The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide: How to Find a Rewarding Job Even When "There Are No Jobs" |  | Author: Richard N. Bolles
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 112
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 158008026X
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.14
EAN: 9781580080262
ASIN: 158008026X
Publication Date: June 16, 2009
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Product Description
One hundred pages of lifesaving advice for people out of work. When over ten million people have needed help with their job-hunt—or with figuring out what to do with their life—there is one person they have turned to, more than any other. He is Richard N. Bolles, author of the #1 job-hunting book of all time, What Color Is Your Parachute? His name is well-known around the world. Just during the last twelve months, he has appeared in Time (“10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now,” March 2009), U.S. News & World Report (deemed “savior of the nation’s unemployed,” October 2008), NBC’s Today Show (broadcast in April 2009), and many other publications and shows. His book was the #1 best-seller on BusinessWeek’s paperback list as recently as last November.
Never has his advice been more sought than during these brutal economic times. He has responded by writing a completely new book: The Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide, designed particularly for people who are hanging on the ropes, who haven’t time to do a lot of reading but need help desperately—and now. Early reviews have called this little Guide “brilliant” and “tremendously helpful.”
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 Bolles Hits the Target July 18, 2009
John Darrouzet (Plano Texas)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Richard Bolles, author of WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE?, the perennial best seller for over 30 years, has hit the target for job hunters in this dismal economy. This 100-page book provides a telling story of what to do to survive in this market and the most practical and wise advice available.
His analysis of the 18 approaches to obtaining a job is frank and challenging. Using reliable statistics, he ranks the five worst approaches and the five best ones.
But more, Bolles reminds the job-seeker not to simply look for the job he or she has already had, but rather to seek the dream job that is still available in the marketplace.
It takes work but the rewards are brilliant. I highly recommend you follow this author's approaches. It will be the best money you've invested in yourself in a long time.
The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide: How to Find a Rewarding Job Even When "There Are No Jobs" January 22, 2010
Sacramento Book Review (Sacramento, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This short 100-page book is actually very concise and thorough in its descriptions of the diametrically opposite behaviors of job-seekers and employers. While //The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide// is not filled with humorous anecdotes, it is a very well-thought-out and well-organized work with enough reason for hope built into it to keep the reader moving forward. Author Richard Bolles uses statistics deftly to present reasons to stay hopeful in this desperate economy, and he also demonstrates a multitude of ways in which the reader might improve their odds in the employment marketplace. As I know all too well, it's a full-time job looking for a full-time job, a point Bolles clearly makes in this //Survival Guide//. Bolles provides handy techniques for self-inventory, creating a plan of action, and looking for your dream job. Any reader who takes the time to practice these lessons will drastically improve their odds of finding employment and finding it soon. Another useful part of Bolles' work is that the book reveals the many job-hunting methods that are a waste of time while also showing us good and rarely-used methods for finding work. The book is summarized with a great truism to help us stay positive: "What you believe is going to happen can help determine what actually does happen." I highly recommend this book to all job-hunters facing these troubling and turbulent times.
REviewed by John Cloutman
Everyone Needs to Read Richard Nelson Bolles! March 12, 2010
M. Cihak (Michigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is THE job hunters manual. In a world that has lost its common sense, this book is jammed packed with really GOOD advice - NOT HYPE, but REALITY!!! I recommend ALL of the "What Color is Your Parachute" books and feel that Richard Nelson Bolles has a gift. No person, job hunter or otherwise, should go without reading this book. It is even an interesting read when you are not job hunting. Take heart, you are not alone. Read the book and hopefully you will feel abled to take the advice. Richard Nelson Bolles presents some very, very, very strong arguments for his job hunting success tips.
Shortened version What Color is Your Parachute June 3, 2010
D. Copp (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my son who was recently laid off from his job. It is shorter than "What Color is Your Parachute" but has the same basic information. I think it is very helpful in this tough job market to get this kind of practical advice.
true guide July 21, 2009
Jagjit Singh (Santa Clara, CA USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
In less than 100 words [...], Dick Bolles (author of "What Color Is Your Parachute", more than 10 million copies sold) gives the most essential stuff gleaned from the 5 day workshop he holds in his home once every 3 months. Easy to read; lots of actionable tips; the key to getting a job is surprisingly hard work and "you"! I strongly recommend this to anyone in job-hunting business
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