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“You won’t generally find ‘How to choose a career’ among high school or college classes. Young people still have to figure it out on their own. This updated career guide for teenagers, a spinoff of the original What Color Is Your Parachute?, seeks to fill that gap in an easy-to-digest way.”
—Associated Press’s Finance Bookshelf, 5/14/10
“If you’re ready to take ownership of who you are and how you live, this book will take you, step by step, through the process of creating the life you want financed by work you enjoy.”
—Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist
“Out of all the methods I have ever used to find a career that interests me, this book is undoubtedly the most comprehensive and informative of them all.”
—Chris Mitchelitis, high school senior
—Associated Press’s Finance Bookshelf, 5/14/10
“If you’re ready to take ownership of who you are and how you live, this book will take you, step by step, through the process of creating the life you want financed by work you enjoy.”
—Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist
“Out of all the methods I have ever used to find a career that interests me, this book is undoubtedly the most comprehensive and informative of them all.”
—Chris Mitchelitis, high school senior
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In today’s über-competitive climate, you can’t just wing it when you graduate and count on finding a great job (or a great job finding you). It pays to figure out your interests early, so you can decide what additional schooling—and tuition debt—makes sense for your chosen field. In What Color Is Your Parachute? For Teens, career authorities Carol Christen and Richard N. Bolles not only help you plan for these decisions, but also help you define the unique passions that will lead you to your dream job. With new chapters on social media and sustainable jobs—along with all-new profiles of twentysomethings who’ve found work in solar energy, magazine writing, and more—this new edition has all the nitty-gritty details you need to get started now. Most importantly, it’s packed with the big-picture advice that will set you up to land the job that’s perfect for who you are—and who you want to be.
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Simple but Profound - A Must Read for Parents and Coaches, Dec 4 2010
By Robin Roman Wright - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: What Color Is Your Parachute? For Teens, 2nd Edition: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (Paperback)
I am a Career and AD/HD Coach and a parent of a teen and college graduate. I have helped many teens and young adults - from 15 - 29 - identify their transferable skills and prepare a short-list of career options using this book. I find that my teen clients easily grasp the straight-forward approach and benefit from completing the Discovery Exercises. By identifying real life examples where a teen solved a problem, met a challenge or reached a goal, a student learns about his/her talents and sees how those talents could be valuable to a future employer. More importantly, they obtain advice about how to create a fulfilling life. This particular exercise helps students who might not be scholastically inclined just as much as it helps those who are at the top of their class. With my own children, the principles and "game plan" outlined in the book have helped me enlighten, guide and encourage my children. I highly recommend the book to parents, AD/HD and Career Coaches and teens who want the most out of life.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Not just for teens!, Nov 21 2010
By K. Mckenzie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: What Color Is Your Parachute? For Teens, 2nd Edition: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (Paperback)
I am really enjoying the book, I'm going through it myselfbefore I start referring the young adults I work with to it. I love that you point out
that research and planning is what's important, not necessarily going
to college. I realized that I have been ripping myself off because I
failed to finish college, expecting less because that's what I had
been programmed to believe (don't go to college = don't earn good
money). Thank you.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Think of it as Parachute Lite, Nov 29 2010
By Diana Trajabador - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: What Color Is Your Parachute? For Teens, 2nd Edition: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (Paperback)
I use this book with clients of all ages who are willing to put in the time to find jobs that they will really like and do well in. Whether late teen or lately not working, clients appreciate getting the basics of the original Parachute in just 52 pages. If they need more information about a particular part of the process, they can read R.N. Bolles latest edition of "What Color Is Your Parachute" or find other books and websites to add to the basics provided by the Teen book.Teens will benefit from the chapters on How to Make the Most of High School and College. Young adults and the not so young, will find the chapters on Goal Setting, Effective Job Search Techniques, Social Networking for career information and jobs and an appendix Where the Jobs Are to be of interest.
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