Richard N. Bolles, the author of the best-selling job-hunting book “What Color Is Your Parachute?,” is acknowledged as “America’s top career expert” by Modern Maturity magazine, “the one responsible for the renaissance of the career counseling profession in the United States over the past decade” by Money magazine, and “the most widely read and influential leader in the whole career planning field” by the U.S. Law Placement Association. Dick is listed in “Who’s Who In America,” and “Who’s Who In the World” and has been featured in countless magazines (including Reader’s Digest, Fortune, Money and Business Week), newspapers, radio, and TV (CNN, Ted Koppel, ABC’s Nightline, Diane Sawyer, CBS News and many others). Dick served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a messenger on Wall Street before attending college. After majoring in chemical engineering during his two years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dick transferred to Harvard University and earned a bachelor’s degree in physics (cum laude). He also holds a master’s degree in New Testament studies from the General (Episcopal) Theological Seminary in New York City, is a member of MENSA and the recipient of two honorary doctorates.
An Effective You: How Do You Need to Change for the Future
Jobs guru Dick Bolles, author of the seminal What Color Is Your Parachute? talks with his son Gary Bolles, co-founder of eParachute, about how individuals can proactively manage their careers as if they were startups. Gary: We’re going to explore some of the different ideas I think that have been reflected in earlier discussions today […]
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Detroit 12
Techonomy Detroit, hosted by the Detroit Economic Club, is a one-day multidisciplinary gathering of national and local leaders about reigniting U.S. competitiveness and economic growth, creating jobs, and revitalizing cities in a technologized age. It brings together executives and thought leaders from technology, business, manufacturing, government and design. TE Detroit aims to help sharpen the […]
