What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Rethinking Resumes by Richard N. Bolles

What Color Is Your Parachute? Guide to Rethinking Resumes

Write a Winning Resume and Cover Letter and Land Your Dream Interview

Richard N. Bolles, Richard Nelson Bolles

Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed · Print & ebook · May 6, 2014

What Color Is Your Parachute?

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Who it’s for
A hands-on rethink of resumes that feels useful on the page and in the folder.
Genres
Resumes & CVs, Job Hunting & Careers, Interview Prep
Published
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, May 6, 2014

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The first resume book from the What Color Is Your Parachute? career guru Richard Bolles. Resumes get an average of eight seconds of attention before going in the trash—or getting on the shortlist. That’s just one of the findings reported here, as legendary career expert Richard N. Bolles presents new research about resumes in a guide that summarizes everything job-hunters and career-changers need to know about this essential tool.

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This timely resource features the latest research on important resume topics such as key words, soft skills, scanning software, social media, and online posting. Bolles argues that on the basis of what we now know, we need to rethink what a resume is—and how it should be written. He details the words that must be avoided, and the words that must be used, on a resume that wins you interviews. This slim volume distills a huge amount of information down to its very essence. Armed with tips and shortcuts based on the author’s decades of experience, you can craft a resume and cover letter that will stand out to your dream employers—and increase your chances of getting interviews and landing jobs.

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A hands-on rethink of resumes that feels useful on the page and in the folder.

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  • resume and cover-letter rewrite guidance
  • practical career-use framing

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  • clear, instructive guidance
  • kept-for-later reference value

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Resumes & CVs97%
Interview Prep66%
Job Hunting & Careers65%

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Publisher categories

  • Job Hunting & Careers
  • Business Reference
  • Resumes & CVs
Authors
Richard N. Bolles, Richard Nelson Bolles
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Published
May 6, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Job Hunting & Careers