What Color Is Your Parachute? 2014 by Bolles, Richard N. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication The 2014 Table of Contents Chapter 1: It’s a Whole New World for Job-Hunters

The Bad News: The Job-Hunt Has Changed Dramatically Since 2008 The Eight Forces We Are Up Against Employers Change, Job-Hunters Don’t Different Languages: A Foreign Country Job-Hunting Has Moved More and More Online Since 2008 In Closing

Chapter 2: Google Is Your New Resume

1. Edit. 2. Fill In. 3. Expand. 4. Add. A Starter Kit for Writing Your Resume Alternatives to the Classic Resume Some Friendly Reminders About Your “Pre-Google Resume” Where You Post Your Resume Makes a Difference Summary

Chapter 3: There Are Seven Million Vacancies This Month

The Good News: The Job-Hunt Hasn’t Really Changed At All Since 2008 You Are Not As Powerless as You Think

Chapter 4: Sixteen Tips About Interviewing for a Job

Tip #1 Tip #2 Tip #3 Tip #4 Tip #5 Tip #6 Tip #7 Tip #8 Tip #9 Tip #10 Tip #11 Tip #12 Tip #13 Tip #14 Tip #15 Tip #16 Conclusion

Chapter 5: The Six Secrets of Salary Negotiation

The First Secret of Salary Negotiation The Second Secret of Salary Negotiation The Third Secret of Salary Negotiation The Fourth Secret of Salary Negotiation The Fifth Secret of Salary Negotiation The Sixth Secret of Salary Negotiation Conclusion: If Nothing Works

Chapter 6: What to Do When Your Job-Hunt Just Isn’t Working

The Two Job-Hunting Tools

Chapter 7: You Need to Understand More Fully Who You Are

Chapter 8: You Need to Do Some Informational Interviewing

The Five Different Kinds of Informational Interviewing

Chapter 9: How to Deal with Any Handicaps You Have

You Cannot Generalize About Employers Everyone Is Handicapped What You Can Do, What You Can’t Dream Killers Disability or Prejudice? The Last Handicap: Shyness In Conclusion: Self-Esteem Versus Egotism

Chapter 10: Five Ways to Change Careers

The First Way to Change Careers:: The Internet The Second Way to Change Careers:: Tests The Third Way to Change Careers:: Using the Flower Exercise The Fourth Way to Change Careers:: Changing a Career in Two Steps The Fifth Way to Change Careers:: Finding Out What the Job-Market Will Need Conclusion: Eight Cautions About Changing Careers

Chapter 11: How to Start Your Own Business

Creating Your Own Business A – B = C Starting a Home Business Buying a Branch of a Business That Already Exists How to Flourish in Your Own Business

The Pink Pages

Appendix A: Finding Your Mission in Life

Introduction to Finding Your Mission in Life Turning Point The Meaning of the Word “Mission” The Secret to Finding Your Mission in Life: Taking It in Stages The Two Rhythms of the Dance of Mission: Unlearning, Learning, Unlearning, Learning Some Random Comments About Your First Mission in Life Some Random Comments About Your Second Mission in Life Some Random Comments About Your Third Mission in Life Final Comment: A Job-Hunt Done Well

Appendix B: A Guide to Dealing with Your Feelings While Out of Work

Introduction Ten Things We Can Do to Deal with Our Feelings, When We Are Unemployed Postscript

Appendix C: A Guide to Choosing a Career Coach or Counselor

If You Decide You Need One How to Lose Your Shirt (or Skirt) A Guide to Choosing a Good Career Coach Client Coaching Forms A Sampler

Appendix D: Sampler List of Coaches

United States

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Synko Associates, LLC Minnesota Missouri Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington State West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Canada

British Columbia Ontario Quebec

Overseas

Australia France Germany Ireland Israel The Netherlands New Zealand Poland Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain Switzerland United Kingdom

The Final Word: Notes from the Author for This Edition

Thoughts from the Fisherman A Grammar and Language Note

About the Author Index Update 2015 Recent Foreign Editions of What Color is Your Parachute? Additional Helpful Resources From The Author

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