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What Color Is your Parachute? isbn1580087272

A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers

by Richard Nelson Bolles

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posted by lz in Reading Archive on 27Nov2008

As I was reading this crap, I cried out, "Why do I subject myself to these books?" The Max sagely pointed out that I was seeking an answer, and leaving no stone unturned. Well, consider this book crossed off the list, with zero actionable bits.

Filled with common sense items about the importance of networking, the necessity to ask for the job at the end of the interview, the smart process of not blanketing the city with resumes but targeting a few companies for your efforts. Nothing groundbreaking here. I won't belittle him his chapter on how to use the Internet, either.

Measuring Interests:
* Princeton Review Career Quiz (free registration required)
* Analyze my Career
* John Holland's Self-Directed Search (recommended as the "queen of tests" by the book, whatever that means. Awful looking website.)
* CareerPlanner.com's test
* Career Interests Game
* Career Key
* Career Tests at HotJobs

After taking the Princeton Review, here are careers I should be well suited for. How do I wrap astronomer, economist, sommelier and food service manager into one role?!

# Accountant/Auditor
# Actuary
# Astronomer
# Bookkeeper
# Court Reporter
# Dental Lab Technician
# Economist
# Financial Aid Officer
# Financial Analyst
# Foreign Exchange Trader
# Health Care Administrator
# Office Manager
# Sommelier
# Surveyor
# Corporate Lawyer
# Business Valuator
# Financial Planner
# Internet/Intranet Technologies Manager
# Geneticist
# Hospital Administrator
# Quality Assurance Engineer
# Research Technician
# Small Business Owner
# Systems Administrator
# Systems Analyst
# Venture Capitalist/ Investor
# Auditor
# Consultant
# Food Service Manager

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