100968: What Color is Your Parachute?

About the Course:

The best-selling job-hunting classic for over 35 years. Chosen by the Library of Congress as “One of 25 books that have shaped readers’ lives.” What Color is Your Parachute? is the definitive guide for finding your dream job. Career counselors will develop a clearer vision of what it means to help others discover their dreams.

Journal/Publisher:

Ten Speed Press

Publication Date:

2006 Edition

Author

Richard N. Bolles

About the Authors:

Richard N. Bolles has been the leader in the career field for more than 35 years. He has been acknowledged as “America’s top career expert” by Modern Maturity Magazine; “the one responsible for the renaissance of the career counseling profession in the United States over the past decade” by Money Magazine; and “the most widely read and influential leader in the whole career planning field” by the U.S. Law Placement Association.

Recommended For:

Career and personal counselors.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify the most successful ways to hunt for a job.

2. Gain knowledge of how to identify and research your dream job.

3. Learn techniques to identify which skills/talents you would like to use in a job.

4. Acquire techniques to bring your vision of your dream job more into focus.