In a new edition of the classic career guide, What Color is your Parachute? 2012, Richard Bolles advises urgently, “Attitude is everything. But periodically attitudes need to be re-examined, and rethought. In this case, we must learn what attitudes are necessary for survival in this new world. Basically, they are: learning that what got you here, won't necessarily get you there; learning to focus on what is withinyour power, not what is not; learning to always seek alternatives, for everything you do; learning to pay more attention to the world around you and the world within you; learning to be inventive even in everyday tasks; learning to seek out a supportive community while job-hunting; and learning there is meaning to everything.” With this perspective, he shows readers the pathway of survival job-hunting step by step. His book is also available as a downloadable ebook from the library.

To supplement the book, Bolles maintains Job Hunters Bible to update Internet resources and job opennings. Included in the website are, for example, categories of Gateway sites,

Networking, Job Search Engines, and Internet Primer.

For preview, Chapter 2 of the book is published online as Survival Skills You Most Need in Today’s World. A reprint of this article as “Survival Skills” is also available on Academic Search Complete database (accessible only with your library card # and pin code.)  For other databases on jobs and vocational counseling, please visit the Library page on Employment (A library card is required to logon.)