think, and here's why -- -- 3.; title: How to deal with handicaps --; title: Informational interviewing : enthusiasm or passion -- -- A; title: word to the shy : Daniel Porot's PIE System -- -- 4.; title: How much help is the Internet? -- -- The; title: good, the bad, and the ugly -- -- 5.; title: Resumes & contacts  : how to get in to see an employer --; title: Alternatives to resumes : cover letters, portfolios --; title: Who or what is a contact? -- -- The; title: person who has the power to hire you -- -- 6.; title: Interviews : the employer's fears --; title: Secrets for conducting a successful interview -- -- The; title: only five questions that matter -- -- 7.; title: Salary negotiation : getting paid what you're worth -- -- The; title: six secrets to successful negotiation --; title: pt. 2.; title: When the unexpected happens : how to deal with change -- -- 8.; title: On this restless, unpredictable, ever-changing earth : how to pick a new place to live --; title: What to do when disaster strikes : Katrina, et al. -- -- 9.; title: In this restless, unpredictable ever-changing job-market : how to choose a new career --; title: How much help are vocational test? --; title: Developing a picture of what you want --; title: Developing "a career choice vocabulary" --; title: How women can earn more -- -- 10.; title: In the restless , unpredictable, ever-changing worklife of yours : how to start your own business -- -- The; title: secret : A minus B equal C -- -- The; title: most helpful websites --; title: Part-time, contract and temp work --; title: Operating on a shoe string : finding help overseas -- -- 11.; title: In this restless, unpredictable, ever-changing long life of ours : entering the world of 50+ -- -- 12.; title: In this restless, unpredictable, ever-changing brain of ours : how to get "unstuck" --; title: pt. 3.; title: Resuming the search to find your dream --; title: Introduction : -- the; title: reawakening -- -- 13. The; title: three secrets to finding that dream job of yours --; title: What did you come into the world to do? --; title: What the world needs from you --; title: Why people fail to find their dream job --; title: Exercise : Who am I? --; title: Brain scientists' findings -- -- The; title: flower exercise --; title: Example of completed flower --; title: What are competencies? --; title: Summary :; title: How do you identity your dream job? --; title: Step one :; title: WHAT skills do you most enjoy using -- -- A; title: crash course on transferable skills --; title: Example of a story : the stationwagon --; title: Exercise : my life stories --; title: Analyzing your story : three sets of skill keys --; title: Exercise : the prioritizing grid -- -- The; title: building blocks pyramid --; title: Exercise : your strongest traits --; title: Clinic : the five most common problems --; title: Step two :; title: WHERE do you want to use your skills? --; title: Your petal #1 : your "fields of fascination: -- -- The; title: intuitional way to approach this -- -- The; title: step-by-step way to approach this --; title: Exercise : fields that use your mental skills -- -- The; title: "subjects chart" --; title: Exercise : fields dealing with people's needs -- -- "The; title: people list" of needs --; title: Exercise : fields dealing with things -- -- "The; title: things phone book" --; title: Your petal #2 : your favorite places to live --; title: Chart : "My geographical preferences: --; title: Your petal #3 : your favorite people -- -- "The; title: party" exercise : John Holland's system --; title: Helpful websites --; title: Your petal #4 : your favorite values --; title: Exercise : your testimonial dinner --; title: Your petal #5 : your favorite working conditions --; title: Exercise : distasteful working conditions --; title: Your petal #6 : Level & salary --; title: Exercise : estimated monthly expenses --; title: Ideal salary : maximum and minimum --; title: Other rewards --; title: Step three : HOW do you put it all together? --; title: When a light-bulb goes off --; title: When you haven't got a clue --; title: Exercise : the five friends --; title: Chart : the job families --; title: Giving your flower a name --; title: Cutting down the territory --; title: Expanding the territory --; title: Informational interviewing explained (again) -- -- The; title: chart : guide to relations in job-hunting --; title: How to research places before you go there --; title: Identifying the person who has the power to hire --; title: Always send a thank you note -- -- 14.; title: How to find your mission in life -- -- appendix. A; title: guide to choosing a career coach -- -- A; title: sampler --; title: Index.