¶ … Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (2014 Edition) by Richard N. Bolles Ours is largely an uncertain job market. People are fast loosing jobs; which essentially means that finding a job is likely to become harder going forward. The relevance of tested tips on how to survive the challenging job market cannot, therefore, be overstated. This book disseminates to job seekers practical skills on how to find their place in a highly uncertain job market. It is essentially a how-to book for those who derive a living out of serving in their diverse careers.

It is important to note, from the onset, that for many of those seeking to change careers or find a new job, the job market has never been more challenging. This particular text equips today's job seeker with sufficient and invaluable tips on how to prepare for interviews, network, and construct winning resumes. It is a book that would...

Indeed, as the author points out, the book is "a practical manual for job hunters and career changers" (Bolles, 2013, p. 1). I remain somewhat convinced that the book has been such a huge success because of the author's resolve to mainly focus on the job seeker, as opposed to the job. On this front, there is no doubt whatsoever that his is an invaluable text for all those seeking to gain a better understanding of their career direction.
Some of the things I learnt from the book that could be of great benefit both to myself and to others include tips on how to succeed in interviews and the utilization of other not-so-frequently thought of career advancement avenues. Thanks to this amazing text, I was also able to not only identify but also define my mission…