“What Color Is Your Parachute?” written by Richard N. Bolles is regarded as the most renowned job-hunting book in the world. This book contains the most modern and latest information concerning the job-market and tells its readers how to find evocative work amid existing difficult economic times (Bolles, 2012).
The discussed book is put in writing as a manual and consists of two sections. The first part discusses the right ways and guiding principles to find the right job, arrangement of an interview, salary negotiation, interview follow-up, and acquirement of the job. It also gives reasonable suggestions to the readers regarding career change. The best feature of the book is the inclusion of a real success story that complements each chapter. As far as the second part of the book is concerned, it consists of helpful exercises meant for finding the finest match between one’s ambitions, skills and competencies as well as the promising careers matching one’s personal skills (Bolles, 2012). It would not be incorrect to state that the second part of “What Color Is Your Parachute?” is rather valuable in making one discover and assess oneself. It helps the readers to figure out the next career moves they should make.
All in all, the book is easily understandable and includes funny images, illustrations, diagrams, cartoons, tables and figures allowing readers to process the information in an easy manner. In addition, the book’s tone is exceptionally informal unlike other dry-toned job-search books. Another distinguishing characteristic of “What Color Is Your Parachute?” is that it does not list all promising career choices. Instead, it is a helpful guide that helps in self-discovery allowing the readers to decide for themselves which career is best for them. In short, “What Color Is Your Parachute?” offers its readers the tools, guiding exercises, and inspiration that is needed by them to find expectation, ground a career, and fulfill their purpose in life.
References
Bolles, R. N. (2012). What Color is Your Parachute? (40th anniversary ed. rev. ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.
