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| | 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.” |  |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Richard N. Bolles | | Paperback: | 112 pages | | Publisher: | Ten Speed Press | | Publication Date: | June 16, 2009 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 158008026X | | Product Length: | 5.02 inches | | Product Width: | 0.34 inches | | Product Height: | 8.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.3 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.8 inches | | Package Width: | 5.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: | based on 16 reviews |
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16 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Bolles Hits the Target Jul 18, 2009
By John Darrouzet
"Plano John"
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.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Good Advice, but jumbled Jul 23, 2009
By Alexandra Paulsson
"koolnessgoddess"
I found the information in this book to be intriguing, I wasn't really expecting to read anything that I hadn't heard before, but I did. I haven't gotten a job yet using these skills but I've only had the book for a very short time.
My only problem with it is that I feel it doesn't give a step by step guide. A big thing he talks about is self-inventory but you have to jump around the book to really get the whole picture of how to do it. I know it's a shorter, boiled down version of his "What color is you parachute" book but I felt it could have flowed better.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Good as a speedy, no-frills guide Sep 19, 2009
By Tax Accountant
"Tax Accountant"
I struggled with how I should review this book, because it is obviously not designed to be a comprehensive guide to job-hunting. It's like the "Cliff's Notes" version of "What Color Is Your Parachute? 2009: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers", which is the best-selling book by the same author.
I'm not sure why someone would invest $10.00 on this book instead of just paying about $15.00 more and getting the full book (What Color is Your Parachute). So here is my opinion:
1. The information in this book is sound-- it tells you the best job-hunting strategies in a very abbreviated manner
2. This book is a good choice for anyone who doesn't want to wade through a long job-hunting guide.
But my honest recommendation would be that you just spring for the extra couple of bucks and get the complete guide instead of this little one.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Highly recommended for all job seekers Nov 30, 2010
By Paul Lappen Here is a basic job-hunting guide for the growing number of people who are unemployed, and don't have the time, or desire, to read a lot of details.
Among the first things you should do is to do a Google search of your name, to see what the Internet says about you. If there are any drunken, or racy, photos of you on Facebook, for instance, restrict their availability or delete them, now. You can plan on a potential employer doing the same search.
After that, take some time and do a through self-inventory of what you do best and enjoy most, and your skills that are most transferable. What did you like most about your last job? What would be your dream job? (Please don't say "A job with high pay and no responsibilities.") That way, you can be absolutely detailed about the type of job you are seeking, and use that to focus your job search.
Most people want to limit their job-searching to replying to online job vacancies, mailing resumes, answering newspaper ads or using private employment agencies. Their rate of success is small, so don't make them your only job-search methods. Much more effective job-search methods include asking your network for job leads, knocking on the door of any employer that interests you (whether or not they have a vacancy), and using the Yellow Pages, alone or with others in a job club, looking for fields of interest.
Before you get on the Internet, know what kind of job you are seeking. There are a seemingly infinite number of sites to visit, including omnibus search engines, sites with jobs in specific fields, and social networking sites. Pick just a few sites, and monitor them (jobs are frequently cross-posted to multiple sites). If a site allows you to fill out a profile, or post your resume, do it. You never know who will read it. Employers prefer to fill vacancies from within, before they advertise for the opening, and deal with a bunch of semi-qualified candidates. If they already have your resume, or have seen you work as a temp or contract employee, your chances have greatly increased.
This book is short, and excellent. To those who bemoan the total lack of available jobs, the author asks "Have you done anything more than rely on the Internet or Sunday want ads for your job searching?" It is very much recommended for all job seekers.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
A good read for the unemployed Jul 13, 2010
By Riesa Lewis It's short, concise, and to the point. Bolles provides hope (Ch. 2 - "How to Find Hope in the Midst of a Brutal Downturn") and inspiration to tired, poor, huddled masses of the unemployed yearning to draw a salary yet again. He also shows that there are always jobs out there, whether they are in the open market or the "hidden" market.
The most useful section of his book is probably CH. 4 - "The Best and Worst Ways to Look for a Job". In it, he discusses the 18 ways one can go about finding a job. Be sure to look at page 51, which contains an illustration of the ways a typical employer fills a vacancy and the ways a typical job hunter looks for a vacancy (they are exact opposites of each other).
"The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide" was certainly eye opening for myself, a recent college graduate. I would not classify it as the only job search book to read, but any unemployed person should read this book in tandem with other books that focus on interviews and the like.
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