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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2022: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success

What Color Is Your Parachute? 2022: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success

byRichard N. Bolles
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Rachelle D Huitink
5.0 out of 5 starsMust Read for anyone contemplating their professional future
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022
Few books have ever provided me with the kind of clarity this book has as to what direction I need to pursue a professional future. This should be a must read for anyone contemplating how they are wired and how their wiring fits with a "real" job. I wish I had read this in the later part of my collegiate journey (the first time). Read it. Do the exercises.
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Rebecca
2.0 out of 5 starsSerious technical issues with the Kindle version
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022
The content of this book was fine, but there were some serious technical issues with the Kindle version.

First of all, there were at least four or five occasions when I got an error message stating that I would have to go back to the Amazon website and download the book again. It was not possible to use the book at all without doing so. Amazon recommended reducing the font size, which I did, but the problem persisted.

Secondly, when I used the "go to" feature and went to page 148, then when I would try to go to the next page, it would take me back to page 124 instead. I tried this countless times on numerous occasions and it always happened. So, then I decided to use the "go to" feature to get to page 149. But whenever I tried to do that, it took me directly to the end of the book. This always happened on many attempts. The only way to access page 149 was to go to the beginning of the chapter and flip through every single page. Chapter 6 starts on page 110, so that was 39 pages I had to flip through one at a time.

Thirdly, some pages, like the example of how someone else did the flower exercise, were just too small to read on the Kindle version, and I am not aware of any way to make it larger.

I have never experienced these first two issues with any other ebook ever, and I read 66 books in 2021, most of which were ebooks. On Amazon, this book is specifically listed as "Great on Kindle", so I expected better. I contacted Penguin Random House weeks ago, but no one has gotten back to me.
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Rachelle D Huitink
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read for anyone contemplating their professional future
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022
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Few books have ever provided me with the kind of clarity this book has as to what direction I need to pursue a professional future. This should be a must read for anyone contemplating how they are wired and how their wiring fits with a "real" job. I wish I had read this in the later part of my collegiate journey (the first time). Read it. Do the exercises.
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ClassicalEduMom
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for career changes post-degree graduation
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022
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Recently graduated with a master's degree and faced with writing a CV and other tasks. I'm not new to these exercises, competing them for the career change really helped me hone in on what to write for the teaching philosophy, cover letter, and other surprise requests that came along with applying for a new job field.
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Joel Warren McCann
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for the job searcher or changer
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2022
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Really loved all of the content. One of the best books I have read on this subject.
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GrammyB
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent service as described!
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022
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Quick delivery and the book in excellent shape as described.
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Michael Evan
5.0 out of 5 stars Vital for the job hunt in today’s environment.
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022
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Excellent resource for life’s work search.
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marcella
5.0 out of 5 stars I love "Parachute"!
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2022
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I've been looking for the most recent edition of this book.
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Rebecca
2.0 out of 5 stars Serious technical issues with the Kindle version
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022
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The content of this book was fine, but there were some serious technical issues with the Kindle version.

First of all, there were at least four or five occasions when I got an error message stating that I would have to go back to the Amazon website and download the book again. It was not possible to use the book at all without doing so. Amazon recommended reducing the font size, which I did, but the problem persisted.

Secondly, when I used the "go to" feature and went to page 148, then when I would try to go to the next page, it would take me back to page 124 instead. I tried this countless times on numerous occasions and it always happened. So, then I decided to use the "go to" feature to get to page 149. But whenever I tried to do that, it took me directly to the end of the book. This always happened on many attempts. The only way to access page 149 was to go to the beginning of the chapter and flip through every single page. Chapter 6 starts on page 110, so that was 39 pages I had to flip through one at a time.

Thirdly, some pages, like the example of how someone else did the flower exercise, were just too small to read on the Kindle version, and I am not aware of any way to make it larger.

I have never experienced these first two issues with any other ebook ever, and I read 66 books in 2021, most of which were ebooks. On Amazon, this book is specifically listed as "Great on Kindle", so I expected better. I contacted Penguin Random House weeks ago, but no one has gotten back to me.
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Jonathan Williams
1.0 out of 5 stars Pandering basic vague advice to hit a wide demographic to make as much money as possible
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
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I'm not saying there isn't good advice in this book. But even I could give you this advice. This book reminds me of "the suit" affect. If someone stands on a podium and gives basic advice, you ignore it. So motivational speaker wear fancy suits to project success, so they can give half baked cookie cutter advice and everyone swallows it because the speaker projects success.

Here's the sad truth about this world. The people who have success may share good info, but they won't tell you exactly how they have succeeded because of many reasons, one being it can't be replicated. But two is there are leaders and followers. If we all become leaders, they is no one left to follow. Who wants a world where you can be on top and have noting to show for it because everyone else has equal power and treatment. If that was the wolrd, then what would be the point of becoming a leader?
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charliegg
4.0 out of 5 stars One of more useful books about career search
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2022
This is one of the more useful books about career search/career change. The exercises are insightful. I would say it needs a better editor, or maybe suffers from being relaunched every year. In parts, it seemed that some information was missing, repetitive or confusing. Maybe parts had been rewritten and the writer/editor failed to notice that it was now incomplete or confusing. Also, some of the exercises were downright convoluted.
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RPL
5.0 out of 5 stars The standard for job changers and finders
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022
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I used one of the first editions of the book version of this to choose and prepare for a lifetime career in the tech industry. That was after a year of ghetto school teaching convinced me not to use two degrees and a teaching credential. The guidance in this book helped me research what I did and did not want to do, do informational interviews and use other methods to choose a career, and then used informational interviews to choose a school and degree which IBM, Control Data, and other companies considered acceptable for hiring. I have recommended this book to over 100 people over the years.
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