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I finally got around to reading this after hearing it recced about ten different times. And while I can't say how well the advice works in terms of concrete results, given that I just finished it yesterday, it seems like a pretty good career guide book. The thing I liked the most about it was that it's not all about how to tweak your resume or interview successfully, or even how to job hunt successfully, although it has good tips for all but the resume-writing. The most helpful part for me was the section on how to figure out what you want to do and what you might be good at. I haven't done all the exercises yet, but I like how they sound so far.
It's nice that it is focused on that aspect. Obviously, not everyone's going to need that, but I sort of figure there are a good number of people out there with no idea as to what in the world they want to do with themselves (that's me!). I also like that Bolles does focus on the more psychological/emotional aspects of job hunting as well and doesn't dismiss the blows to self-esteem or the desire to do what you enjoy. Er. That does sound rather obvious, except most of the people I've talked to are more focused on the mechanics of getting the job, and not so much about the emotional, which is extremely disheartening, to say the least.
Bolles is a Christian, and while he doesn't let his religion influence most of the book, the epilogue on finding your place in the world is pretty religious, for anyone who doesn't really go for that type of thing. But he warns the readers clearly ahead of time and doesn't try to push his own views; plus, you can skip it if you don't want to read it.
Heh, I just told my sister to go read it too, given that she is graduating this year and pretty much just as lost as me. Though she has an econ degree, so she is probably starting off better.
It's nice that it is focused on that aspect. Obviously, not everyone's going to need that, but I sort of figure there are a good number of people out there with no idea as to what in the world they want to do with themselves (that's me!). I also like that Bolles does focus on the more psychological/emotional aspects of job hunting as well and doesn't dismiss the blows to self-esteem or the desire to do what you enjoy. Er. That does sound rather obvious, except most of the people I've talked to are more focused on the mechanics of getting the job, and not so much about the emotional, which is extremely disheartening, to say the least.
Bolles is a Christian, and while he doesn't let his religion influence most of the book, the epilogue on finding your place in the world is pretty religious, for anyone who doesn't really go for that type of thing. But he warns the readers clearly ahead of time and doesn't try to push his own views; plus, you can skip it if you don't want to read it.
Heh, I just told my sister to go read it too, given that she is graduating this year and pretty much just as lost as me. Though she has an econ degree, so she is probably starting off better.