In this book Richard Bolles mentions to approaches the first one is the Traditional Approach which we all known by approaching the companies and just wait but when that doesn't work there is another approach called the Parachute Approach. This approach is all about you and figuring out who you are then finding companies that match you. In the book Bolles has table of each approach for the Parachute approach one isn't just looking for a job they are looking for a "dream job". Also in this approach your trying to figure out Do I want them? as well as do they want me?
Throughout the rest of the chapter Bolles talks about the Eleven Best and Worst Traditional approaches to Looking for a Job. One of the worse is posting or mailing out your resume to employers. Bolles states "The success rate of resumes is clearly no more than 7%. One study suggested that only 1 out of 1,470 resumes actually resulted in a job. Also posting your resume on the Internet makes it open game for anyone besides just employers. One of the best that is very common today is Asking for job-leads. This method works 33% of the time. This method is asking people close to you or around the community on social media networks if a company is looking for the talent and background that you have. Now these are just a few of the worse and the best approaches for looking for a job but these were the two that stood out the most.
Overall this chapter is to help job-hunters to not give up on the job hunt and to try an approach that maybe focus more on who they are and understand that the perfect resume isn't a complete guarantee of a job.
Bolles, Richard N. "Chapter 6: What to do when your job-hunt Just isn't Working." What Color is Your Parachute, 18th ed, Ten Speed Press. 2018, pp. 99-109
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