Review – What Color Is Your Parachute 2011

What Color Is Your Parachute? 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 New York Times and BusinessWeek best seller.

This is the second book I’m recommending as Must Have for any person searching for job or internship.

Job Hunting Questions

In this book you can find answers to following questions.

1. “What are the five best–and worst–ways to search for a job?”  (starting on page 31).
2. “What are the most helpful job sites on the Internet, out of the thousands that are out there?” See pages 53-54.
3. “What interview questions can I expect to be asked, and how do I answer them?”  (starting on page 93).
4. “I want to use a resume. What should I include?”  (starting on page 71).
5. “I haven’t a clue how to do salary negotiation. Help!”  (starting on page 121).
6. “There are no jobs out there, so I’m thinking of starting my own business. Where do I begin?”  (starting on page 147).
7. “What are the ten biggest mistakes made during interviews?” See page 92.
8. “How is the way employers hunt for people different from the way people hunt for employers?” See page 44.
9. “How do I figure out what my best skills are?” See pages 201+.
10. “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.
11. “I am painfully shy. I dread interviewing. What can I do?” See page 62.
12. “I want to use a resume. What should I include?”  (starting on page 71).
13. “In general, what are employers looking for?” See page 48.
14. “How long should I expect my job-hunt to last?” See page 32.
15. “I know ‘networking’ is important. I haven’t got a network. How do I build one from scratch?” See page 86.

What Color Is Your Parachute -  2011 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.