In this book, career expert Richard Nelson Bolles presents the complete job-hunter's workbook based on his acclaimed Parachute tool, known as the Flower Exercise. It includes easy-to-use step-by-step worksheets that focus on translating personal interests into marketable job skills, while exploring often-ignored issues such as emotional and spiritual fulfillment in the workplace. When completed, the workbook presents job-seekers with a complete picture of their ideal job or next career.

About the Author

Richard Nelson Bolles is the author of the best-selling career book of all time What Color is Your Parachute and has been a leader in the career development field for more than 35 years. He has been the keynote speaker at hundreds of conferences and has spoken to thousands of people all over the world.

Reviews

Praise for What Color Is Your Parachute?

"After reading "What Color Is Your Parachute?" from cover to cover (and working through a dozen flower exercises) I realized that it should be required reading for anyone who wants to successfully carve out their own career niche."
--Michael Landes, "The Back Door Guide to Short-Term Job Adventures"

"There's "Parachute", and then there's all the rest . . . A life-changing book."
--"Career Planning and Adult Development Journal"

""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."
--"Time"

"It was one of the first job-hunting books on the market. It is still arguably the best. And it is indisputably the most popular."
--"Fast Company"