Week 11- What Color is Your Parachute

So we created a flower diagram with the seven petals but now your still confused well you have to start by figuring out what career or jobs the flower points you towards. Richard Bolle in chapter 9 starts by suggesting selecting your favorite from each petal knowledge's and skills and then show them to friends and family to see what kind of jobs they come up with based on what you give them. Then jot down everything they said then take that into consideration.


Second this chapter suggests trying on jobs before pursuing them. Start by thinking of these questions when asking people in the career or job that may interest you. "How did you get into this work?", "What do you like most about it?", "What do you like least about it?", And, "Where else could I find people who do this kind of work?"


Third, once you have narrowed it down then you need to find the organizations that have those jobs. This includes places that employ part-time, full-time, temporary workers, one project at a time, volunteers, startups, non-profit.

Fourth, find names of places that may interest you. Bolles says "successful job-hunt you should choose places based on your interest in them, and not wait for them to open up for vacancy".(Bolles.2018). This shows that your eager and then it also allows for keeping your options open.


Fifth this is key which is learning about the place before approaching them or looking for a job. Do research on the organization about what kind of work they do,style of working, and goals they are trying to achieve.

Last note it's all about how you interact with people and who you know. Bolles states " research has revealed that in general the more of a social life you have, the more people you know, the more time spend with people outside of work, the more likely you are to find a job"(Bolles.2018.).
Don't be afraid to go out and have fun and met people you never know what will come of it.

Bolles, Richard N."Chapter 9: You get to choose where you work". What Color is Your Parachute,  18th ed. Ten Speed Press, 2018, pp.199-215.