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What Color Is Your Parachute? For Teens, 2nd Edition: Discovering Yourself, Defining Your Future (What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens) |  | Authors: Carol Christen, Richard N. Bolles
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 158008141X
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.140835
EAN: 9781580081412
ASIN: 158008141X
Publication Date: April 6, 2010
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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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 for kids, it's better than the original "What color" July 15, 2010
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1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This version is a little better, because there isn't much religious references, but plays a more teen-friendly guide in finding a person's best talents.
I wished the book was longer, but it just seems like I'm better off taking a free myers' briggs assessment online (or a psychology major's blog/thesis found online *wink*).
The links to websites provided aren't that great ... most of the time it's mediocre stuff made from the 90's (no html 5, just really old fashion flash or out-of-date surveys or questionnaires).
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Get "Pathfinder" by nicholas lore instead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The author clearly shows mastered experience in career counseling (in fact, he has his own professional institute called "Rockport Institute").
The book is a bit long, but like a Harry Potter book, it's just filled with life experiences and engaging metaphorical examples with easy to understand lessons and exercises.
CONS: he does try to market "Pathfinder" a bit too much like it's some kind of mystic tool you got to buy, but I'd just ignore that and get on to the life stories. Other than that everything else is pretty good.
If I had to spend $20 on a career book, I'd choose "Pathfinder" by Nicholas Lore, career coach extraordinaire over any other book (or school counselor for that matter) any day!
The pathfinder book is perfect for high schoolers, lost college students, (or any student for that matter) or person who got laid off and needs to be on the rebound to learn how to market oneself. This book has it all!
 Accessible and Empowering June 5, 2010
Steven R. Goodman (Washington, DC USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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I have in hand your terrific second edition. This is an accessible, empowering resource for teenagers. I am going to recommend it to my students. - Steven Roy Goodman, Educational Consultant, [...]
Good guidance for teens and adults, too May 22, 2010
Sacramento Book Review (Sacramento, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
//What Color is Your Parachute? For Teens// is the teenage version of the 1970's bestseller //What Color is Your Parachute?// Similar to the first book and its subsequent editions, it guides the reader on the path to determining the best job options, through identifying one's strengths (skills), preferences (community, work conditions, lifestyle), and financial capability/goals. Half-workbook (complete with pages of evaluation tools), half-resource guide, the usefulness of this book goes beyond its pages as it cites resources, online and otherwise, which can open up more possibilities and provide more inspiration to the reader.
As an adult who has gone through the ups and downs of her career, this reviewer finds the section on planning for the lifestyle one wants to be something that she wishes she had thought about at the beginning of her adult life. This book should be read (and used) over and over again by students in as early as the eighth grade, and by their parents and school counselors.
Reviewed by Donabel Beltran-Harms
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